Overview

Our mission is to provide a place for all people to experience God through renewal, discovery, and hospitality. Massanetta Summer Staff bring this mission to life by energetically leading summer programming and providing warm hospitality to program participants and guests. Massanetta Springs is a historic ministry of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Netta Day Camp gives kids ages 6-12 the chance to play, wonder, create, and explore in a caring Christian environment. Campers learn more about themselves, their neighbors, and how God’s love may be active in our world through faith-based programming and our dedicated counselors. Our themed week-long day camps are designed for every camper to have fun and feel like Netta Day Camp is a place for them. It starts when caring leaders spend their summer believing in the magic of camp.
Learn more about our camp program here.
Each summer, Massanetta Springs hosts a variety of conferences for youth, adults, and families. Some of these programs overlap with Netta Day Camp. Events include Middle School Conference, for middle school youth groups and their leaders, led by our high school leaders called Advocates; Bible & Church Music Conference, where continuing ed meets family camp for all kinds and ages of church leaders; and Called Together, a retreat for clergy couples to be in community with other two-pastor households. Conference staff mainly helps behind the scenes, organizing leadership, supplies, and other details that help make the magic happen at our summer conferences.

Summer Positions

Netta Day Camp Staff

Day Camp Assistant Manager

Conference Staff

Digital Media Intern

Sunday:
7 PM- Our team meets to prepare for the week ahead!
Monday-Friday:
7:30 AM: Early Care- rotating responsibility to supervise early care campers. Breakfast is served in the dining hall.
8:00 AM: Regular Counselor Day Begins
8:15 AM: Welcome and supervise Campers at Drop Off
9:00 AM: Morning Intro- lead songs, energizer dances, and our camp prayer.
9:15 AM: Chapel- supervise campers and participate in chapel songs or skits.
9:45 AM: Activity 1- lead groups through a scheduled activity
10:35 AM: Activity 2- lead groups through a scheduled activity
11:25 AM: Transition- transition into lunch, lead a camp song, and lead meal grace
11:45: Lunch- serve lunch, supervise campers, and eat
12:30 PM: Transition- from lunch to rest time.
12:45 PM: Rest- supervise campers during rest
1:15 PM: Reflect- lead a planned reflection or activity connected to morning chapel
1:45 PM: Respond: Lead respond activity. Examples: resetting rocking chairs, cleaning up the spring, or picking up trash around our lunch tables.
2:15 PM: Transition- from respond to pool/playground.
2:30 PM: Pool/ Playground: lifeguarding, supervising swimmers, supervising playground, swimming, playing
3:30: Transition- from pool to end of day
4:00: Close the Day- lead songs, energizer dances, and our camp prayer.
4:15-5:00: Pick up- supervise, play, and sign out campers
5:00: Clean- reset camp spaces for tomorrow
5:15-6:00 PM: Late Care- rotating responsibility to supervise campers until last camper leaves by 6 PM
*Dinner is served in the dining hall, time is dependent on conference program schedules.
Saturday: OFF
**Netta Day Camp Staff have most evenings and weekends free. Few evenings and weekends are required to support conference programming. Days will be communicated in advance.
Our mission is to be a place for all people. We are committed to our summer team experiencing the same welcome, renewal, hospitality, and discovery as all of our program participants and guests.
What we offer:
- Paid positions
- Shared housing
- Meals at our dining hall
- New friends and connections
- Paid training and support during and after the summer
- Free Lifeguard, First-Aid, and CPR Certifications
Camp grows skills marketable for any career!
You do not need to choose between furthering your career or working at camp. Massanetta Summer Staff are often leading groups of people in fast-paced, unpredictable environments. You gain experience in leadership, communication, problem-solving, adaptability, resilience, organization, and time management by choosing to spend your summer with us. We are eager to support you in your future endeavors by being references, writing recommendations, and cheering you on in any way we are able!
Working at camp is FUN!
Ensuring our campers are safe and welcome is our main priority. Our counselors who love fun often do it best. By actively participating in the program alongside campers, our staff can closely supervise camper safety while cooking over a fire, swimming, canoeing, doing archery, or making a craft!

Apply

Let’s discern this together! By filling out an interest form, you give us the opportunity to start imagining what it may be like to work together this summer. An application opens the door, and it is not a commitment to anything more.

To apply to serve on Camp Staff or as Day Camp Assistant Manager, fill out the interest form below. Christine Oppold (Camp Manager) will reach out to schedule an interview. This usually takes an hour over zoom, to get to know one another, to hear about your experience and gifts for this ministry, to learn more about camp (view our staff guide here), and to answer any questions you may have. Because this is an entry level position, we do not require any particular experience or a resume, but after a successful interview, we will need two references, as well as a background check.

To apply for Conference Staff or Digital Media Intern, you will need to submit a letter of interest and two references to the applicable supervisor (more details in full job descriptions under the “Summer Positions” tab). But feel feel free to check those boxes below as well if you’re applying for summer staff and curious to hear more about those roles as well.