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Join our great team of young people from over 30 different countries
Jan Vieth, Founder & Managing Director
Welcome to Camp Adventure Academy
Welcome to Camp Adventure Academy. In cooperation with our partner Camp Europe e.V., a non-profit association that is responsible for the recruiting of our teamers, we create an international atmosphere that couldn’t be any stronger. We bring children, young adults and teamers from all over the world together to create unforgettable experiences with many adventures, new friends and never ending fun. Every year our team consists of a wild mix of characters from different origins and careers as well as various ideas and goals. It doesn’t matter if you are still in/just finished school, your apprenticeship or your studies, your application is always welcome. For us your personal developement and growth come first. Intense practical experiences, freedom for your personal development and flat hierarchies complement our versatile fields of activity. If you want to try something new, be active, leave your comfort zone as well as expand your language skills at the same time you are communicative, creative and a sport enthusiast we would be very happy to welcome you to our volunteer team. Our recruiting team is looking forward to your application!
Selina
Daniel
Kadda
Ciaran
Chris
You want to become part of our team and are looking for the perfect position? We offer fields of activity of different durations and with various key aspects in the following three areas: On-site at the destinations of our summer camps in Germany, England or Northern Ireland, in our office in Hamburg or as Federal Voluntary Service in our camp in the Lüneburger Heide (Walsrode).
In cooperation with the association Camp Europe e.V. we offer various fields of activity in our adventure-educational adventure, sport & language camps for young people from all over the world.
If you are athletic or musical, you like to teach languages or love to cook, you are an enthusiastic writer and like to create children's magazines, love climbing or crafts - then you are exactly right with us. Get carried away by our unique Camp Adventure spirit and spend an unforgettable summer as teamer in our international camps. Here is a first taste of our main teamer training which takes place every year at the end of June on the premises of Camp Adventure Academy in the Lüneburger Heide.
International outdoor Education diploma (15.03.-19.09.2020)
We are looking for ambitious all-round talents! Come along and get trained free of charge as a high ropes course trainer (from 2020 we are an ERCA certified training institution), canoe guide, team building & survival instructor!
MARCH 15th, 2020 – SEPTEMBER 19th, 2020
WHAT WE OFFER
- 4.5 weeks of free training (Camp Counselor, high ropes course, archery, canoe, kayak, team building, survival, hiking, F&B logistics, first aid, hygiene, slacklining, administration)
- Acquisition of various certificates, e.g.: First aid, lifeguard, high ropes course trainer (ERCA certified), TOEFL, German health certificate, Juleica (Youth Leader Card)
- 16 weeks of practical work in our international camps in Germany
- 2-4 weeks stay abroad in one of our partner camps in Ireland or England as well as the opportunity to visit our partner camps in Canada, Iceland, USA, etc. after finishing your diploma
- Accommodation & meals during training and assignment times + expense allowance
REQUIREMENTS
- Enthusiasm for adventure-educational work with children & young people
- Good communication & organizational skills
- Distinctive social skills, tolerance & understanding for other cultures
- Openness, commitment and a high degree of independence
- Resilience
- Good English skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Minimum age of 21 years
- Driving license class B (with driving experience)
Application
If you feel like trying something new and gaining valuable practical experience in an international environment, then don't hesitate any longer and apply right here. We´ll forward you to our partner Camp Europe e.V.
Our program for 2020 is already fully booked. We are happy to accept your application for 2021 from October 2020 onwards.
If you have any further questions please contact Selina via Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or Whatsapp.
In our international adventure, sports and language camps you will gain a varied insight into the areas of adventure and nature education.
What you can expect
- Active participation in professional trainings and workshops (Camp Counselor, pedagogy, creativity, arts & craft, teambuilding etc.)
- Intense practical experience in program design, execution and evaluation
- Insights into event planning as well as adventure education
Requirements
- Enthusiasm for adventure-educational work with children & young people
- Intercultural empathy as well as sensibility for nature
- You are flexible, eager to travel and at least 19 years old
- Ability to work in a team and creativity
- Personal initiative
what we offer
- An international team of 200 young people from 30 different nations
- 7 days intense training (for all teamers it is obligatory to attend the training, for exact dates see “Application process”)
- Personal and professional development
- Creditable as mandatory internship
- Possibility to acquire the Juleica (Youth Leader Card)
- Expense allowance as well as free board and lodging
Application
If you feel like trying something new and gaining valuable practical experience in an international environment, then don't hesitate any longer and apply right here. We´ll forward you to our partner Camp Europe e.V.
If you have any further questions please contact Selina via Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or Whatsapp.
Spend your summer in nature and excite children and young adults from all over the world with outdoor games, sports and adventures.
What you can expect
- Active participation in professional trainings and workshops (Camp Counselor, pedagogy, creativity, arts & craft, teambuilding etc.)
- Intense practical experience in program design, execution and evaluation
- Insights into event planning as well as adventure education
requirements
- Enthusiasm for adventure-educational work with children & young people
- Joy of sport and the act of conveying it
- You are flexible, eager to travel and at least 19 years old
- You have a physical basic fitness and enjoy outdoor activities
- Ability to work in a team and creativity
What we offer
- International team of 200 young people from 30 different nations
- 7 days intense training (for all teamers it is obligatory to attend the training, for exact dates see "Application process")
- Personal and professional development
- Creditable as mandatory internship
- Possibility to acquire the Juleica (Youth Leader Card)
- Expense allowance as well as free board and lodging
Application
If you feel like trying something new and gaining valuable practical experience in an international environment, then don't hesitate any longer andapply right here. We´ll forward you to our partner Camp Europe e.V.If you have any further questions please contact Selina via Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or Whatsapp.
Give children and young adults from all over the world an understanding of the English or German language and culture outside the classroom and gain lots of valuable experience for your studies.
What you can expect
- Active participation in professional trainings and workshops (German or English Language Coach, Camp Counselor, pedagogy, creativity, teambuilding etc.)
- Intense practical experience in the design and execution of language programs
- Insights into adventure education
requirements
- Enthusiasm for adventure-educational work with children & young people
- Education and experience in language classes (e.g. TEFL certificate, experiences in teaching)
- German/English as a native language
- Intercultural empathy as well as sensibility for nature
- You are flexible, eager to travel and at least 19 years old
- Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience and self-control
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
What we offer
- International team of 200 young people from 30 different nations
- 9 days intense training (for all teamers it is obligatory to attend the training, for exact dates see "Application process")
- Personal and professional development
- Creditable as mandatory internship
- Possibility to acquire the Juleica (Youth Leader Card)
- Expense allowance as well as free board and lodging
Application
If you feel like trying something new and gaining valuable practical experience in an international environment, then don't hesitate any longer and apply right here. We´ll forward you to our partner Camp Europe e.V.
If you have any further questions please contact Selina via Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or Whatsapp.
Creative copywriting, writing workshop & photo workshops with a difference!
Create your own GEOlino camp magazine together with the kids.
What you can expect
- Active participation in professional trainings and workshops (Camp Counselor, pedagogy, creativity, arts & craft, teambuilding etc.)
- Intense practical experience in program design, execution and evaluation
- Insights in event planning as well as adventure education
requirements
- Enthusiasm for adventure-educational work with children & young people
- Interest in copywriting, photography and designing layouts
- German as a native language
- Intercultural empathy as well as sensibility for nature
- You are flexible, eager to travel and at least 19 years old
- Ability to work in a team and creativity
What we offer
- An International team of 200 young people from 30 different nations
- 7 days intense training (for all teamers it is obligatory to attend the training, for exact dates see "Application process")
- Personal and professional development
- Creditable as mandatory internship
- Possibility to acquire the Juleica (Youth Leader Card)
- Expense allowance as well as free board and lodging
Application
If you feel like trying something new and gaining valuable practical experience in an international environment, then don't hesitate any longer andapply right here. We´ll forward you to our partner Camp Europe e.V.
If you have any further questions please contact Selina via Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or Whatsapp.
For our location in the Lüneburger Heide (Walsrode) we are looking for four young people who would like to become Mr & Mrs Clean. Would you like to be part of an international team for four weeks and create a great summer together with many other young people?
Maybe there's no more counselor position anymore or you're still too young - no problem. We are still looking for Mr & Mrs Clean. Your job is to take care of the cleanness on our campground together with a small team. You have no problem helping with our "Dishco" and in the kitchen and cleaning the sanitary areas? You have a mania for cleaning or want to discover it for yourself? After a training you can spend four weeks in the Lüneburger Heide (Walsrode) together with the other teamers in a tent and discover the camp. Your shifts are spread over the day, about 6-7 hours per day. You have the rest of the day and evening off so that you can of course participate in all activities together with the children and young adults who are there as our guests. The participants in the camp are children and young adults from all over the world between 7 and 17 years.
requirements
- Intercultural empathy as well as sensibility for nature
- At least 18 years of age
- Police clearance certificate
- German or English skills
- Fun caring for cleanliness with an international team
- Time in June – September to come to our camp in the Lüneburger Heide (Walsrode) for four weeks (always for the whole month)
What we offer
- A 4-weeks-placement with free board and lodging
- € 300 expense allowance for four weeks
- Free activities and excursions when you are off-duty
- Campfire in the evening with up to 100 international teamers
Kadda (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) is your contact person for further questions and information. You can also get in contact with us via Whatsapp.
Are you looking for a little different internship for summer? Then you are just the right person for us! We are still looking for an intern at our camp in the Lüneburger Heide for at least 9 weeks from June to August 2020.
Every year over 3.000 participants from over 65 countries attend our summer camps in Germany, England and Northern Ireland. To make sure that everybody can reach our camps we offer various railway station and airport shuttles. As transfer teamer, you plan, execute and follow-up independently the transfers of our teamers and participants.
Additionally, your tasks involve chairing the transfer briefing, support the location management, communicate with our office in Hamburg, create the payroll and many more.
What you can expect
- Active participation in professional trainings and workshops
- Intense practical experiences in the organization, execution and follow-up of transfers as well as arrivals and departures
- Insights in the event management of an established tour operator
requirements
- Flexibility, commitment, resilience
- You are a talented organizer, with good communication skills and an independent way of working
- At least good German or English skills
- Fun working with children and young adults
- Competent handling of Microsoft Office – in particular Excel
What we offer
- Qualified internship certificate
- Independent way of working
- Insights in the work of a tour operator for international camps for children and young adults
- Exciting experiences from working in a summer camp with young people from all over the world
- Free board and lodging in our camp in Walsrode
- Evenings at the campfire with teamers from all over the world, a big swimming lake for cooling off in between transfers and more awesome features in our camp premises
Melissa (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) is looking forward to receiving your application (cover letter, CV, references if available) via e-mail and is your contact person for further questions via e-mail, Whatsapp or phone (+49 (0) 40 4100 949 00).
Camp Adventure Academy offers since 2002 in cooperation with Camp Europe e.V. a competent training platform for teamers, outdoor educators, language coaches and camp directors with the goal to professionalize in the area of children and youth travel.
Usually our camp coordinators start as teamers caring for children and young adults. It then quickly becomes apparent who is qualified for the position of a camp director because of his/her charismatic personality, outstanding commitment, social competences, communication skills, honesty and reliability.
From teamer (or even camper) to camp coordinator it usually takes some years. Years in which our recruiting team supports suitable candidates and creates the ideal frame and necessary free spaces to advance the personal and professional development to the best extent.
characteristic career of a perennial leader (Camp Director):
- Successful assignment as first-year-teamer in our international summer camps
- Assignment as camp director assistant (in midsized to big camps)
- Assignment as camp director in small to midsized camps (20-80 participants)
- Assignment as camp director in big camps (up to 200 participants)
Opportunities offered by camp adventure in the course of the perennial leader program:
- Comprehensive insight into the organization of children and youth travel
- Gradual increase of responsibility in our international summer camps
- Leader training in the course of our camp director course
- Member of the training team which coordinates and manages all trainings for new teamers
- Training: First aid instructor according to the directives of “Emergency First Response”
- Training: High ropes course trainer according to ERCA standard
- Training: Lifeguard according to the German Lifesaving Association (DLRG) (bronze)
- Training: Psychological first aider
- Possible attendance in our exchange program with our partner camps for several months e.g. in Australia or Iceland
The application for our Coordinators Club takes place internally. Chris (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) is your contact person for further questions and information.
Every summer we bring children and young adults as well as a bunch of motivated and dynamic teamers from all over the world together. Because of this we mainly speak English in our team. To already get you used to the language muddle that awaits you in our camps we offer an international application process in English. The application process is carried out by the non-profit association Camp Europe e.V.. Before applying please read the following information given under “Step 2-4”.
As soon as we have received and checked your application you will get a response from us via e-mail. In case of a positive assessment we will invite you to a skype interview to get to know each other a bit better.
In case you get a confirmation we will send you all important information that you need for organizing your voluntary assignment. After that we need the following documents from you to finalize the application process:
- Copy of the signed agreement (Memorandum of Understanding)
- Transfer of a deposit of € 290 for the participation in the one week staff training (WILL BE REFUNDED AFTER 4 WEEKS OF ASSIGNMENT IN CAMP. LANGUAGE COACHES DO NOT HAVE TO PAY A DEPOSIT.)
- Copy of your passport
- Copy of your valid first aid certificate – 9 UE, not older than 2 years (you can as well complete a first aid course for € 65 during staff training)
- Background check
- Certifacte of health from a doctor about your physical and psychological fitness to execute camps for children and young adults
Attending the staff training is obligatory for all applicants. The training takes place on the premises of Camp Adventure Academy in the Lüneburger Heide (Walsrode) on the following dates:
- T1 (main training): 18.06.-26.06.2021 (ca. 120 Teilnehmer)
- German Language Coach Training:
- GLT: 27.06.-03.07.2021
- English Language Coach Training:
- ELT: 27.06.-03.07.2021
- German Language Coach Training:
- T2 (alternative training): 27.06.-03.07.2021 (ca. 20 Teilnehmer)
- T3 (alternative training): 11.07.-17.07.2021 (ca. 20 Teilnehmer)
- T4 (alternative training): 25.07.-31.07.2021 (ca. 15 Teilnehmer)
The travel expenses for getting to the training will be refunded up to € 150 (only within Germany).
To get an impression of the contents of the staff training and to experience the great atmosphere of the international team, watch our Staff Training Video.
Spend stunning nights under the night sky, listen to the crackle of the campfire and feel the delight of children and young adults….
... that is Camp Adventure
Our office is right in the popular Schanzenviertel in Hamburg where life flourishes. We are a young, diverse team of 15 staff members at the moment, which keenly organize all areas relating to the event management.
Have you always wanted to know what the work of a youth tour operator looks like? Then come and support our office team either in spring or in fall for 6 months.
your tasks
- Handling of bookings and customer calls
- Organizational tasks around the office
- Assistance with the development of new camp concepts
- Market researches
- Preparation of team and communication trainings
- Assistance with marketing projects and fairs where required
- Assistance with the staff selection
- Preparation or follow-up of the season
What we expect
- Flexibility
- Excellent communication
- Commitment
- Resilience
- Talent for organization
- Joy of working with children and young adults
- Good German and English skills
- Competent handling of Microsoft Office
What we offer
- Qualified internship certificate
- Independent way of working
- Insights in the work of a tour operator of international camps for children and young adults
We offer the opportunity to write a bachelor or master thesis in the course of this internship! If we’ve made you curious, don’t hesitate to send us your application including cover letter, CV and references if available) via e-mail to Melissa (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Melissa is also your contact person for further questions and information.
Just try both and support us in our office in Hamburg and in our international camps.
your tasks
- Caring for groups of children and young adults in our camps
- Organizational tasks around the camps and the office
- Support during excursions outside the camps
- Support of transfers from/to the railway station or airport
- Assistance with the accounting
- Follow-up of the season
What we expect
- Flexibility
- Excellent communication
- Commitment
- Resilience
- Talent for organization
- Joy of working with children and young adults
- Good German and English
- Competent handling of Microsoft Office
What we offer
- Qualified internship certificate
- Training as teamer for our camps for children and young adults
- Trainings in communication, teambuilding, program design and many more
- Independent way of working
- Insights in the work of a tour operator of international camps for children and young adults
We offer the opportunity to write a bachelor or master thesis in the course of this internship! If we’ve made you curious don’t hesitate to send us your application including cover letter, CV and references if available) via e-mail to Melissa (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Melissa is also your contact person for further questions and information.
Time to make your commitment to the common good visible
“The Federal Voluntary Service is aimed at everybody who wants to get involved in social, cultural, ecological or other public-interest oriented areas outside school or occupation for a duration of 6 to 24 months – covered by social insurance and accompanied professionally by free trainings and seminars”
- Federal Office for Family and Civil Society Affairs (BAFzA)
Federal Voluntary Service in the area of child and youth care
Our partner Camp Europe e.V. is an accredited organization for the Federal Voluntary Service in the camps of Camp Adventure. Hand in hand, we bring together children, youngsters and young adults from all over the world in our international camps in the Lüneburger Heide (Walsrode) to learn and live together. With lots of fun and spontaneity, we organize the days and use the huge premises for many activities. We would need you from May 1st to help organize the camp together with our team on-site.
requirements
- Joy of working with children and young adults
- Spontaneity & flexibility
- Hands-on mentality
- Resilience
What you can expect
- Diverse and eventful fields of activity
- No day is like the other
- Independent projects, for example designing the camp premises
- Design of the holiday program
- Caretaking activities
What we offer
- Pocket money
- Lodging (as required)
- Board
- Unforgettable months
You feel like starting an awesome adventure in the camps of Camp Adventure? Then apply completely uncomplicated with an informal cover letter and a short CV. Don’t hesitate any longer and send these documents via e-mail to Kadda (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Kadda is also your contact person for further questions and information.
