Camp Aide Salary and Job Description
Camp Aide Salary: $38.15 - $46.16 Daily Location: Sacramento, CA Job Type: Part Time Non-Career Job Number: 009045-26-YPCE Department: Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment Division Camp Sacramento Opening Date: January 1, 2026 Closing Date: June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM Pacific
Job Description and Benefits
The position is a non-career part-time/seasonal employment. Employment dates for this position are from May 2026 to October 2026.
Definition and Duties
Under immediate supervision, assist staff with delivering recreation programs and activities; perform cleaning and light maintenance of recreational equipment and facilities such as, the dining hall, restrooms, and common areas; provide customer service for guests; and, process sales transactions at the camp store.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Employees in this classification are non-career. Incumbents can work up to 1040 hours per year.
Supervision Received and Exercised
Immediate supervision is provided by a higher-level position. Camp Aides do not supervise.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform related duties as needed.
• Greet camp participants. • Assist with the delivery of programs and events for camp participants. • Interact positively with elementary aged youth, adolescents, and adults. • Set up, serve food, and wash dishes. • Perform minor repairs to cabins, facilities, and grounds. • Perform light maintenance of camp including cleaning and maintaining common areas, equipment, restrooms, facilities, camp store, camp grounds, and dining hall. • Operate custodial equipment, such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners, etc. • Operate cash register, collect, and count money. • Maintain camp store inventory. • Learn and follow routines required by camp schedule to meet the needs of the kitchen, dining hall, camp store, camp lobby, and other camp operations. • Follow all staff policies and procedures. • Respond to public inquiries in a professional manner; provide information within the area of assignment.
Qualifications
Knowledge of:
• Principles of customer service • Ability to assist with and participate in recreational activities and programs • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and camp participants • Operate custodial equipment • Basic mathematical principles • Understand and carry out oral and written instructions • Read and speak the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance
Education and Experience:
• None required • No experience required
Special Qualifications
Age: Must be at least 16 years old by time of appointment. All students under the age of 18 must have a work permit prior to first day of work.
Assessments:
• Pass a physical exam and a criminal background check • Pass a tuberculosis screening test
Training:
• Successful candidates must participate in a mandatory staff training that is typically conducted in late May or early June of each year.
Transportation:
• Successful candidates must provide their own transportation to the Camp Sacramento site.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The conditions herein are typically required of an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Physical Requirements:
• Work duties require the ability to exert physical effort, typically involving walking, bending, stooping, and standing for extended periods of time on hard surfaces; and, lifting and carrying materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Environmental Conditions:
• Employees must be able to work outside in various types of weather, terrains, and elevations; exposed to cold weather conditions.
Working Conditions:
• Camp Sacramento is situated in the Eldorado National Forest located in Twin Bridges, California. • Employees are required to reside at Camp Sacramento May to August, with the possibility to extend through September. • Employees in this position are required to work weekend and night shifts.
Selection Procedure
Please note, the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently, including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs.com applicant inbox.
Application Instructions
Questions
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Application Acknowledgement
I understand my application must meet the minimum qualifications for consideration of employment with the City of Sacramento. The experience I list in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section of the employment application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum qualifications as stated on the job announcement. A resume, responses to the supplemental questions requiring a narrative response, employment history listed elsewhere in the application or attachments will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section of the employment application. Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.