HAWK MOUNTAIN SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Do you love the outdoors?
Do you love hiking, swimming, and zip-lining?
Do you love working with kids?

If you relate to this, then we have the perfect place for you. Hawk Mountain Summer Camp.

Imagine a job where almost anything is possible:

• Live, play and work in the great outdoors.
• Make new friends.
• Become a child’s hero.
• Learn leadership skills.

Camp jobs offer skill-building and enrichment opportunities that can’t be found anywhere else. Regardless of your college major, high school training, camp experiences allow you to learn and develop skills for the future.

We offer the following job opportunities:

• Counselors for: Nature, outdoor skills, fishing, handicraft, shooting sports, waterfront, pool and more
• Area Directors
• Business/Trading Post Assistants
• Kitchen assistants
• Cooks
• College Internships

We will be at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation in the Welcome Center 8 am-6 pm Saturday, January 15th and 29th, accepting applications and conducting interviews, and on January 22nd at the Hawk Mountain Council office from 9 am -2 pm.

HMSR Summer Staff Application

Welcome to the Hawk Mountain Council Resources Page

On this page, you will find the resources and information you will need for preparing your trip to camp this summer.

Please check back often as we will continue to update the page throughout the winter & spring.

Camp Meade Resouces:

• Appendix I Camp Leadership – Youth Protection Begins with You
• 2022 Swim Classification Form

Camp DuPortail Resources:

• Cub Scout Cowpoke Flyer 2022

HMSR General Resouces:

Camperships: Campership Request Form.pdf

• BSA Annual Health & Medical Record Parts ABC
• Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Map
• Campership Request Form.pdf

The Hawk Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America hosted the 2^nd Annual Race Weekend at the Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation on August 28 and 29.  Over 80 runners, swimmers, bikers, and kayakers, participated in over 12 different events.  This was a great opportunity to showcase the gem we call Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation.

To see photos from the day, please visit this link: Hawk Mountain Race Photos

Thank you to all the great volunteers and staff who worked hard to put this event together.

Year-Round Camp Reservations Open!

A full list of available facilities, the capacities, and the cost are outlined in our Year-Round Camping Guidebook.

Also included in the Guidebook are the other program choices available, i.e. boating and shooting sports (rifle and archery).

All registrations are made through the HMSR Facilities Reservation system. When making your reservations you need to book your site or cabin and you will need to contact Council Program Director, Michele Bement to set up the use of various program facilities.

Who may use these facilities?

• Scouts BSA Troops
• Webelos Dens
• Cub Scout Packs
• Non-Scout Groups*

Hawk Mountain Reservation has Camp Masters on duty weekends throughout the year and they are able to assist with check-in and check-out procedures.

The Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation offers fall, winter, and spring outdoor facilities to Scouting and Non-Scout Groups.

You can tent camp year-round or you may want to use one of our many lodges.  A full list of our facilities, the capacities, and the cost is outlined in our Year-Round Camping Guidebook

Year Round Camping Guidebook – Information on facilities and HMSR Schedules.

*Non-Scouting use of the facility requires a certificate of insurance and a hold harmless agreement.

Join 1,000+ of your fellow Scouts for a huge weekend of:

Recent Updates

• October 14 – Golden Jubilee Unit Feedback Survey published
• October 5  – Lost and Found items posted below
• September 27 – Updated leader’s guide (v8.0) with BSA Medical and COVID-19 screening form updates.
• September 22 – Updated leader’s guide (v7.0) with text messaging service details, corrections about availability of leader packets, and other minor changes.
• September 21 – Updated leader’s guide (v6.0) with Scout’s BSA Merit Badges and other important updates.
• September 12 – Updated leader’s guide (v5.0) with new Cub Scout activities and service project details.
• September 9 – Updated leader’s guide (v4.0) now available to download below
• August 31 – Updated leader’s guide (v3.0)
• May 24 – Leader’s Guide now available
• June 2 – Online Registration Now Available

Post-Event Updates

Leader and Unit Feedback Survey

We would appreciate all leaders discussing the Jubilee with their units and providing feedback to the council. We have developed a feedback survey that can be filled out online. We’ve also made a PDF version that can be downloaded, printed and filled out at your unit meeting. Completed paper surveys can be returned to the council office or entered into the online form and submitted.

If there are questions or problems accessing the survey, please contact ericjsilva@gmail.com.

Lost and Found

Here are some items that were left at the fairgrounds. If these belong to you, you may pick them up at the council office.

We had a Scout from Troop 597 report a missing cell phone. Samsung black/blue with a cracked screen.

We had a Scout from Troop 413 report a missing water bottle. It’s a teal color Nalgene with “John” written on it.

We had a Scout from Troop 519 report a missing water bottle. It’s a gray color Nalgene with a lot of stickers on it.

Please contact ericjsilva@gmail.com if you located any of these items.

Important Information for Unit Leaders

• Download the Leader’s Guide: [Download not found]
• Read the Frequently Asked Questions.
• Download the Cub Scout Golden Ticket Flyer.
• Download the HMSR COVID-19 Screening Questionnaire. We will need one for each participant/leader at the Jubilee.
• We need Volunteers! – Please follow this link if you can help

Leader Orientation Meetings

You may watch the recorded leader meetings conducted on Tuesday, September 21 and Thursday, September 23.

• Tuesday, September 21 Leader Meeting
• Thursday, September 23 Leader Meeting

Centennial Chef Cooking Competition

Scouts and Scouters, join us for our Outdoor Cooking Competition and take home a ‘Centennial Chef’ award. Categories are “Entree” and “Dessert”. All entries must be cooked in a Dutch Oven with charcoal. Our judges will select both an adult and a scout/patrol winner in each category. You will need to bring your own cooking equipment and ingredients for your recipe.

Service Project at Jubilee

The Schuylkill County Fairgrounds was significantly impacted by the recent storms and flooding due to Hurricane Ida. The council has committed to providing service hour opportunities for our Scouting units while at the Jubilee.

We are asking that units and their Scouts volunteer one hour of time during the Jubilee to this effort. Full details regarding the service project are in the Leader’s Guide.

Sponsors:

Year-Round Camp Reservations Open!

The Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation offers fall, winter, and spring outdoor facilities to Scouting and Non-Scout Groups.

You can tent camp year-round or you may want to use one of our many lodges.  A full list of our facilities, the capacities, and the cost is outlined in our Year-Round Camping Guidebook

Who may use these facilities?

• Scouts BSA Troops
• Webelos Dens
• Cub Scout Packs
• Non-Scout Groups
• Schools
• Businesses

Year Round Camping Guidebook – Information on facilities and HMSR Schedules.

Year-Round Camp Reservations* – Make your reservations today!

*Non-Scouting use of the facility requires a certificate of insurance and a hold harmless agreement.

The Reservation Camp Master Corps is on duty weekends throughout the year and are able to assist with check-in and check-out procedures and may offer special program opportunities.