Staff
During the off-season, Camp Tawonga retains a dedicated full-time staff of 12 individuals who work in the year-round San Francisco office.
During the summer, Camp Tawonga employs about 150 staff working as counselors, unit heads, wilderness leaders, lifeguards, program specialists, infirmary staff, kitchen staff, maintenance staff, and drivers. All staff go through a week long "In-service" training week prior to the first kids arriving each summer. Additionally, staff who work with children get certified in CPR and first aid and wilderness staff have at minimum a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification and most have a Wilderness First Responder.
Staff members must be at least 18 years of age and many staff members are college students. Camp Tawonga also participates in the Shlichim program of the Jewish Agency, through which a delegation of about 10 staff members from Israel work at Camp Tawonga each year.
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