Be part of our amazing team devoted to changing the lives of children and adults with disabilities throughout Michigan and beyond. All our staff, regardless of position, ensure our campers are having a safe, engaging, and welcoming away-from-home experience.

Join our team and help campers traverse the ropes course, side-walk at the equestrian center, clean the bathrooms, put up platform tents, or serve a meal. All jobs are important here!

YOU WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AT CAMP!

The Fowler Center staff members are friends and family to our campers as well as professional caregivers and group leaders. If you are looking for a place where you can make a difference and impact people’s lives, consider joining our team!

The Fowler Center recruits summer or year-round staff from colleges and universities around the country where many staff are studying special education or education, therapeutic recreation, or related fields. The Center also utilizes international exchange programs to bring summer staff from other countries, adding a dynamic world flavor to camp. The Fowler Center is a year-round facility with full-time summer employment and volunteer opportunities, as well as part-time spring, fall, and winter employment opportunities. Many staff members have gone on from The Fowler Center to pursue professions in some of the following fields: education, social work, occupational, physical and recreational therapy, special education, nursing and medicine, psychology, and other related human service professions. For more information, email lseeloff@mchsmi.org.

My favorite memories of this summer are the Outpost trips to the sand dunes and watching the sunset over Lake Michigan with my team and campers. Also, the campfires in the Outpost every night made my summer most beautiful! I can say that I’m a different person now. Being exposed to cultural diversity at camp and helping campers with different abilities has given me the ability to easily adapt to any situation.

One of my favorite camp memories was when two of the campers in my group were singing Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” My camp experience has changed me in many ways. I feel more humbled and show gratitude to those who do this for a living every day. I enhanced some of my skills and made lots of new friends that I will cherish for the rest of my life. My camp experience impacted my resilience. I learned to be more in the present, love nature more and be appreciative for so many things.

My experience as a camp counselor has changed me. Before this job I didn’t have much motivation. This summer I learned how to interact with many strong personalities, and I hope I have impacted my team the same way they have impacted me. I did make more friends than I thought I would, especially my cabin team.

My favorite camp memory was learning to use the paddle boats and in turn teaching campers how to use them. I also enjoyed helping the campers to have a great experience. I have made new friends!  I feel that working here at The Fowler Center has impacted my confidence and improved my leadership skills.