GENERAL application (all year round hiring)

English Adventure, the leader in English-language outdoor programs, hires year-round for our camps!

If you know that you want to work for us, but are not available for the dates of camp we are recruiting for at the moment, here is where to apply! You can also apply here for summer camp ahead of the launch of summer applications. We will interview you and then reach out to you if we have a position that we think will suit you.

Staff Job Descriptions

English Adventure staff are some of the biggest reasons that kids become Happy Campers, and want to come back to camp again and again. Your enthusiasm and caring can help create an experience that kids will remember for the rest of their lives.

We have a variety of roles at camp! Here are some of the examples of the roles we have for Summer and Ski Camps to give an idea of positions that we might be hiring for.

If you were a Summer Team Leader/Camp Counselor, you would be preparing campers for and guiding them through a wide variety of exciting activities is a major part of your job, but just as important is your awareness of their emotional and social needs. Attention to each individual camper is key to this role. In this position, you will supervise campers to ensure their entire camp experience is safe, fun, and memorable. You will lead a group of about 8 campers through various camp activities including but not limited to: wake up and bedtimes, mealtimes, camp activity times and free times. At camp Team Leaders are also expected to stay in rooms with campers at night.

During our winter and spring camps, the Ski Leader role is a hybrid position, in which you will be a Ski instructor to a group of seven to ten kids during the day and a Room Leader the remaining time. Outside of our ski activities, you will supervise campers to ensure their entire camp experience is safe, fun, and memorable. You may lead campers who speak near-native English, or who are still learning English. For all campers, the ski camp is a chance to practice and improve their skiing abilities as well as their English with your help. We are looking for ski leaders with a high level of skiing ability for this position.

You could also be leading activities like forest games, kayaking, bouldering, low ropes, swimming, crafts, and field games. As an Activity Leader, you will be responsible for leading campers through daily activities, planning fun and engaging activities for each age group (G1-2; G3-4, G5-6; G7+), making sure campers are prepared for the activity (performing safety briefings, gear checks, etc.), making safety decisions based on campers' ability levels and helping to develop and set new activity content.

Camp can't happen without our amazing Support Staff! Support Staff are one of the key roles when it comes to how smoothly a camp program runs. You will be on the ground supporting our camp program and activities. While interaction with campers is still key to your role, you will not be in charge of your own group of campers. You will be assigned to set up camp activities, support Activity Leaders and their campers, and work with camp managers on ensuring all camp activities run smoothly and timely. While all of our camp activities and schedule is planned beforehand, we rely on Support Staff to be proactive in supporting in camp any way that they can.

Staff Managers are the ones who are running day to day life at camp. As a member of the management team, you will be responsible for supervising and supporting Team Leaders, managing employee expectations, assessing and reporting staff performance, as well as supporting all aspects of operations in order to create an awesome, professional camp. While in a support role for your team leaders, you will have plenty of face time with campers.

We are seeking hard-working, fun, and energetic English-speaking staff of any nationality.

English Adventure is a 100% non-smoking workplace.

Basic qualifications

Age 18 or older

Available for all training and all camp days. Please check job descriptions for further details.

Childcare, youth work or educational experience

Flexible, able to work under pressure

A strong desire to help kids have a blast and make the most of their camp experience

Pluses, but not requirements

Teacher or youth work certification

Previous experience working with kids in a camp environment

Japanese language ability

Teaching/leadership experience in outdoor settings

Current CPR/First Aid certification

ESL qualification for Challenge plus staff (ask our interviewers about Challenge plus!)

UPCOMING CAMPS

Summer Camp 2026

Onsite Training: July 17-20 (departure from Tokyo to the campsite on July 16 evening and return to Tokyo station on July 20)

Camp Sessions 1-8: July 22 - August 23 (most of the team leaders/camp counselors will work all of the odd or even numbered sessions)

August Junior High School Camp Session: August 25-28

Fall Junior High School Camp

Onsite Training: Arrival Sept 23 evening by bus (departure from Shinjuku)

September 24: onsite staff training in Tsunan

September 25,26,27: Camp (4 day session in Tsunan)

Winter Ski Camp 2026-27

Staff training: December 20-23, departure from Tokyo station on Dec 19

Session 1 December 26-30

Session 2 January 3-7

Spring Ski Camp 2026

Staff training: March 20-23, departure from Tokyo station on March 19

Spring Camp Session March 27-31

Staff Training

English Adventure will provide training prior to each camp. Attendance is mandatory for all staff. Our professional training is designed to make camps run smoothly, ensure the safety of our campers and staff, and will ensure you have the confidence necessary to have a great experience throughout the winter, spring or summer.

IMPORTANT: For domestic staff, if you are holding a visa that requires special separate permission to work from Immigration (Instructor visa, Student visa and Dependent visa), please understand that you should obtain that before applying.

We strongly encourage you to visit this page for further details before applying. Please also read FAQ section carefully: https://www.english-adventure.org/en/employment/

If you have questions after visiting the web-site above, contact us at [email protected]

After applying - what happens next?

Once you apply, we will review your application. If you are interested in more than one position, mention it in your application - you don't have to apply more than once. If your application passes screening, we will be contacting you through emails from BambooHR (our hiring software) about your interview, so please check your inbox carefully to make sure our emails do not get lost in your Spam/Trash/ Updates/Social folders.