Camp Ozark Reviews
62% would recommend to a friend
(91 total reviews)
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66% approve of CEO
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- "Great opportunity to invest in lives of children and be challenged and encouraged spiritually." (in 3 reviews)
- "Management is a bit controversial not always the greatest and can bring emotions into job." (in 8 reviews)
- "Favoritism is sometimes shown among counselors, but efforts were being made to prevent such from occurring" (in 5 reviews)
- "So during your time off each session you pretty much spend most, if not all of your pay check." (in 4 reviews)
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Updated Oct 19, 2023
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- 5.0Oct 19, 2023CounselorFormer EmployeeMount Ida, AR
Pros
Developed spiritual faith and community
Cons
The pay was not great!
- 4.0Sep 5, 2023CounselorCurrent Employee
Pros
Meet lots of college students Solid food
Cons
Not much sleep Comparatively low pay
- 2.0Sep 3, 2023Assistant DirectorFormer EmployeeHouston, TX
Pros
Some nice people fun summer
Cons
Mostly not nice people but too many hours in summer time
- 2.0Dec 12, 2022Lake CrewFormer Employee
Pros
Lots of time on the water & earning multiple certifications that can be useful for other jobs.
Cons
The pay you get for the way you are treated is not worth it. Long hours in the sun and more labor after you finish until you go to bed. The crew is really hit or miss, some weeks were fun- others sucked because of the people I was working with. If you are looking to be counsel kids, lake crew is not for you.
- 5.0May 13, 2023Camp CounselorFormer EmployeeMount Ida, AR
Pros
Time off and you are constantly staying active.
Cons
Long hours and due to the location it can be really hot.
- 5.0Apr 3, 2023Top StaffFormer EmployeeMount Ida, AR
Pros
life long friendships formed, important life lessons learned, so much fun
Cons
challenging but in the best way
- 1.0Mar 21, 2022Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, less than 1 yearMount Ida, AR
Pros
Good for making connections and friends
Cons
They have little or no regard for the health and safety of their workers. A friend of mine who quit pretty early into working was give 24 hours to get back on the job after suffering a massive concussion that left them dizzy and disoriented. After telling them they wanted to quit, they were guilt tripped into trying to stay even when they weren’t allowing them to call their parents to explain what has happened to their child. They also encourage a form of “match maker” at the camp and during orientation encourage a spot behind the water slides that employees and campers go behind to have make out sessions. This is not a Christian camp. It’s a sports camp but not Christian in their values, teachings, and reputation. My advice, don’t work there it’s not worth the time and little pay and has no Christian camp benefits for you.
- 5.0Jan 15, 2023Summer Camp CounselorFormer Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Very fulfilling in faith and taking care of children
Cons
Long days with constant expectations to work hard
- 5.0Dec 21, 2022CounselorCurrent Employee
Pros
Grew Emotionally Grew Spiritually Grew Physically
Cons
Demanding No Phone I have little to no cons
- 5.0Dec 9, 2022Cabin CounselorCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearMount Ida, AR
Pros
Will learn some great lessons in how to parents and lead.
Cons
The pay is not good
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Camp Ozark has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 138 reviews left anonymously by employees. 62% of employees would recommend working at Camp Ozark to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.
62% of Camp Ozark employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Camp Ozark 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Camp Ozark to be benefits, senior leadership, career development and the cons to be diversity and inclusion, management, compensation.
