2026 Overnight Camps Seasonal Staff Onboarding Process and Check List

This contains the steps, in order, that need to be completed prior to reporting for work this summer to Sandy Island, North Woods or Pleasant Valley Camps. Clicking the chevron to the right of each item will reveal details relevant to that item. If you have questions you can direct them to the people below:
  • Sandy Island Camp Staff – Leea Regan – LRegan@ymcaboston.org
  • North Woods Camp Staff – Matt Jago – MJago@ymcaboston.org
  • Pleasant Valley Camp Staff – Beth Dales – EDales@ymcaboston.org
  • Supporting Hiring at all the camps – Angelo Firenze, afirenze@ymcaboston.org.

ALL STEPS MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL AT CAMP

2026 Overnight Camps Seasonal Staff Onboarding Process and Check List

This contains the steps, in order, that need to be completed prior to reporting for work this summer to Sandy Island, North Woods or Pleasant Valley Camps. Clicking the chevron to the right of each item will reveal details relevant to that item. If you have questions you can direct them to the people below:
  • Sandy Island Camp Staff – Leea Regan – LRegan@ymcaboston.org
  • North Woods Camp Staff – Matt Jago – MJago@ymcaboston.org
  • Pleasant Valley Camp Staff – Beth Dales – EDales@ymcaboston.org
  • Supporting Hiring at all the camps – Angelo Firenze, afirenze@ymcaboston.org.

ALL STEPS MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL AT CAMP

Your staff contract is the foundation of your agreement to work at camp. Please confirm the planned start and end dates of your employment and all other information in the contract. If all looks in order you can sign the document electronically within our Campminder information System. You can login to do that here: Campminder Login.

If by chance you are locked out of your account please send an email to your contact listed above.

CONGRATULATIONS! Once this document is signed, it’s official. You have taken the first official step to being part of the camp staff for the 2026 season! We are honored and privileged to have you with us. We sure hope you feel the same way!

 

Before your employment can become official with the YMCA of Greater Boston, you must agree to allow us to conduct background checks. This is an important step that helps us ensure the safety of our campers and all within our community.

This process can be done electronically in 2026. This is an upgrade from previous seasons!

There are three forms. Everyone will need to fill out one of these. Some people will need to fill out two, and some people will need to fill out all three. Please read carefully in the descriptions below to see if that form applies to you:

ALL UNITED STATES RESIDENTS:
AAIM Background check form

 

ALL CURRENT RESIDENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS:
MA CORI form

 

ALL PEOPLE THAT HAVE RESIDED IN THE STATE OF NH IN THE LAST 7 YEARS (file taxes in NH or have a NH Drivers License):
NH Background Check form

If you have a passport, take a picture of the photo page and upload that photo using the upload link below. The picture must clearly show your full name, picture, passport number, all text, and all four edges of the opened passport page.

If you do not have a passport please upload one item from list A and one item from list B below:

List A
US Driver’s License or
School ID with Photo

List B
Social Security Card or
Birth Certificate

If you are having difficulty complying with the above, please contact your Directly ASAP

Sandy Island Camp Staff Upload Here

North Woods Camp Staff Upload Here

Pleasant Valley Camp Staff Upload Here

If you aren’t sure Upload Here

If you are under 18, you will need some help from your parent or legal guardian to complete your onboarding.

Here are the tasks specific to you:

  1. Have your parents fill out this form, e-sign and hit the submit button. It contains information we need to collect for the state of NH as well as information we need relative to their permissions for your travel to and from camp: Parental Sign Offs.
  2. Login to Campminder (Campminder Login) and have your parent help you with the following forms that need to be completed:
    1. Fill out the Health History Form
    2. Upload the front and back of your health insurance card
    3. Read and e-sign the Health Authorization for staff under 18
    4. Upload proof of your most recent physical and vaccine record from your health care provider
    5. Read, share with your parents and sign the culture contract for your camp.

If you haven’t done so already, please upload your driver’s license

Please Upload Front and Back of your Driver’s License Here

If applicable to your role, please upload:

  • Nursing licenses
  • Serve Safe Certificates

Please Upload Here

2026 Sandy Island Staff Biographical Information

2026 North Woods Staff Biographical Information (coming soon)

2026 Pleasant Valley Staff Biographical Information (coming soon)

Once your receive notification from your director that you have been activated in ADP, its time to login and continue the onboarding process there.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS ON A COMPUTER, AND NOT FROM A PHONE.

If this is your first time working with us, you should’ve gotten a welcome message from ADP with instructions. PLEASE REVIEW YOUR SPAM FOLDER IF YOU DIDN’T SEE IT. Please use that email to setup your account and then you can follow the instructions starting with step 11 below.

If you are returning, you may not have gotten that email, but can log in using the instructions below.

Your User ID will follow the format

FirstinitialLastname@YGB316. So for me, Angelo Firenze, it is AFirenze@YGB316

If you don’t know your password there are links to obtain it from the login page

login to ADP here

Here is a screenshot of the login page:

To see a list of questions that have come up regarding onboarding, and our answers to those question CLICK HERE

You are ready to come to camp! We can’t wait to see you!

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