All applications are completed online using our ‘My Camp America’ application system. For a step-by-step guide through the application process click here.

When filling in your online application, you will be asked to select your skills from a list of over 150 skill areas that can be applied to various roles at camp. We encourage you to select as many skills as possible. After selecting your skills, you need to tell us about your experience and qualifications for each skill in as much detail as possible.

If you can teach children skills from a number of these areas, a camp might place you as an advanced skills specialist. Conversely, you could be placed as a general counsellor, yet it is important to note that there are limited positions available for general counsellors.

Summer camps in the United States start between May 1st and June 25th and run through mid-to-late August. Each of the 50 U.S. states has a different schedule for their school year. So, some states will start their summer break in May, and some will do so in June. Hence, the specific start and end dates of a camp depend entirely on individual programs. You will be made aware of your camp’s unique start and end dates once a placement has been offered.

If a placement is not found by the end of the placement season (mid-June), a full refund of the payments made to Camp America will be issued. 

Generally, a Camp Director will hire you based on your skills and the position they are looking to fill. However, if you do your research and find a camp you really want to go to, we can push your application to that camp. There are no guarantees they will have a place for you, but we always try!