HOW TO APPLY:
1. Read the detailed "2021 Camp Bethel Summer Camp Information" packet.
2. Read the information below.
2. Click the "New" or "Returning" button below.
1. Read the detailed "2021 Camp Bethel Summer Camp Information" packet.
2. Read the information below.
2. Click the "New" or "Returning" button below.
We strongly recommend all summer staff take steps to get vaccinated as soon as possible. To find easy and FREE vaccination options near you, visit vaccinate.virginia.gov. Having a fully vaccinated staff will make programmatic things like staff housing and staff training significantly easier. All staff will agree to and adhere to a Healthy Behavior Agreement concerning weekends and time off (coming soon). Staff who are vaccinated will follow a separate, more flexible Healthy Behavior Agreement.
$300/week for 11 weeks; plus $100(+) end-of-summer bonus, plus $100 for every adult counselor you recruit! Paid weeks include APC week (May 17-21), Coordinator Training (May 24-28), Staff Training (May 31-June 11), and Camper Weeks (June 13-July 31). Total commitment is 11 weeks. Housing, meals, laundry house, and supplies provided May 17-July 31. Additional paid work available prior to May 17, as well as Aug 1-14. This is a resident position and Coordinators are on site and on duty each week 12:00pm Sunday through 8:30pm Friday and off duty 8:30pm Friday through 12:00pm Sunday. Off duty on-site housing is provided and encouraged, but it is not required while off duty.
Assistant Program Coordinator (18+ with prior camp experience or 21+):
The Assistant Program Coordinator(s) is expected to work directly with the Summer Program Coordinator and Program Coordinator to manage the summer staff and carry out a smooth camp week. Together, they split the week's campers into units, assign counselors to the units, and create a week sheet for the staff. Throughout the summer, the Assistant Program Coordinator will enter camper registration information, collect camper waivers, communicate with parents for campers to have the best week possible, address any issues with campers and/or staff, manage weekly volunteers, guide announcements at meals, facilitate miscellaneous activities through the week, and plan any special events during the camp week. The Assistant Program Coordinator is expected to support the summer staff and to be available by phone at all times to address any needs. Summer 2021 will have new and added health-and-safety protocols to prevent the spread of communicable diseases (COVID).
No matter what percentage of the population is vaccinated by May 31 and no matter how circumstances have changed, we must operate as if everyone has COVID while at the same time adapting all we do at camp to mitigate the risk of virus transmission from person to person. For this reason, we must take our new health-and-safety protocols seriously. If you can not or will not take them seriously, do not apply. Implementing multiple COVID risk-mitigation protocols requires altering our staff structure, limiting exposure to other Units, and giving Units more autonomy. For 2021, we will not hire specific Coordinators for Ropes, Spiritual Life, Media, or Trips. Instead, we will have a team of 8 adult Unit Coordinators (4 females and 4 males) who are trained to lead EVERYTHING. Each Unit will have a Unit Coordinator who oversees the Unit’s specialized activities (crafts, high ropes, Bible Study, etc.) and ensures COVID-19 protocols. Ideally, each co-ed Unit will include 1 Unit Coordinator, 1 Senior Counselor, and 2 Junior Counselors, with a maximum of 10 campers. Single-gendered Units could be one cabin or two. Alongside our 8 Unit Coordinators, we are hiring a minimum of 10 Senior Counselors (5 females; 5 males) and a maximum of 14 Junior Counselors (7 females; 7 males).
Staff Recommendation Form
View a position description and 2021 Summer Staff Policies.
Assistant Program Coordinator (18+ with prior camp experience or 21+):
The Assistant Program Coordinator(s) is expected to work directly with the Summer Program Coordinator and Program Coordinator to manage the summer staff and carry out a smooth camp week. Together, they split the week's campers into units, assign counselors to the units, and create a week sheet for the staff. Throughout the summer, the Assistant Program Coordinator will enter camper registration information, collect camper waivers, communicate with parents for campers to have the best week possible, address any issues with campers and/or staff, manage weekly volunteers, guide announcements at meals, facilitate miscellaneous activities through the week, and plan any special events during the camp week. The Assistant Program Coordinator is expected to support the summer staff and to be available by phone at all times to address any needs. Summer 2021 will have new and added health-and-safety protocols to prevent the spread of communicable diseases (COVID).
No matter what percentage of the population is vaccinated by May 31 and no matter how circumstances have changed, we must operate as if everyone has COVID while at the same time adapting all we do at camp to mitigate the risk of virus transmission from person to person. For this reason, we must take our new health-and-safety protocols seriously. If you can not or will not take them seriously, do not apply. Implementing multiple COVID risk-mitigation protocols requires altering our staff structure, limiting exposure to other Units, and giving Units more autonomy. For 2021, we will not hire specific Coordinators for Ropes, Spiritual Life, Media, or Trips. Instead, we will have a team of 8 adult Unit Coordinators (4 females and 4 males) who are trained to lead EVERYTHING. Each Unit will have a Unit Coordinator who oversees the Unit’s specialized activities (crafts, high ropes, Bible Study, etc.) and ensures COVID-19 protocols. Ideally, each co-ed Unit will include 1 Unit Coordinator, 1 Senior Counselor, and 2 Junior Counselors, with a maximum of 10 campers. Single-gendered Units could be one cabin or two. Alongside our 8 Unit Coordinators, we are hiring a minimum of 10 Senior Counselors (5 females; 5 males) and a maximum of 14 Junior Counselors (7 females; 7 males).
Staff Recommendation Form
View a position description and 2021 Summer Staff Policies.
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