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  • About
    • Our Mission and Ministry >
      • Virlina District Church of the Brethren
    • Connect with Us
    • Meet Our Team
    • Donate
    • Super Sponsor
    • Camp Reps
    • News
    • FULL-TIME JOBS AT CAMP
    • Videos
  • Summer Staff
    • Counselors
    • Coordinators
    • Staff FAQs
    • 2025 Summer Staff
    • Kitchen & Grounds >
      • Kitchen Staff
      • Grounds Crew
    • Staff Adoption
  • Camps
    • Summer Camps by Date
    • Bring Your Big Camp >
      • BYB Photos 2024
    • Young Elementary Camps
    • Older Elementary Camps
    • Middle School Adventure Camps
    • Middle School Resident Camps
    • High School Adventure Camps
    • High School Resident Camps
    • Summer Camp Pictures
    • ParentInfo >
      • About Summer Camps
      • Scholarships for Camp
      • Packets
      • Camp Songs
  • Outdoor Ed
    • A Day at Camp - Homeschool Program
    • ACA Courses >
      • ACA Kayak Instructor Course
      • ACA Canoe Instructor Course
    • KinderCritters
    • Your Outdoor Classroom
    • Ecuador
  • Site and Rentals
    • Inquiry
    • Facility Rental
    • Facility Photos
    • Food Services
    • Site and Trail Maps
    • DiscGolf
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Camp Bethel PEP 5K Run >
      • 5K Runner
      • 5K Sponsor
    • 2024 Golf Tournament Results
    • Bethel Bistro
    • 2025 Sounds of the Mountains Story Festival

Counselors

WANT MORE INFORMATION?
No commitment, no pressure! Just answers to your questions!
2025 applications are now live!! 
Our applications are now accepted through CampWise, an online camp software platform. Follow the steps below to apply for our 2025 summer staff!
1. Click on the button below to be redirected to the CampWise webpage. 
2. Create a profile that will be used for all application related tasks.
3. Complete the application and submit.
4. Wait to hear from us for next steps!
apply for 2025 summer staff now!
​Learn more about our varying counselor positions below.

General Counselor Description
In teams of two to four, counselors are "in loco parentis" (in place of parents) for their Unit of 8-12 campers.  Counselors are expected to be fully engaged with campers, keep their campers safe, act as role models, and guide campers through the schedule/activities they have planned together.  During staff training, all counselors will learn the activity skills they will need. Activities that are offered on-site at Camp Bethel include swimming, hiking, biking, crafts, creek-play, cook-outs, singing, challenge course, high-ropes course, low-ropes course, archery, nature study, group games, skits, Bible study, worship, campfires, and campouts, with many more activities offered off-site. Counselors stay in a cabin with their campers at night. When assigned to an Adventure Unit, Counselors stay with their campers at night in their Adventure Village platform hut. Most units are co-ed.  All sleeping facilities are separated by gender: female counselors stay in housing with female campers, and male counselors stay in housing with male campers.  Each morning, units reunite at Morning Watch. Senior Counselors will work with all ages: Mini-Camp & Day Camp (ages 5-7), Elementary Camp (ages 8-11), Middle School (ages 12-14), and High School (ages 15-17). 


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  • No previous camp experience is required
  • Applicants must be 18 years or older
  • Typically assigned to Residential Units staying on main camp
  • 2 weeks of training  (Staff Training May 26-June 7)​
  • Base pay $320/wk​

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  • Previous camp experience preferred
  • Applicants must be 18 years or older
  • Could receive High Ropes Facilitator Training
  • Typically assigned to Adventure Units staying in our "Adventure Village"
  • 3 weeks of training (Coordinator and Staff Training May 20-June 7)
  • Base pay $320/wk​​

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  • No previous camp experience required
  • Applicants should be 16-17 years old
  • Typically assigned to Residential Units staying on main camp
  • 2 weeks of training (Staff Training May 26-June 7)
  • Base pay $200/wk

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  • No previous camp experience required
  • Applicants should 15-17 years old
  • Volunteer Position providing experiential learning
  • Works alongside Adventure, Senior, and Junior Counselors
  • 4 days of training (June 4-7)​
APPLY FOR 2025 SUMMER STAFF NOW!
2025 applications are now live!! 
Our applications are now accepted through CampWise, an online camp software platform. Follow the steps below to apply for our 2025 summer staff!
1. Click on the button above to be redirected to the CampWise webpage. 
2. Create a profile that will be used for all application related tasks.
3. Complete the application and submit.
4. Wait to hear from us for next steps!
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WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING:
"Our son and daughter have been coming to Camp Bethel since they were 5 years old--they are now 13 and 14 years old. We have found that your camp is one of the few that our kids continue to enjoy even as they are older. Other camps (sometimes a lot more expensive) are nice but for some reason the magic of Camp Bethel remains. We also really respect the way that your camp incorporates God and Bible study but in such a way that it is still cool--a rarity these days to find a place where kids can be kids and learn to love God and care for one another in God's creation. Thanks so much for the awesome experience for our kids and the ongoing magic that is Camp Bethel. Thanks, Gina and Chris Engel" 

CONTACT US  540.992.2940
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328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090

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