There’s only one Camp America…
Let’s say it loud and clear… Camp America is a 9-week adventure – it’s fun, it’s exciting and it’s the best trip you’ll ever take. It’s your chance to get out and experience something different by living and working at a summer camp in the USA with thousands of others from all over the world.
Camp America is the longest running US summer camp program provider in Australia (we’ve been doing this since 1972!) and are proud of our reputation for fantastic service and support when you need it. We’ll be there all the way through your camp experience – from completing your application and helping you decide which of your skills to highlight to camp directors, to organising your counsellor placement at one of over 1000 summer camps. But it doesn’t stop there; we sponsor and help organise your J-1 visa, offer 24 hour support in the US and provide you with comprehensive medical insurance.
Summer camp positions will start some time between May and June and run for 9-12 weeks; all camps will have staff training before the kids arrive. While you’re at camp all of your food and accommodation is taken care of so you have no expenses while you are at camp (unless of course, you want to go on a shopping spree at the local Walmart!). Once camp has ended you’ll be paid by the camp director and then enjoy a 30 day grace period to travel throughout the US with all those new friends you’ve made!
There are over 100 skills to choose to outline on your application (listed here); so no matter what your skills or experiences, there’s a place to use them on summer camp. Being a camp
leader will help you to grow, both professionally and personally, make tonnes of new friends and experience the “real USA”. Working at a summer camp in the USA looks amazing on your resume; it shows you’re independent enough to work overseas, that you were able to deal with an unfamiliar environment, work within a team and be a leader.
Camp counsellor positions can be hard work, but it’s an amazing experience you’ll never forget!
