CAMP COUNSELOR
What is the program about?
Camp Exchange USA is a program for young adults between 18 and 30 years of age. It allows you to work 8 to 10 weeks as a counselor in a summer camp in the USA and have an extra 30 days of travel period. The program is designated by the Department of State and is run by US companies, also known as sponsoring organizations.
The counselors work and live in the camps. Their main responsibilities are to organize and run different activities for the children, to teach them to uncover their personal strengths and develop new talents, to ensure their safety, health and good being. The payment for the entire course comes to a total of $2000.
Who can participate?
NO PROGRAM FEE
cover only your travel expenses
What you get?
Visa sponsorship, including Issuing a work permit/DS-2019
Medical insurance for the entire program period
A job placement for 8 to 10 weeks in accordance with the requirements of the Department of State.
Free food and accommodation while in the camp
Pocket money of $2,000USD from camp upon completion of contract
Up to 30 days to travel anywhere in the U.S. after completion of camp contract
24/7 support phone line
Full administrative processing, filling and translating the required documents. Preparation for visa interview, printed materials and information on all stages of the program
Expenses:
- Visa interview fee, payable to the US embassy in the amount of $185.
- Return plane ticket – €800-€1000 depends on where in the US you have to fly to.
What can I do?
HOW DO I FIND A JOB?
Finding you a position is done by our US partnering organization. After you pass an interview with us and fill out a registration form, hundreds of summer camps in the USA will have access to your application. Once the director of one of those camps takes interest in you, an interview will be scheduled over Skype or telephone to discuss the details. After the job offer is confirmed both by the camp director and you, the work permit will be issued.
WHAT IS THE JOB DESCRIPTION?
There are camps all over the country. There are different types, depending on the activities directed at the children, their age, gender and others. There are camps for children with special needs or from low-income families. When you apply you set a preference about the type of camp you would like to be placed in.
They are usually situated in remote locations, where the children spend between one and three weeks and then the groups rotate. Your responsibilities would be to stay with the children at all times, to care for their well-being, to pass on to them skills, to play different games and follow the established set of rules of the campground.
Art and science
- Arts and crafts
- Pottery
- Leather-working
- Batiking techniques
- Weaving
- Jewelry making
- Drawing
- Photography
- Staining glass
- Wood-working
- Acting
- Computer science
- Cooking
- Music
- Singing
Outdoor activities
- Mountaineering
- Hiking
- Camping skills
- Scout’s skills
Sport
- Archery
- Baseball
- Basketball
- BMX
- Rafting
- Biking
- Athletics
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Carting
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Horse-riding
- Cayacking
- Lacrosse
- Eastern martial arts
- Mounting biking
- Paintball
- Rock climbing
- Ropes course
- Sailing
- Football
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Wake-board
- Water-skiing
- Windsurf
Physical activities
- Aerobics
- Dancing
- Yoga
What are the benefits from doing a camp exchange?
YOU WILL GET TO SEE AMERICA
As a participant in this program you will earn enough money to cover a trip around the country. You will have the opportunity to visit some of the most famous places in the world, enjoy breathtaking nature, and be a part of American holiday celebrations and festivals – all things worth doing.
MAKE NEW FRIENDS
YOU WILL GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE
Having participated in such a program is considered as a serious benefit by employers all over the world. People having such experience in their resumes tend to find desired jobs much more easily. Even lots of Bulgarian employers nowadays look for employees with experience abroad.
YOU WILL BE A LEADER
Your participation in Camp Exchange USA will give you the opportunity to perfect or develop your leadership skills. You will be expected to stand as an example for the children in your care, as well as transferring onto them knowledge, experience and values.
How it works?
SIGN UP
Signing up for the program and filling an application form for the sponsor.
FINDING A JOB
Together we will choose the placement that suits you best.
GETTING A VISA
Issuing the work permit and applying for visa.
Travel to the USA
Orientation and travel to the USA.
USIT go to usa
We are Usit Colours - one of the leading US exchange programs agencies in Bulgaria, and GO TO USA is our website, specially designed to present the destination US. Our aim is to provide you with all the information you need to plan your trip to the US. We would be delighted if you choose us to be your exchange program agency for Work and Travel, Internship or Camp Counselor USA.