Counselor Registration

Minimum Age for Counseling:

  • Older (13 – 16 years) Camps: 18 Years
  • Younger (9 – 12 years) Camps: 17 Years

Key Dates:

  • Application Part I Registration Dates: Tuesday, April 1 – Sunday April 27, 2025
    • Application process this year is capped with a certain number of seats by gender per camp to balance camp needs across all camps.
  • Application Part II Due: Monday, May 5, 2025
  • Application decision notification sent to applicants by Sunday May 11, 2025
  • Mandatory Camp Training and Summer Youth Retreat at Vraj: June 6 – June 8, 2025
  • All applicants who choose to withdraw after May 19, 2025 are subject to forfeiture of their counselor deposit.

Must complete full application (Part I and Part II) in order to be considered as a counselor for VYC 2025 Camps

  • Part I requires an uploadable copy of your resume (.pdf format) and an uploadable copy of your birth certificate or passport for proof of age.
  • Part II (Health Information) is due by Monday, May 5, 2025.
    • Part II requires uploadable copy of front and back of counselor health insurance ID
    • Part II for 17 year old applicants must be filled out by a parent.
  • Counselors under 18 years of age MUST submit Medical Clearance Form by Monday, June 23, 2025.

Service Hours:

  • Youth Volunteering at an event can receive a certificate for 8 hours of service
  • Youth leading at event can receive a certificate for 16 hours of service
  • Youth volunteering at camp can receive a certificate for 70 hours of service

Counselor Registration Policies:

Registration deposit of $50 is applied to all applications. This deposit is collected at time of registration and is returned to the counselor:

  • If the counselor successfully completed the assigned camp.
  • If the applicant was not selected as a counselor for camp.
  • If the applicant decides to withdraw their application before Monday, May 19, 2025.
  • If the applicant chooses to donate the counselor deposit to VYC Events.

Registration will be cancelled if you file a dispute with your Stripe, credit card company or bank for any reason.

Please apply to be waitlisted for 2025 Camps. You will be called upon as slots open up:

—-> Submit COUNSELOR REGISTRATION FORM – here

Counselors

Camp Dates:
  • Camp 1: Sat. Jul 12 – Sat. Jul 19, 2025 (9 – 12 Yrs.)
  • Camp 2: Sat. Jul 19 – Sat. Jul 26, 2025 (9 – 12 Yrs.)
  • Camp 3: Sat. Jul 26 – Sat. Aug 2, 2025 (13 – 16 Yrs.)
  • Camp 4: Sat. Aug 2 – Sat. Aug 9, 2025 (13 – 16 Yrs.)

Camp Documents:

For Counselors under 18 years age: If you have an Allergy or Asthma which requires you to take medication/ an inhaler/Epi-Pen, please have the following documents completed by your physician, along with the Counselor Medical Clearance Form. Please submit these documents when registering for camp.

Transition Team

If you cannot attend camp and would like to come help out before and/or after any camp, apply to join the Camp Transition Team! You can register here!

For counselor related queries, please feel free to contact us at counselorreg@vrajyouth.net