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Discover our different program categories: First Timer, Returner and Direct Placement.
Can I use AmeriCamp as a Returner or Direct Placement for my Camp?

You can use AmeriCamp as your sponsor as a Returner or Direct Placement if the Camp you have been hired with works directly with AmeriCamp. You can find this out by contacting AmeriCamp, we will let you know if the Camp has an account with us. 

If you want to apply through AmeriCamp but the Camp you are hired with does not currently work with AmeriCamp, our US team will be able to onboard them. You can contact AmeriCamp to begin this process.

Why do I need AmeriCamp as a Returner or Direct Placement?

Even if you have secured a job offer with a Camp, whether as a Returner or Direct Placement, you still require Visa Sponsorship from a Sponsor like AmeriCamp in order to work legally in the US on the Camp Counsellor program.

What is a Direct Placement?

Direct Placements are applicants going to a Camp for the first time who have an existing job offer prior to applying, so do not need the help of AmeriCamp to find a job. Direct Placements will apply on the RETURNER page of our website, under the Direct Placement Category.

You must be able to provide a contract from Camp confirming you secured your role prior to applying for AmeriCamp in order to qualify as a Direct Placement.

What is a Returner?

Returners are only applicants returning to the same Camp they have previously worked at. They do not need to have been with AmeriCamp before. Returners will apply on the RETURNER page of our website.

We have two Returner categories, that are:

  • Returner: You are going back to Camp for the second time
  • Returner 3 Year +: You are going back to Camp for the third year or more

To learn more about returning to Camp click this link.

What is a First Timer?

As a First Timer, you will receive full support from AmeriCamp to secure a placement at one of our partner Camps and will not have an existing job offer prior to applying. Most of our applicants are categorised as First Timers, applying on the APPLY NOW page of our website. 

A First Timer is an applicant that has either:

  • Never been to Camp before and is going for the first time
  • Or has been to Camp before but will be applying through AmeriCamp to go to a different Camp, and has not secured a job offer independently.