Applications open on November 15th and close in May or when all staff positions are filled. Applications are electronically filled out on our CampBrain site. Once that is submitted, your application will be reviewed and you will then receive an email about scheduling a Zoom meeting with Kallie. After that meeting, you will be contacted with a position opportunity and Letter of Call which is a signed document solidifying your employment.

All employees upon hire will be required to undergo a series of background checks such as a national sex offender search, Pennsylvania criminal history check, child abuse clearances, and an FBI fingerprint criminal history clearance. You will be reimbursed for all clearances once they are received in the office. Staff will need to submit medical forms and a recent physical. There will also be an online portion of CPR and First Aid training with the in-person portion happening during staff training. All of this information will be delivered via email upon being hired.

Staff Training (June 1-13) is mandatory. There are a few exceptions like school and graduation, and these must be relayed in the interview process. Staff Training is not only important but also fun and an incredible bonding experience with the rest of staff. Some sessions to look forward to are: risk management, all-camp games, history of BCC, managing homesickness, ages and stages of campers, leading time fillers, healthy conflict, and much more.

Staff are assigned their age group and co-counselor at the Friday meeting of each week. Co-counselors then plan the entire week for their quest group. The Support Team will help schedule programmed areas of camp like high ropes, lake time, and overnights.

All staff rotate across the four age groups: Try-Camp, Juniors, Middlers, and Junior High. Typically, returning counselors or staff who are 19 or older will be assigned to Seniors. These assignments are given by Kallie, the Program Director. Both Kallie and Collin, the Executive Director, work closely with staff to support them in feedback, evaluations, parent communications, and making sure all staff feel as comfortable and confident as possible working at BCC.

All staff members are officially off from Friday evening around 6:00 PM to Sunday at 1:00 PM. Counselors will get one hour off each day which is planned among the co-counselors. Staff are able to hang out in the staff room, take a nap in the cabin, catch up with friends and family – basically anything that helps recharge for the rest of the day. All staff members must stay on camp property through the entirety of the camper week. 

If you need to be gone for a family vacation, wedding, or any pre-planned event, you are able to take an unpaid week away if it was communicated beforehand. Those who need to be gone for multiple weeks may do best in a position like kitchen staff.