This form is for applicants without previous experience as counselors in the Georgia 4-H Summer Camping Program. All applicants are required to attend Counselor Selection Weekend at Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Saturday-Sunday, January 11-12, 2020. Please contact Charlie Wurst (
cwurst@uga.edu) if you anticipate difficulty in attending Counselor Selection Weekend.
THIS APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019.
Instructions: Please provide as complete and accurate answers as possible to the questions on this application. When you have completed the application, click the "Submit" button at the end of the form.
Questions that require an answer are marked by an asterisk (*). If you have difficulty submitting the form, please be sure you have answered all questions requiring an answer.
In 2020, the Georgia 4-H Camping Program will operate at Georgia's five 4-H facilities -- Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island, Camp Jekyll, Fortson 4-H Center, Rock Eagle 4-H Center, and Wahsega 4-H Center.
BEGINNING THIS YEAR, TO COMPLY WITH UGA STUDENT WORKER GUIDELINES ALL COUNSELORS ARE REQUIRED TO BE ENROLLED AS A STUDENT IN BOTH THE SEMESTER BEFORE AND AFTER THE SUMMER THEY SERVE AS A COUNSELOR. THE STUDENT WORKER ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENT IS SATISFIED BY ENROLLMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL OR AT LEAST HALF TIME ENROLLMENT AT ANY INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (IN STATE, OUT-OF-STATE, TECHNICAL COLLEGE OR SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL, USG INSTITUTION, UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE SCHOOL).
DO NOT COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO BE ENROLLED AS A STUDENT DURING THE 2020 SPRING AND FALL SEMESTERS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. PROOF OF ENROLLMENT MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ARE HIRED AS A COUNSELOR.
If selected as a counselor, those applicants assigned to a waterfront position, including all small camp counselors, will be required to possess or obtain American Red Cross lifeguard certification before the camping season begins. A swim test on Friday, January 10, or Sunday, January 12, 2020, is available to all applicants, and bonus points in the counselor selection process will be awarded based on their performance on this swim test.
Counselor training is very important to the success of the camping season. You will be expected to participate in two counselor training weekends if selected to be a counselor. Those weekends include:
February 21-23, 2020 All Counselor Training Rock Eagle 4-H Center
And one of the following weekends, depending on your Center assignment:
March 13-15, 2020 Burton Training Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island
March 13-15, 2020 Jekyll Training Camp Jekyll
March 20-22, 2020 Rock Eagle Training Rock Eagle 4-H Center
March 27-29, 2020 Fortson Training Fortson 4-H Center
March 27-29, 2020 Wahsega Training Wahsega 4-H Center
Please consider these training dates when applying for counselor employment. YOU SHOULD NOT APPLY TO BE A COUNSELOR IF YOU EXPECT TO MISS BOTH OF THE SPRING TRAINING WEEKENDS.