Junior Counselor Recommendation Form 2024
Thank you for taking the time to complete this recommendation for this Junior Counselor applicant! Our Junior Counselor program at Walcamp is a vital part of our summer ministry. If selected, this person will be working directly with our summer staff to serve and lead the campers who come to camp this summer. Junior Counselors need to at all times serve as Christian role models, work hard with a good attitude, and be able to help lead and supervise children.

For more information about Walcamp and our Junior Counselor program, go to Walcamp's website. If you have any special comments/concerns about the applicant please email youth@walcamp.org or call our office at (815)784-5141.
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Your Name
First and last name
What is a phone number we can use to follow up with you if we have further questions about your reference?
This recommendation is for:
How long have you known the applicant?
What is your relationship to the applicant? How do you know them?
Please honestly rate the following characteristics:
This person displays mature decision-making skills.
This person has good self-awareness and is considerate of others' feelings.
This person has good relational awareness and works well on a team.
This person is timely and responsible with assigned tasks.
This person responds well to authority.
This person has a positive attitude concerning hard work.
What three words best describe this person?
How would you describe this person's responsibility level, including their ability to work independently and show initiative?
In what ways do you think this person would help serve Walcamp as a Junior Counselor? What are the biggest strengths they would they bring to this role?
In what ways does this person still needs to do some growing, especially related to their responsibility level and ability to relate and connect to others?
Are there any areas in which you think this person might struggle to serve as a Junior Counselor? (Keep in mind, this role involves leading--at times independently--small groups of children in a variety of different camp activities, as well as serving behind the scenes at camp in a variety of ways. Junior Counselors need to be good role models at all times, not just when someone is watching. They need to be willing to work hard and have a positive attitude about performing sometimes thankless and dirty jobs. And they need to show ownership and initiative to make good decisions and act with maturity without constantly being asked or told what to do.)
Does this person appear to have an active, growing Christian faith? (If your relationship with this individual is not in a faith-based setting, feel free to respond "Unsure/Not Applicable".)
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What are ways you have seen this person's faith lived out as an active part of their life? (If your relationship with this individual is not in a faith-based setting, feel free to respond "Not Applicable".)
How would you describe this person's desire and willingness to serve those around them?
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How would you describe this person's interaction with kids? (Check all that apply.)
Would you want your own child placed under the direct charge, influence, or care of this individual? (Would you let them babysit?)
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Is there anything else you would like us to know about this person?
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