Thank you for your interest in the Bluff Lake Junior Counselor program! Below are your instructions for how to apply, and what to expect afterward.

Step 1: Find an adult who is willing to be a reference for you. You should tell them a little about this program, and that they would be asked to fill out a 5-15 minute online survey about your strengths and weaknesses. Please choose an adult who knows you well, but who is NOT a family member (for example, a boss, teacher, coach, or parent whose children you babysat). You will just need their permission, full name, and email address in order to move on to Step 2.

Step 2: Complete and submit this application page, including your basic information, the three short-answer questions (3-5 sentences each), and the name and email of your adult reference. Once you submit this, let your adult reference know that they should be receiving an email from Bluff Lake in 1-2 business days starting on January 15th. That email will include a link for them to complete an online reference survey for you, and when they submit it, their responses will come directly back to Bluff Lake. Your application will not move forward until your reference submits the survey, so you may want to follow up with them after a few days to make sure they received the link and were able to complete it.

Step 3: Once we have received both your application and your reference's survey, you can expect to see an email from us to schedule a quick 10-15 minute interview in which we will get to know you, talk about our program, and hopefully answer any questions you have!

After the interview, the Bluff Lake will make a decision regarding the status of your acceptance into our program. This will take no more than 1 week, and we will email you with the result either way. If you are accepted, we will include the camp registration link, and you will be able to choose your own session(s) from all and register yourself right away. This means that the sooner you complete your application, the more choices session choices you will have when you register!

If you are accepted, please plan to attend the 2024 Junior Counselor training session. It will be on Saturday, June 1, 2024, from 9am-12pm at Bluff Lake. You should do your very best to attend this training session, but if you absolutely can't, please let us know as soon as possible. Please also make sure that you and your parent watch for emails from us during the spring. We will begin sending out details about the summer as soon as all of the Junior Counselor positions have been filled.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bluff Lake Summer Camp Director Ben Jacques (ben@blufflake.org)