- You must be at least 18 years old by June 1st of the Summer you participate. For example, if you participate in Summer 2025, you would have to be 18 by June 1st 2025. This is a Department of State regulation
- Be available to head out to America before June 18th 2025
- Be available to stay out in America for a minimum of 9 weeks
- Produce a clean police background check via our instructions
- Complete a medical form to ensure that you are fit and healthy
- Enjoy working and being around children
- Be outgoing, adventurous, patient, full of energy
- Excited about travelling to a new country with different cultures
- For Support Staff applicants only, you must be enrolled as a full-time student in a college or university program. To be a Camp Counsellor, you do not need to be a full-time student. 95% of our placements are typically Camp Counsellors
You must be at least 18 years old by June 1st 2025 to participant on the program.
To apply as a Camp Counsellor, you do not have to be in full-time education. For the role of Support Staff only, you must be enrolled as a full-time student in a college or university program. 95% of our placements are typically Camp Counsellors
- You must be available for a minimum of 8 weeks between June and August. Most camps run from early-June to mid-August. The earlier you are available, the better! We ask that you are available no later than June 18th and until at least August 12th.
- Being flexible with your availability means that your application can be sent to more camps, giving you a higher chance of being placed!
If you do not get placed for the summer that you apply for, you will receive a full refund of your program fees. Unfortunately, we cannot refund you for products or services such as your police background check.
The earlier you apply, the better as we will have more camps looking for positions to fill. The deadline for applying is usually March/April time, but is subject to change.
Camps look to fill their positions based on specific criteria including your personality, availability dates, job preferences, skills and experience.Â
We cannot guarantee that a camp will hire friends and this is because a camp director may only be looking to fill one spot or has already hired someone with similar skills as your friend. Camps also like having individuals who are independent and may not like friends going to the same camp as you may be less likely to branch out to enjoy new experiences.
If you attend in in-person hiring event, camps will decide themselves whether or not they are willing to hire friends and this is not something that Camp New York can be responsible for.
We require two references to be completed. Your references can be completed by anyone who has known you in a professional capacity. You can have teachers, parents of the children you babysat for, employers, coaches, or university lecturers to fill out the form.
We cannot accept any reference form completed by a friend or family member.
Please read this document carefully. There are sections that as an applicant, you can complete and other sections that must be completed by a medical professional.
We recommend that you obtain your medical form as soon as possible as there may be some delays with GPs. If there is a delay and you have requested the document be completed, please do not worry. We just need the form uploaded to your account prior to your departure date.
It is at the discretion of the GP if they charge you and how much they decide to charge. We recommend explaining the form to them prior to attending so they understand it is just questions that need to be asked based on your previous and current medical history.
To participate on the program we must have a completed medical form and it is unfortunate that some GPs may charge for this.
This is a complex process made simple with the easy to follow guidelines that we provide you with when you have everything you need to begin your visa application. You need to attend a visa appointment at the US Embassy in London or US Consulate in Belfast to obtain your J-1 visa.
For anyone applying outside of the UK, you will need to travel to the US Embassy in your home country to get your visa.
You will either be met by your camp or provided with instructions on how to travel to camp after you arrive. The relevant information will be sent to you by your camp prior to your departure including contact details.
Since 2018, you are required to pay taxes on your earnings. Around February time, your employer (not IENA or Camp New York) will send you a W2 wage and tax statement.Â
You are then legally required to file a tax return, however in many cases, participants obtain refunds from the IRS. You can submit the tax return yourself or use our partners at Sprintax.
In the January or February after you return from camp, you will receive a W-2 form in the post from your employer that is needed for your tax return.Â
You can complete the tax return yourself, or use our recommended partner, Sprintax, who will be able to assist you.
Please remember that neither Camp New York nor IENA are tax professionals and cannot give you advice on tax related matters.
