OMK Volunteer

We appreciate our volunteers

A number of our volunteers serve as camp counselors for one of our many camps. Applications to be an OMK camp counselor for 2025 are now open!

The Ohio Military Kids (OMK) Team thanks you for your interest in volunteering with our program and serving military-affiliated youth. Completing the application is the first step in becoming a camp counselor for Camp Kelleys Island with OMK!

OVERVIEW of camp counselor descriptions
Counselor in Training: Only eligible to counselors at youth camp. You have never been a camp counselor before, but you may have attended OMK Camp Kelleys Island in the past. You will be paired with a returning camp counselor for cabin assignments.
 
New Counselor: Eligible for counseling at Youth or Teen Camp, pending your age - must be at least 16 to counsel at Teen Camp. You have never been a counselor for OMK Camp Kelleys Island, but you have experience working with youth in other settings that may include 4-H, scouts, or youth groups.
 
Returning Counselor: Eligible for counseling at Teen Leadership Camp, Kelleys Island Youth Camp, or Kelleys Island Teen Camp, pending your age. You have been a counselor for OMK Camp Kelleys Island in the past.
 
You do not have to have military affiliation to apply to be a camp counselor.
 
References may be completed by an unrelated adult (teacher, coach, program volunteer, etc) who can speak to your skills and experiences, including any work with children. 
REFERENCE FORMS are found here: go.osu.edu/OMK24ref 

APPLICATIONS AND REFERENCES ARE DUE BY: 11:59pm, Wednesday, February 10th, 2025

Apply at: go.osu.edu/OMK25CC

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