FJC 2025-2026 Internships & Volunteer Opportunities Application

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Thank you for your interest in getting involved with Foundation for Jewish Camp! We are excited to share two opportunities beginning in fall 2025. Through this application, you can apply to one or both. 


Before you begin, please review the options and requirements here.


In all of our internships and volunteer opportunities, we strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of camp staff from across North America and around the world. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, so that we can bring together the most creative and talented voices from the field. 


Timeline:
  • Applications are due by 11:59 pm PT on September 26, 2025
  • Virtual interviews will be held the weeks of October 6 and October 13
  • Final decisions will be shared by the week of October 20
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Cornerstone Event Interns
The Cornerstone Seminar is a gathering for returning camp staff from 70+ camps across North America and around the world! Event Interns are an integral part of the FJC staff, supporting logistics and operations while in-person, gaining mentorship and professional development from members of the faculty team, and contributing the programming aspects of the seminar.

Shared hotel accommodations, meals, and transportation costs within North America are all covered by FJC. Interns will additionally earn a stipend of $1,500 for their work over the two seminars.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage an assigned “zone” of camp: Support faculty-led sessions with materials, set-up, timing, AV, and in-session needs

  • Collaborate with faculty to co-design and co-facilitate a program at the May seminar

  • Organize, inventory, and distribute program supplies for sessions
  • Provide hospitality support by welcoming participants and answering questions 
  • Contribute to seminar-wide programming through subcommittee work (e.g., song/dance, davening/prayer, theme) and by joining optional all-faculty virtual planning days
Requirements:
  • Must be 18-years-old by January 5, 2026
  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Required dates (in person at Capital Camps & Retreat Center in Waynesboro, PA):
    • Faculty Planning Seminar: January 5-8, 2026
    • Cornerstone Seminar: May 14-21, 2026
All are encouraged to apply! Preference will be given to Cornerstone alumni and those working at camp in 2026.

If you have any questions, please email Lauren Berger at lauren.berger@jewishcamp.org.
The Cornerstone Alumni Board (CAB)
Members of the Cornerstone Alumni Board (CAB) will work with the FJC team as lay leaders to guide the themes and educational goals of the Cornerstone May Seminar. 

Responsibilities:
  • Choosing the Cornerstone theme along with the FJC team
  • Vetting high-level Cornerstone content, including program ideas, schedule changes, and educational material
  • Consulting on Cornerstone swag to evaluate relevance and impact
  • Acting as a Cornerstone ambassador
Requirements:

  • Applicants must be alumni of the Cornerstone Fellowship
  • All meetings will take place virtually and will be scheduled based on the availability of the group selected 
  • CAB members will have the opportunity to attend the Cornerstone May Seminar

This is a volunteer opportunity, in which board members will gain key experience as lay leaders, exposure to Cornerstone's planning process, and access to mentorship and one-on-one opportunities with Cornerstone's faculty. Third-year CAB members, called Siyyum, have the opportunity to contribute programmatically to the conference.


If you have any questions, please email Henry Weltman at henry.weltman@jewishcamp.org.

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Please respond to the following question by video and upload or link your submission here. Please record a new video, do not provide an example from a previous engagement.

We want to get to know your personality and how you communicate! Record a short (no longer than 4 minutes please!) “how to” video on any topic of your choosing. Teach/show us how to do something that you love/sparks your curiosity/that life hack we just all need. (Examples: how to tie your shoes, how to play a game/icebreaker, how to lead your favorite prayer, etc.)



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Optional Demographics Information

FJC aims to create a culture of belonging and commits to being welcoming and affirming to participants representing the fullness of our communities with diversity in gender, race, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, and Jewish background/practice. The following demographic questions are intended to assess how we are doing at engaging members of various identities in our programming. Your responses will be kept fully confidential and will help us make decisions about our outreach, engagement, and programming efforts to ensure we are effectively serving our diverse community. 


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