{"id":35210,"date":"2023-04-21T10:57:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T07:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/?page_id=35210"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T09:08:02","slug":"get-involved-as-a-junior-counsellor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/mukaan-toimintaan\/get-involved-as-a-junior-counsellor\/","title":{"rendered":"Get involved as a junior counsellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block-container vaalea-tausta\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n                <div class=\"col-lg-11\">\n                    \n\n<style>\n    .sisalto {\n        margin-bottom: 20px;\n    }\n    .sisalto .image-col img {\n        max-width: 100%;\n    }\n    .sisalto .image-col img.oikea {\n        padding-left: 20px;\n    }\n    .sisalto .image-col img.vasen {\n        padding-right: 20px;\n        margin-bottom: 30px;\n    }\n    .sisalto h2, .sisalto h3 {\n        margin: 10px 0 20px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"sisalto\">\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 text-link\">\n                <p><strong>15-19 year old protu!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was your camp the best week of your life? Do you want to give others\u2019 the same<br \/>\nexperience? Become a junior counsellor!<\/p>\n<p>Every year, Protu needs 350 fifteen to nineteen year old, protu experienced, junior<br \/>\ncounsellors to help make the best possible camp experience. Junior counsellors work<br \/>\nwith senior counsellors together as a team, and they are responsible for planning the<br \/>\ncamp and organising it. There isn\u2019t a certain type of ideal counsellor, so all kinds of<br \/>\npeople are welcome and needed. The most important thing\/only requirement is that<br \/>\nyou\u2019re motivated, and want to take part in making a memorable week and sparking new<br \/>\nthoughts for your younger peers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As a junior counsellor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; You\u2019re responsible for planning the camp and facilitating different kinds of program<br \/>\nas a part of a team<br \/>\n&#8211; You have an opportunity to learn new things and skills which are useful in life, for<br \/>\nexample interactive, facilitation and project management skills<br \/>\n&#8211; You gain valuable volunteering experience. If you wish, you can also get an official<br \/>\njob certificate of working as a junior counsellor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s a camp team?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Each camp is organised by a team consisting of voluntary workers. Each team has<br \/>\ntwo senior counsellors, older than 20 years old, and five junior counsellors.<br \/>\n&#8211; In order to become a counsellor, you have to take part in two trainings (one of which is through zoom and self studying) during<br \/>\nNovember to February, and a team training which is held in April or May. In these<br \/>\ntraining sessions you learn about the content, aims and customs of Protu camps,<br \/>\nand practice facilitation skills.<br \/>\n&#8211; You need to be prepared to spend time on planning outside of the trainings<br \/>\n&#8211; Team members are NOT (except counsellors over 20 years) paid for counselling, but the trip to campsite is<br \/>\ncompensated for, and you don\u2019t have to pay for the food. Other perks of being a<br \/>\ncounsellor are meeting new amazing people, delicious conversations, camp fires,<br \/>\nwarm hugs and surprising new insights!<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 image-col\">\n                 \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"oikea\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Protu_2021_Meriharju_2021-28009-9879-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                            <\/div> \n            <\/div>\n<\/section> \n\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"kapea-teksti\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-lg-9\">\n            <h2>Instructions and yearly schedule for junior camp counsellors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Applying for a role for summer 2026 begins at the end of August. If you want to become<br \/>\na counsellor, remember these:<\/li>\n<li><strong>Membership:<\/strong> Having been on a protu camp and being a member of protu are<br \/>\nrequired from to be counsellors. Therefore UA-, UVA- and VVA- applicants who do<br \/>\nnot have an active membership anymore, the office of protu will renew your<br \/>\nmembership.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A team role<\/strong> <strong>is required<\/strong> in order to apply for the trainings, and attending the<br \/>\ntrainings is a requirement to applying to a team in the spring when the team<br \/>\napplications begin.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your and your guardian\u2019s contacts are correct on <strong>your account<\/strong> on the website (https:\/\/protu.crmieportal.com, all counsellor applicants have a login). Don\u2019t make a new account, but instead ask for a new password if needed (it will arrive to the email<br \/>\naddress linked to your account on the portal)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Late August onwards:<\/strong> Apply for a senior counsellor role through Protu portal&#8217;s helpdesk and select &#8220;Tiimil\u00e4isroolin hakeminen&#8221;.<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll find the right role type by taking a look at the instructions for signing up for<br \/>\ntrainings. When your role application is accepted, you&#8217;ll receive a notification to the<br \/>\nemail address linked to your account.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In September<\/strong> you&#8217;ll get an email reminding you to sign up for trainings and<br \/>\nadditional information about camp counselling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October onwards:<\/strong> Sign up for trainings. If you&#8217;re applying to be a senior camp<br \/>\ncounsellor for the first time, read through this page before signing up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>November to February:<\/strong> 1) participate in the trainings required for your role type 2)<br \/>\nremember to fill out the availability form on time!<\/li>\n<li><strong>In February, once you&#8217;ve attended the necessary trainings:<\/strong> apply to camp<br \/>\ncounsel! You&#8217;ll receive additional instructions during trainings. You&#8217;ll be notified via<br \/>\nemail about having been placed in a team around the start of April.<\/li>\n<li><strong>April to June:<\/strong> 1) attend team training 2) plan out the camp with your camp team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>June to August:<\/strong> 1) facilitate a week-long camp together with your camp team 2)<br \/>\nattend the official wrap-up at the end of summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<style>\n    .sivujen-nostot {\n        margin-bottom: 0px;\n    }\n    .sivujen-nostot h2 {\n        margin-bottom: 20px;\n    }\n    .sivujen-nostot .article-col {\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        flex-wrap: wrap;\n    }\n    .sivujen-nostot .nosto-kuva {\n        height: 220px;\n        background-position: center;\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        transition: 0.4s;\n    }\n    .sivujen-nostot .nosto-sisalto {\n        background-color: var(--pv);\n        padding: 10px 30px 15px;\n        position: relative;\n        height: calc(100% - 220px);\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        justify-content: space-between;\n        z-index: 1;\n    }\n    .sivujen-nostot .nosto-sisalto .blue-link {\n        margin-bottom: 0;\n        width: 100%;\n        min-width: 0;\n        max-width: 240px;\n    }\n    .sivujen-nostot .nosto-sisalto .nosto-kuvitus {\n        height: 80px;\n        position: absolute;\n        right: 0;\n        top: 15px;\n        z-index: -1;\n    }\n    .sivujen-nostot .palvelu-otsikko {\n        color: white;\n        font-weight: 500;\n        width: 95%;\n        font-size: 24px;\n    }\n    .sivujen-nostot a:hover .nosto-kuva,\n    .sivujen-nostot a:focus .nosto-kuva {\n        filter: brightness(1.1);\n    }\n    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {\n        .sivujen-nostot .nosto-sisalto {\n            max-width: 100%;\n        }\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"sivujen-nostot\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<style>\n    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {\n        .artikkelin-sisalto h2,\n        .artikkelin-sisalto h3 {\n            margin-top: 2em;\n        }\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"artikkelin-sisalto\">\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<style>\n    .sisalto {\n        margin-bottom: 20px;\n    }\n    .sisalto .image-col img {\n        max-width: 100%;\n    }\n    .sisalto .image-col img.oikea {\n        padding-left: 20px;\n    }\n    .sisalto .image-col img.vasen {\n        padding-right: 20px;\n        margin-bottom: 30px;\n    }\n    .sisalto h2, .sisalto h3 {\n        margin: 10px 0 20px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"sisalto\">\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 text-link\">\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 image-col\">\n                            <\/div> \n            <\/div>\n<\/section> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"parent":36981,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"sivun_tyyppi":[65],"class_list":["post-35210","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","sivun_tyyppi-julkinen-sivu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35210"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85093,"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35210\/revisions\/85093"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"sivun_tyyppi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.protu.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sivun_tyyppi?post=35210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}