Summer Camp Staff 2020
"A Place set apart" is the place YOU want to be!
Sadly, summer camp 2020 has been cancelled, but we encourage you to look ahead and plan to work at camp in upcoming years. Spend your summer sharing the love of Christ in the glory of God’s creation as a member of Camp Lookout’s Summer Camp Staff! Staff members have the opportunity to spend their summer outdoors while serving as role models, friends, and mentors to our campers. Applicants need to have three passions:
A love of God and interest in being involved in a Christian ministry
A love of children and youth and capability of caring for them 24 hours a day during camp
A love for the outdoors and being in God’s creation in all weather conditions
We seek to hire staff members who not only live a life guided by these three passions, but are also willing to work together in a close community, while giving the best of themselves to ensure that each camper has the best camp experience possible. Working at camp reflects a model of servant leadership: being a leader, by being a servant first. This type of leadership serves the camp community as a whole, nurturing the personal growth of both campers and staff members. Making a difference in the lives of campers and a positive impact on one another is some of the most rewarding, joyful, and fun work you will ever do. It can also be demanding and trying work. Whatever the challenge, you’ll develop leadership skills and experience personal and spiritual growth throughout your summer of service. You will also make friendships that will last a lifetime.
A love of God and interest in being involved in a Christian ministry
A love of children and youth and capability of caring for them 24 hours a day during camp
A love for the outdoors and being in God’s creation in all weather conditions
We seek to hire staff members who not only live a life guided by these three passions, but are also willing to work together in a close community, while giving the best of themselves to ensure that each camper has the best camp experience possible. Working at camp reflects a model of servant leadership: being a leader, by being a servant first. This type of leadership serves the camp community as a whole, nurturing the personal growth of both campers and staff members. Making a difference in the lives of campers and a positive impact on one another is some of the most rewarding, joyful, and fun work you will ever do. It can also be demanding and trying work. Whatever the challenge, you’ll develop leadership skills and experience personal and spiritual growth throughout your summer of service. You will also make friendships that will last a lifetime.
About summer camp staff
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Our staff members work together as a team to make camp happen each week, all summer. Summer Camp Staff at Camp Lookout fill three important roles: support staff, counseling staff, and leadership/specialty staff.
Support staffSupport Staff are the youngest members of the staff, comprised of rising seniors and recent high school graduates. Even though all Camp Lookout staff members practice servant leadership, support staff live this out in the most disciplined and selfless way. Support staff are the backbone of camp, involved in a lot of the behind-the-scenes work, such as setting up evening events and filling water coolers. In addition to attending to the many details that make camp run, support staff work closely with counselors and assist in leading Bible Studies and outdoor activities. They typically live in staff housing, but may also serve as staff-camper ratio in cabins. This structure enables support staff to build strong relationships with campers, other staff members, and one another—all in a day’s work.
LEadership/Specialty staffLeadership and Specialty Staff are mostly college students who oversee a particular program area or supervise an area of staff. Each of these positions requires unique skills and expertise. Positions vary from Media Director to our Outpost and Resource Staff (the leaders of our outdoor adventure programs), from our Director of Counselors to our Aquatics Director. All positions require previous camp experience OR equivalent skills and experience acquired elsewhere. Leadership and Specialty Staff not only oversee their particular areas of camp, they also serve as leaders and support for the rest of the camp staff, stepping in and fulfilling roles wherever they are needed. Leadership and Specialty Staff reside in staff housing but check in with counselors and campers frequently.
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Counseling StaffCounseling Staff is the heart of camping ministry, providing campers with structure, a safe environment, and strong community of role models. They must be at least 18 years old and have completed one year of college, or be at least 19 years of age. Counselors have leadership and supervisory responsibility for campers from the time campers arrive until the time they leave for home. Each camp session, counselors are assigned a group of campers to whom they offer emotional support, friendship, and guidance throughout the week. Counselors stay with campers in the cabin and lead a wide variety of outdoor activities throughout the week. By living and learning together, counselors form special bonds with campers and have the unique opportunity to change their lives forever.
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Staff Training and Camp Expectations
Summer Camp Staff are required to participate in two training events at the beginning of the summer:
Camp Lookout Summer Camp Sessions will resume in 2021, with starting and ending dates yet to be announced. Each week, camp begins with a staff meeting on Sunday at 4:00 pm. Staff members stay at camp the entire week and depart on Fridays at approximately 6:00 pm. Although summer camp staff have weekends and the week of July 4th off, there are many opportunities for staff to work on weekends to earn extra income! In all cases, permission to stay at camp during the weekend must be secured through the Camp Director or Summer Camp Director. Summer Camp Staff are provided meals, housing, t-shirts, and name-tags for daily wear, and Workers Compensation insurance during all camp sessions.
- Dates TBA - The Holston Conference Camping & Retreat Ministry (CRM) training
- Dates TBA - Camp Lookout’s on-site training directly following CRM training.
Camp Lookout Summer Camp Sessions will resume in 2021, with starting and ending dates yet to be announced. Each week, camp begins with a staff meeting on Sunday at 4:00 pm. Staff members stay at camp the entire week and depart on Fridays at approximately 6:00 pm. Although summer camp staff have weekends and the week of July 4th off, there are many opportunities for staff to work on weekends to earn extra income! In all cases, permission to stay at camp during the weekend must be secured through the Camp Director or Summer Camp Director. Summer Camp Staff are provided meals, housing, t-shirts, and name-tags for daily wear, and Workers Compensation insurance during all camp sessions.
Apply for summer camp staffThe application process for Summer Camp Staff consists of an application and personal interview. Applications for Summer Camp Staff will be available online and by mail starting November 2020. Many decisions and interviews will be made throughout the fall, winter, and early spring! Things to keep in mind when applying:
Do not miss out on a great opportunity--apply today! To access the online application or PDF version, click the links below.
Summer Camp STaff
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Available Positions:Counselors
Support Staff Resource Staff Outpost Staff Media Director Director of Counselors Support Staff Director Aquatics Director Health Director Property Assistant Kitchen Staff (hourly, flexible) Call (706) 820-1163 if interested! |