Summer Camp Staff 2017 - Apply today!

"A  Place  set  apart"  is  the  place  YOU  want  to   be!

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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. Applicant’s need to have 3 passions:
  1. A love of God and interest in being involved in a Christian ministry
  2. A love of children and youth and capability of caring for them 24 hrs a day during camp
  3. 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

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  staff

Support 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 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  staff

​Leadership 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 Day Camp Counselor to our Aquatics Director. All positions require previous camp experience OR equivalent skills and experience acquired elsewhere. 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, with salaries based on previous experience and position.

Counseling Staff

Counseling 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 will 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.

Staff  Training  and  Camp  Expectations

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Summer Camp Staff is required to participate in two training events at the beginning of the summer:
  • May 21, 2017  - The Holston Conference Camping & Retreat Ministry (CRM) training that will occur at Camp Wesley Woods, near Townsend, TN Staff from all Holston camp programs will attend (unless other arrangements have been made with the Program Director.)
  • May 24-26, 2017 and May 28 – June 3, 2017 - Camp Lookout’s on-site training directly following CRM training, 
​There will be additional adventure activity training and certification classes such as ropes, lifeguard, and paddling training (cost covered by Camp Lookout) starting in January. Summer Camp Staff will be notified of dates in their hiring packets. Adventure activity leaders, resource staff, and leadership/specialty staff may be required to attend. These are also great opportunities for counseling and support staff to gain experience in many different activity areas, resulting in higher pay and adding variety and excitement to one’s summer!  

 Camp Lookout Summer Camp Sessions start June 5, 2017 and end on August 6, 2017. Each week, camp begins with a staff meeting on Sundays 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 has 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 Program Director. Summer Camp Staff is provided meals, housing, t-shirts and name-tags for daily wear, and Workers Compensation Insurance during all camp sessions. 

Apply  for  summer  camp  staff

The application process for Summer Camp Staff consists of an application and personal interview. Applications for Summer Camp Staff are available online and by mail starting October 1, 2016. Many decisions and interviews will be made throughout the fall, winter, and early spring! Things to keep in mind when applying:
  • As it is a rolling application process, the earlier you apply the better!
  •  Applicants need to be at least rising seniors for support staff, at least 18 years of age and out of high school for at least one year for all other positions.
  • Policies Specific to Summer Camp Community and Volunteer and Hired Staff Disclosure Form must be signed and returned with application.
  • All applicants will be screened with a back-ground check and disclosure form.
​If you have questions, please contact our Program Director Molly Rogers, at 706-820-1163 (work), 423-322-4950 (cell), or molly@camplookout.com.
Do not miss out on a great opportunity--apply today! To access the online application or PDF version, click the links below.

Available Positions:

Support Staff
Male Counselors
Female Counselors
Day Camp Director
Day Camp Counselor
Horseback Director
Aquatics Director
Crafts Director
Media Director
Outpost Staff
Resource Staff