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Summer staff & volunteers

Live a life of impact

  • See the gospel come to life
    Working at camp is more than a summer job. You’ll help create an incredible summer for kids while sharing the love of Jesus through your words, your actions, and the relationships you build.
  • Discover what you’re capable of
    Camp is fun, rewarding, and hard work. You’ll be given real responsibility, learn to work as part of a team, solve problems, and grow in confidence and leadership along the way.
  • Find a community where you belong
    Spend your summer working, living, and serving alongside others. Make friends, spend a lot of time outdoors, and be part of a people working toward something that matters.
  • Rack up stories you’ll tell at 50
    Camp is busy, sometimes messy, and very rarely boring. You’ll work hard, laugh a lot, try new things, and finish the summer with experiences and friendships that last well beyond camp.
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More than 100 summer staff and volunteers make the joy of camp possible each summer

Working at camp is a wildly rewarding, all-in experience. There are not many places where you can make deep friendships, grow in job and life skills, or take steps forward in your faith so quickly.

 

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Are you up for it?

Working at the Ranch is an unparalleled way to grow in leadership through all kinds of experience, and grow in love with God through service and discipleship in action

Who We Need

All positions are open to Canadian and international applicants.

The Impact Team

  • Age 16+  |  1–8 weeks

Impact Team members make camp happen by caring for kids, animals, and facilities as counsellors, group leaders, program staff, kitchen staff, horse staff, adventure staff, maintenance staff, and more!

Spend a week or two at the Ranch, or come for the whole summer. Impact Team members who stay for several weeks will likely have opportunities to try different roles.

Impact Team members are volunteers who receive an honorarium. Canadian team members who volunteer for 4+ weeks also have the option to raise additional financial support through the Summer Missions Program.

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The Program Team & Leadership Team

  • Age 18+ |  9+ week commitment

Program Team and Leadership Team members serve in specific, skilled roles for the full summer, including an additional week beyond the Impact Team commitment.

These team members receive a stipend and, if Canadian, also have the option to raise additional financial support through the Summer Missions Program.

Program and Leadership Team members must demonstrate strong leadership skills and commitment to their Christian faith. Previous experience at camp and/or working with children is a considerable asset.

We hire for the following positions each year:

 

Contact our office to find out if a specific position is still open.

Leaders In Training (LIT)

  • 15 – 16 years old |  3 weeks in July

LIT is an incredible 3-week challenge to prepare to lead with excellence at camp and in life.

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Parent Volunteers

Parent volunteers give back to camp for a week while their kids are at camp, get a discount, and enjoy a week away.

All applicants must be:

  • Friendly, flexible, teachable
  • Committed to their relationship with Jesus, with a mature and growing faith that they desire to share
  • Ready to participate fully in camp life
  • Caring, responsible, and fun with children
  • Excited about living in a rustic camp environment