Positions Available
There are plenty of ways to plug in if you are interested in employment at camp. One aspect of each position though is the impact you’ll have on kids in this ministry. Each job has its own way of serving kids and Christ, and each job has its own unique merit of service. Listed below you will find our available positions and brief job descriptions. Please contact us if you would like to receive a detailed job description. Food and lodging are provided with all positions.
- Counselors
- These staff members work in a cabin with a group of 8-10 campers and are responsible for the overall well being of the children. They also teach or assist in a particular skill area. Must be 18 years of age and finished with your first year of college (base salary: $195/week).
- Junior Counselors/Jets
- These staff members work in a cabin as well and assist the counselor in their duties. They typically assist in teaching a particular skill area. Must be 17 years of age (18 at boy's camp) and finished with the 11th grade (base salary: $135/week).
- SALT (Service and Leadership Training) Program
- Available to 17 year olds at Camp Ridgecrest for Boys. The SALT Program is for former campers or those new to camp who wish to be part of camp life, but more importantly seek to develop leadership, service, and discipleship abilities. SALT participants live together under the supervision of a director who is typically upperclassmen in college or a college graduate. Spaces are limited to 7-10 per session. Sessions last 4 weeks, and you may be offered the opportunity to stay 8 weeks depending on your performance. The SALT program has three main components: service, discipleship, and fellowship. Those who participate are not paid, but camp makes a significant financial investment by paying for lodging, food, and some extra activities. The camp administration sees this as a vital part of developing the long-term leadership of Camp Ridgecrest and beyond. More Information.
- Activity Directors
- (Crafts, Waterfront, Music, Discipleship, Landsports, and Age Group Leaders). Experienced staff members who have worked with us in the past usually fill these positions. Occasionally, we will have a need for hiring an individual that is new to camp (base salary: dependent on position and experience).
- Office Workers
- These are staff members who serve in either a receptionist or bookkeeper role. We hire 3 office workers at boy's camp. 5 office workers are employed at girl's camp who typically work in exchange for their child coming to camp (base salary: $195/week).
- Outdoor Adventure Staff
- We hire a director and two assistants (at the boy's camp) for our Outdoor Adventure Program. We hire an "OAP" director at girl's camp. Duties consist of instruction and facilitation of mountain biking, rock climbing, and low ropes course initiatives (base salary: dependent on position and experience).
- Horseback Staff
- We have a Horseback Director and a number of assistants at each camp. These staff members spend most of their time working in our horseback program, teaching the campers, and caring for the horses. Certified instructors are desired. Horseback experience is required. We make certification training available to our staff (base salary: dependent on position and experience).
- Laundry Workers
- These staff members are responsible for performing laundry duties for campers and staff on the premises. Two laundry employees are hired at boy's camp. One laundry employee is hired at girl's camp who typically works in exchange for their child coming to camp (base salary: $205/week).
- Camp Driver
- Each camp has a driver that is responsible for running errands into town, performing small tasks around camp, and taking campers to the doctor as needed (base salary: $200/week).
- Webmaster/Photographer
- We have one Webmaster at each camp that takes digital photos of activities each day and uploads them to our website for parents to view. This person will also write daily articles about what each age group is doing at camp for upload to our website (base salary: $220/week).
- Videographer
- Our videographer handles all duties of shooting, editing, and production of the camp videos for each session as well as a staff video. These are typically 15 minutes in length and delivered to the campers on the last day of camp. Applicants should have experience with Final Cut Pro and Mac Software (base salary: dependent upon experience).
- Nurses
- We hire two registered nurses at each camp. Most of these employees work in exchange for their child coming to camp.
