Dear Applicant,
I appreciate your interest in working as a camp counselor at the Christian Retreat Center! CRC takes pride in our tradition of having an outstanding counseling staff each summer. We desire for children to know and understand the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Having a Christ-centered staff, working together as a team, will help accomplish this goal during the summer!
Working as a camp counselor is a very rewarding way to spend your summer. This is an awesome opportunity for Jesus to work in you as you work for Jesus! Counselors must be 16 years of age or older by June 1st of 2023 to be considered for a counseling position. Counselor applicants are not required to work all summer (though recommended and preferred). However, staff training week and staff debrief are mandatory. Training week is a valuable time for team building and gaining the proper knowledge of the camp policies. Please make sure to include your availability for this summer on your application. Please note that requested weeks cannot always be guaranteed.
If accepted to the summer staff, you will be notified of the weeks you have been given. There are times when CRC has committed to more counselors than what is needed for a specific week of camp. This will happen when camp registrations might be lower than expected, or a specific camp has an uneven distribution of males or females. In the event this scenario happens, CRC will honor the commitment made to the counselor to have you at camp, but it might not be in a counseling role. Other roles might include helping in the kitchen or helping with maintenance and grounds work.
Please make sure to fill out the online application as soon as possible. When the positions are filled, the remaining applicants will be place on a waiting list. Working as a camp counselor has the potential to be a transformational experience in your life.
Here are the dates for our summer camps:
*DATES TO COME*
Application Process
The following information will help guide you through the application process.
As a potential counselor, you are serving a vital role. The leadership you display will have a big impact on the success of the ministry. Because of this, you will be held to a high standard. The first and foremost requirement of a counselor at CRC is that your focus at camp is to reflect Jesus as beautiful through the power of the Holy Spirt for the glory of the Father.
Jesus will be made beautiful through:
These values will help bring about unity, encouragement, rest, and our dependence on the Spirit as we lead our staff and remind ourselves of the Gospel daily.
About CRC: CRC is evangelistic. We work with many unchurched children and we strive to share the love of God with them. Our summer camp has a special emphasis on high risk children from low-income families. Supporters of CRC sponsor about 50% of the campers that come to camp every summer in order that they may hear the Gospel.
What to Expect this Summer: Your first responsibility is to attend Staff Training Week. After that, responsibilities include taking care of campers Sunday through Friday, working with the staff, providing leadership, and sharing your faith. The ages vary from 6 to 17, with different ages corresponding to different weeks. Ministry takes place through the relationships that are built. The concept that CRC teaches is that the closer you are to your campers, the more opportunity you will have to share God’s love.
I appreciate your interest in working as a camp counselor at the Christian Retreat Center! CRC takes pride in our tradition of having an outstanding counseling staff each summer. We desire for children to know and understand the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Having a Christ-centered staff, working together as a team, will help accomplish this goal during the summer!
Working as a camp counselor is a very rewarding way to spend your summer. This is an awesome opportunity for Jesus to work in you as you work for Jesus! Counselors must be 16 years of age or older by June 1st of 2023 to be considered for a counseling position. Counselor applicants are not required to work all summer (though recommended and preferred). However, staff training week and staff debrief are mandatory. Training week is a valuable time for team building and gaining the proper knowledge of the camp policies. Please make sure to include your availability for this summer on your application. Please note that requested weeks cannot always be guaranteed.
If accepted to the summer staff, you will be notified of the weeks you have been given. There are times when CRC has committed to more counselors than what is needed for a specific week of camp. This will happen when camp registrations might be lower than expected, or a specific camp has an uneven distribution of males or females. In the event this scenario happens, CRC will honor the commitment made to the counselor to have you at camp, but it might not be in a counseling role. Other roles might include helping in the kitchen or helping with maintenance and grounds work.
Please make sure to fill out the online application as soon as possible. When the positions are filled, the remaining applicants will be place on a waiting list. Working as a camp counselor has the potential to be a transformational experience in your life.
Here are the dates for our summer camps:
*DATES TO COME*
Application Process
The following information will help guide you through the application process.
- Read the full job description (provided below).
- Complete an online application. When finished, hit submit and the form will be sent directly to Zach Bashore via email.
- If you are applying as a first year counselor, provide three people a link to the online reference form to fill out on your behalf.
- All applicants (first year and returners) will be subject to a phone interview.
- After conducting the phone interview and receiving the three reference letters, the applicant will then be invited /provided information to proceed with three background checks in conjunction with PA State Laws.
- If you are a returning staff member please fill out the “Returning Counselor Application” online.
- See and read through the Adopt-A-Counselor Program!
- Complete and submit a Counselor Medical Form.
- Please take time to read and review our Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy. During training week there will be a session regarding the below information. We will talk about statistics, how to identify potential abuser’s grooming patterns, and how we will aim to prevent any abuse from taking place in order to keep our counselors and campers safe this summer. Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy
As a potential counselor, you are serving a vital role. The leadership you display will have a big impact on the success of the ministry. Because of this, you will be held to a high standard. The first and foremost requirement of a counselor at CRC is that your focus at camp is to reflect Jesus as beautiful through the power of the Holy Spirt for the glory of the Father.
Jesus will be made beautiful through:
- Putting others before ourselves because it is a privilege to serve those we encounter. No one is beyond the limits of being our neighbor!
- Having a Christ like attitude because our minds are set on eternal things above. There is no room for small minded, narrow thinking, complacent Christians!
- Working hard to display our faith because our faith is active. It is not passive. Christ is alive!
- Showing our eagerness to be taught and to teach. Our God is the infinite creator and there is always more to learn.
- Putting our confidence in the resurrection of Jesus because He is our hope. With Christ nothing else matters and without Christ nothing else matters!
These values will help bring about unity, encouragement, rest, and our dependence on the Spirit as we lead our staff and remind ourselves of the Gospel daily.
About CRC: CRC is evangelistic. We work with many unchurched children and we strive to share the love of God with them. Our summer camp has a special emphasis on high risk children from low-income families. Supporters of CRC sponsor about 50% of the campers that come to camp every summer in order that they may hear the Gospel.
What to Expect this Summer: Your first responsibility is to attend Staff Training Week. After that, responsibilities include taking care of campers Sunday through Friday, working with the staff, providing leadership, and sharing your faith. The ages vary from 6 to 17, with different ages corresponding to different weeks. Ministry takes place through the relationships that are built. The concept that CRC teaches is that the closer you are to your campers, the more opportunity you will have to share God’s love.