Jobs at Camp Tulakadik

Applications for the 2010 season are due February 11, 2010, 11:59 pm.

Camp Tulakadik is searching for the best people we can find to help expand and improve the ministry that goes on here at Cassidy Lake. This is something that we do not take lightly. Camp is a place of mixed blessings, highs, lows and incredible growth. The camp’s Director and Commission are prayerfully considering the positions for the summer of 2010, and we ask that you do the same.

If you are looking for a summer job, then we wish you the best. If you are interested in a place where you can grow, and be stretched; somewhere where your love for God, children, youth and others can blossom and spread; and you want to be involved in one of the most exciting and challenging avenues of ministry around, then please fill out and application form and send it to us.

Want to Apply?

You'll need these documents:

• Summer Staff Application ( New Staff | Returning Staff ) – This document is to be completed electronically and returned to the camp via email. Application forms will not be accepted by mail or fax.
• Summer Staff Reference Form ( PDF format ) – Please print three references forms and deliver to your references. These forms are to be filled out by hand and returned to the camp by mail or fax.
• Rules and Policies for Staff – ( HTML format ) – For your information
• Camp Tulakadik Bylaws ( PDF format ) – For your information

Only applicants willing to work the full-term of summer employment will be considered for hire.

You've got to be an eager beaver to get a summer job at Camp Tulakadik. The deadline for receiving job applications is February 11, 2010.

Tentative Summer 2010 Schedule

Regardless of your prior experience, all staff are required to attend Staff Training and the Equip training weekend. Upon acceptance for ministry at Camp Tulakadik, the staff member will be expected to be at the camp for the entire summer (with exception to part-time positions).

The Camp reserves the right to hire before the deadline should the situation or applicant warrant. If accepted on staff, the applicant will be required to procure (at their cost) a Criminal Record Check. All accepted applicants are also encouraged to find five people who will commit to pray for the staff member and the needs of the camp during the summer.

Jobs Available in 2010

Suggested minimum age of applicants: 15 years old and up. Adults are also welcome to consider working at the camp for extended work terms over the summer in any of the positions listed.

Experience: Equip (CLT) and/or previous experience working with youth.

Assistant Director (16 weeks)
Team up with the executive director to serve as a resource and supervisor to all summer staff. Specific duties will include: spiritual leadership of campers and staff; program planning; volunteer recruitment; acquiring camp supplies.

Office Manager (12 weeks)
This position is for someone with an administrative mind and good organization skills. Specific duties include: managing all phone, email, and mail communications; data entry; staff and camper scheduling; managing financial transactions.

Maintenance Director (12-15 weeks)
Use your hands-on skills for this revitalized position of caring for all aspects of maintenance. We need someone with experience in carpentry, plumbing, grounds-keeping, and janitorial skills. Specific duties include: maintaining camp facilities, basic repairs, small building projects, leadership of Leaders in Training and maintenance volunteers.

Program Director (12-15 weeks)
If you have a creative mind and know how to have fun with campers, then this position may be for you. Specific duties include: planning weekly programs, executing those programs, managing interest groups, leadership of program volunteers and Leaders in Training.

Head Cook (8 weeks)
Tackle one of the most important positions in camping—good food is a huge part of a positive camping experience. Specific duties include: preparing all meals; assisting in ordering food; optimizing food purchases; maintaining kitchen cleanliness; leadership of Assistant Cook, Leaders in Training, and kitchen volunteers.

Assistant Cook (8 weeks)
Team up with the Head Cook for a summer full of learning the ropes of the kitchen. This a challenging, yet rewarding position. Specific duties include: assisting in the preparation of all meals; maintaining kitchen cleanliness; leadership of Leaders in Training and kitchen volunteers.

Head Lifeguard (8 weeks)
Guard the lives of our precious campers and staff . . . in the water that is. Specific duties include: lifeguarding at the pool and waterfront, maintaining pool and waterfront equipment and areas, leading campers in pool/waterfront activities, leadership of Assistant Lifeguard and other lifeguards. Head lifeguard is required to have National Lifeguard Society Certification (NLSC).

Cabin Leader (8 positions - 8 weeks)
Get ready for a summer of excitement on the front lines of ministry. This is one of the most important positions at camp, for it is through the lifestyle of a cabin leader that the Gospel is transmitted. Specific duties include: caring for all the needs of a cabin full of campers; spiritual guidance of campers; leading campers in program activities; planning and leading interest groups.

Leader in Training (6 positions - 6 weeks)
This is an opportunity at Camp Tulakadik to learn the ropes of camping ministry. Spend six weeks of your summer learning the ins and outs of working in the kitchen, cabin leading, maintenance work, and helping out with programming. Also, spend some time in training sessions with the Assistant and Executive Director. Suggested minimum age: 15+.

The following support staff positions will be combined based on successful applicants skills and abilities to create 3 positions.

Assistant Lifeguard (8 weeks)
Team up with the Head Lifeguard in managing and maintaining all pool and waterfront activities and equipment. Specific duties include: lifeguarding at the pool and waterfront, maintaining pool and waterfront equipment and areas, leading campers in pool/waterfront activities. Assistant Lifeguard is required to have National Lifeguard Society Certification (NLSC).

Assistant Program Director (8 weeks)
Team up with the program director to run camp each week. Plan and play games, make schedules, organize interest groups and lead LIT’s/volunteers working in program.

Global Adventures Instructor (8 weeks)
If you have a passion for God’s work around the world and want campers to know more about these ministries this is the position for you. Specific duties include planning and executing a weekly program promoting the awareness of local and global mission work, planning and executing camper fundraisers to raise funds for mission work.

Camper Discipleship Coordinator (8 weeks)
If you like to see what God’s doing to change lives at camp and long to see campers in discipleship in our own communities, then this is an excellent way to be a part of that end. Specific duties include: meeting with campers who make commitments or who have questions and maintaining a program that will assist in ensuring our campers continue to be discipled back at home.

First Aid Attendant (8 weeks)
Care for the needs of campers as you hand out medications, attend to minor injuries, document treatments, and oversee the health of our staff. First Aid attendant must have First Responder training or higher.

Photo Capture (8 weeks)
Capture photos, videos, etc of camp activities, prepare photos for distribution, send them to web designer and organize pictures for future promotional material.

Application Forms