Interested in joining our summer team?
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We're looking for energetic, joyful, Christ-like individuals to serve with us this coming summer! Here's what you can expect from a summer at Sunrise.
Small community: Camps range from 30-50 campers, ensuring that everyone builds personal relationships with each other.
Focused time with God: Personal and cabin devotions, chapels, and one-on-one conversations help staff and campers grow closer to God.
Rewarding weeks: Working with campers is a non-stop, all-in kind of job. But there's nothing more thrilling than discipling campers and seeing them grow in their relationship with Jesus!
Schedule: 2025 camps run from June 8-27, & July 6-19. (All staff must attend training June 4-7.)
Staff Positions
Counselors / Junior Counselors
Mission: To glorify God by discipling and taking responsibility for the campers in your care.
Job Descriptions:
Counselor: You’ll lead a cabin of 8 kids for an active, fun, and engaging week. You’ll build relationships with your campers, lead them in activities, and help them take the next step spiritually; all while ensuring your campers are safe and well-cared for.
Junior Counselor: You’ll assist a counselor in whatever ways are needed, whether running errands or leading a devotional, while building relationships with your campers and sharing the gospel with them.
Lifeguards
Mission: To glorify God by making the waterfront a safe and enjoyable experience for all.
Job Description: By keeping a close lookout and enforcing waterfront rules, you’ll create a safe and enjoyable experience at our two lakes. You'll also enable the counselors to have one-on-one spiritual conversations with campers. (Lifeguards also serve on the operations or health center teams.)
Operations Team
Mission: To glorify God by serving staff behind the scenes.
Job Description: As op staff, you’ll serve everyone at camp--from transporting food for a picnic to cleaning restrooms, from setting up archery targets to replacing stairs. Op staff are ready for anything and proactive in figuring out ways to serve. Most op staff also serve as lifeguards.
Foodservice Team
Mission: To glorify God by providing delicious meals and welcoming experiences in the dining hall and café.
Job Descriptions:
Kitchen Staff: You'll prepare and serve three delicious meals a day, and create a warm and inviting atmosphere in the dining hall. Kitchen staff also work in the café.
Dishwashers: You'll help make the dining hall run smoothly and efficiently by serving behind the scenes--whether washing dishes or helping the kitchen staff serve. Dishwashers also work in the camp store and café.
Photographer / Videographer
Mission: To glorify God by helping parents, campers, and staff remember their camp experience.
Job Description: You’ll take lots of quality photos and videos of each person, place, and activity at camp, while preparing media for daily photo reels, Facebook posts, and end-of-week videos.
Health Center Team
Mission: To glorify God by caring for the physical and spiritual needs of campers and staff.
Job Description: As a health center supervisor or assistant, you'll keep track of campers' medications, apply band-aids, and work to ensure the health of campers and staff.
Health Center Supervisors must be certified as an EMT, AEMT, LPN, RN, or similar certification.
FAQs
Dates: June 8-27 & July 6-19. (Staff are welcome to stay between camp sessions.) Commitment includes mandatory training on June 4-7, plus the specific weeks of camp a staff member is accepted to work for.
Time Off: During each week of camp, staff typically have 1 hour off daily, depending on their position. (Staff must stay on-site the entirety of each camp session.) In addition, there are 36-hour breaks between sessions. Staff are free to leave the property between sessions, and must report back by 1:30 pm on the day each session begins.
Summer staff must be able to attend all of staff training (June 4-7), be at least 15 years old, and be Christians who agree with Sunrise's statement of beliefs.
Summer staff receive a stipend of $125/week of camp, plus an additional bonus of $200 if they work all 5 weeks of camp.
Three meals a day are included in your position as a staff member. Some common entrees
include:
- Breakfasts: pancakes and sausage, french toast and bacon, scrambled eggs and coffee cake
- Lunches: pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers
- Dinners: spaghetti, pork roast, chicken casserole
Staff with food allergies or dietary restrictions must supplement meals with personal food. Personal food must be stored in the dining hall. A refrigerator and freezer are available, and food is accessible by kitchen staff.
Due to the number of children with severe nut allergies, Camp Sunrise strives to be nut-free. Products containing nuts (other than coconut) are not allowed in the Dining Hall. Peanuts are not allowed on the property. (Some coconut is used in the camp kitchen.)
On-site training from June 4-7 is mandatory for all staff. In addition, staff must read a training manual before arriving at Sunrise.