Employment

Camp Copass
8200 East McKinney Street
Denton, Texas 76208
United States

(940) 565-0050
1-800-303-2103 (Texas only)
(940) 382-9984 fax

Summer Office Hours
Monday - Friday open 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday - Friday lunch 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Saturdays and Sundays closed

Summer Staff 2010.

Note: As of May all the positions for staffers have been filled. We are still looking for part time life-guards to call if needed. If you are already certified then fill out a application and include it in the comment area, we will keep you on file.

The Need: Every year Camp Copass hires high school and college students to be part of the staff and help out during the summer months. Hundreds of children and youth visit the camp during this time and our goal is to create a environment conducive to the Holy Spirit working in their lives. Our staffers are not counselors that work directly with the campers; rather our ministry is to serve and take care of the needs of others.

The Job: It takes a lot to feed 500-700 campers 3 meals a day, 5 days a week so the majority of the time spent is in the dining hall. Other staff jobs include the concession stand, supplying toilet paper, picking up trash, cleaning cabins, and restocking soft drink machines. On Monday nights some camps have a carnival which the staff help at; face painting, snow cones, cotton candy, and crazy hairstyles are a few of the activities we provide. We are also looking for lifeguards and ropes course facilitators. The camp will pay the cost of certification classes for these employees.

The Dates: Orientation will be on Friday, 4 June and the last day of summer camp will be Friday, 13 August. Each staffer may have one week of vacation except in July while Trek Weeks and Youth Camp are here. Also we are no longer letting staffers be part-time therefore they will need to make a commitment to at least 9 full weeks of the 10 available. Most of these weeks have a Monday through Friday schedule but there are times when we are needed on Saturdays or Sundays.

The Pay: This is a paying job. Everyone is also provided with free meals, a different t-shirt for each day, plus other accessories. All the staff are allowed to live on camp in rooms which can be subject to change at times. The table below shows the pay scale, the weekly rates are based on number of years at the camp. There is also a optional savings program; staffers would get $50.00 in spending money for the weekend while the rest of their earnings would be held until the end of the summer and given in a single check plus a bonus.

high school student first year staffer	$190.00
college student first year staffer	$200.00
college student second year staffer	$210.00
college student third year staffer	$220.00
college student fourth year staffer	$230.00
full time lifeguard	$250.00
part time lifeguard	hourly pay

The Ministry: Being a summer staffer certainly takes a lot of effort but it is a important part of the ministry. Without us the campers would not have a clean place to sleep nor food to eat and the worship leaders would not have a receptive audience to tell them about the love of Jesus. A good attitude and work ethic is a must have because the days and weeks are long. The job is rewarding; many people make lifelong friends and some have even met their future husband or wife. There are also opportunities for spiritual growth; every morning a different staffer leads in a short devotion and once a week there is a Bible study. At times the staff enjoys a night when the camp takes everyone out to eat.

Age Requirements: Applicants must be at least 18 and have completed their senior year in high school.

Hiring: Prospective (and returning) employees need to do the following.
1. Read the staff rules.
2. Fill out and submit a application (for a PDF application form to print out and mail in click here).
3. Allow access to their Facebook profile. You may go to our camp page and make a friend request.

If you have any questions feel free to email the Summer Staff Director, Tyler Springer, at summerstaffdirector@campcopass.com.