Adventure, Leadership and Friendship
Camp Spirit is a place where youth and young adults find meaningful employment, personal growth, intentional Christian community, comprehensive leadership skills training, and valuable work experience.

Summer Staff travel with their team - from one to six weeks of the summer - and engage with United Church Communities of Faith (congregations) in rural and urban settings around the province of BC. Since its inception, Camp Spirit has placed a high value on training our staff well and paying a competitive wage. ​The Camp Spirit Summer Staff experience offers youth and young adults excellent, progressive, inclusive, and dynamic opportunities to develop as leaders. 

We Are Still Hiring for Some SummerStaff Positions! 

1 Camp Spirit Director (Lower Mainland)
1 Camp Spirit Senior Coordinator
1 Food Coordinator
1 Camp Spirit Junior Coordinator

Click Here to Apply
​Applications are open until Friday, May 6th, 2022​
Our Camp Spirit Staff Application portal will open in a new window, using a program called "CampBrain". Follow the steps on the screen to sign in (or sign up if you're applying for a Camp Spirit job for the first-time). If you have any questions, please contact Lisa or Cathy. ​
Welcoming Diversity 
Camp Spirit Summer Staff is for everyone with a heart for United Church (day) camping, and working with children and youth!  Whether you're an experienced leader, someone who's just starting to get to know their leadership skills and gifts - or anywhere in between - you are welcome to apply. 

Camp Spirit is proudly a Christian place of Belonging for every person, where diverse family structure, genders, cultures, faiths and sexual orientations are celebrated  and treasured!
​You're warmly invited to give our Executive Director, Cathy Cryder, a call or email to chat more Summer Staff and Camp Programs.
You Know Summer Staff is for you when...
​... You are passionate about or interested in working with children and youth!
... You value building and creating a safe space where children feel loved!
... You want to practice and strengthen leadership skills!
... You enjoy working collaboratively as a team with youth and adult leaders!
... You are interested in learning about and supporting children's faith development!
... You are part of - or curious about! - the United Church of Canada!
Embracing Excellence 

Past Summer Staff training has included:
  • “Trauma Informed Leadership and Mindfulness Practices,” Dr. Shahar Rabi, Ph.D., a registered Clinical Counsellor and adjunct Professor of Counselling Psychology at Alder University and a published author.
  •  “Behaviour as Communication,” with teacher and United Church member Christine Coles.
  • “Children and Race,” with Anthony Peterson, adjunct instructor in Ethics, Cultural Worldviews, and Biblical Studies at Trevecca Nazarene University.
  • "Gender Diversity", "Self-Care", "Godly Play Storytelling", "Communication Skills", "Faith Exploration", "Planning Models", "Team Building", and “How to Lead a Wide Game,” all led by First Third Ministry personnel with over a century of cumulative experience in United Church ministry with children and youth.
​Coming Soon
  • Information about the way Summer Staff are organized into leadership Teams to offer balanced and successful day camp weeks at each Camp Spirit site.
  • Details of dates, locations, Summer Staff orientation dates
Click the images to download and read the Summer Staff job descriptions.