Experience a fulfilling, life-changing summer job!
Since 1993, CHWC has been the largest Catholic summer service organization in the U.S., offering impactful Catholic mission trips that connect participants with communities nationwide. If you’re looking for Catholic summer camp jobs, this is your chance to lead, serve, and grow. As one of nine college-aged leaders on a team, you’ll help oversee camp logistics while fostering an atmosphere of love and service. Join us for a summer filled with meaningful connections and the chance to make a difference in the lives of others.
- Questions? Please contact [email protected] for more information.
Requirements to apply for CHWC staff – The application deadline is February 15th!
- CHWC prioritizes applicants who are 21 years or older for staff positions. If there is a shortage of 21-year-old applicants, 20-year-olds will be considered.
- Staff Application
- A current photo of yourself! There is a spot on the application for you to upload it. If you need an example, take a look at the radiant John Boyle.
- A video of yourself! It should introduce yourself and explain why you want to be a staff member. If you need help with some ideas, you can check out these superb examples below. After creating your video, upload it to a platform of your choice and share the link in your application.
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- Consent for CHWC to conduct an FBI National Background Check, encompassing criminal and driving records (click for further details), and to participate in the VIRTUS program “Protecting God’s Children.” (This will be completed after the hiring process).
- Three references. One must be from your parish priest or youth minister. You can give them this link to fill out: Reference Questionnaire.
- All references must be received by February 15th for us to process your application.
- Provide your own transportation to your tour’s first and last city.
- Be available for training. Staff members for full-summer teams and A-Teams will arrive in Orlando the week before the first day of their tour. B-Teams will arrive in a specified city the week before their first day of camp.
Benefits of being on staff
- Opportunity to be used by God to make a difference in the lives of teenagers and adults
- Grow closer to God by sacrificing, serving, and giving in ways you never have before
- Create close friendships with other staff members
- Travel the country
- Get paid! Staff members’ pay begins at $500.00 per camp week and increases with responsibilities. Half of the weekly payment is given for “off-weeks.”
- Food and lodging are paid for while traveling from camp to camp.
Characteristics of our staff members
- Individuals who are more driven by a belief in a vision and by being challenged as a servant than by financial compensation. *For staff members, this is a 24-hour 7 day a week mission camp experience.*
- A person of prayer focused on doing God’s will.
- Weekly participation in the Mass and Eucharist
- Holds a healthy emotional and spiritual disposition
- Looking for opportunities to grow in his/her Catholic faith
- Fun and pleasant personality
- Personable and approachable to youth
- A hard worker without complaining
- Positive attitude who can also encourage, affirm, and uplift others
- Flexible, adaptable, and patient
- Pleasant companion in long-distance traveling and respectful in close sleeping quarters
Staff behavior while on tour
- Relating to workcampers of the opposite sex
- Due to the sensitive nature of sexual misconduct in today’s climate, and out of concern for the safety and privacy of all involved, we require that all staff members take reasonable caution in relating to the opposite sex. Staff members should never find themselves alone with a camper, especially a member of the opposite sex. Conversations should always take place within the context of a group of people in the community. For your own protection, never take someone out of the eyesight of other people. It is easy for young, impressionable teenagers to misunderstand staff members’ gestures of friendship.
- Staff sleeping quarters
- For the sake of privacy, we require male and female staff members to have their own separate sleeping quarters.
No smoking on school grounds or in any staff vehicles
- For the sake of privacy, we require male and female staff members to have their own separate sleeping quarters.
- No drinking of alcohol anytime
- There is a no-tolerance rule for alcohol/drug use, whether it’s before/during/after your daily responsibilities or while traveling from camp to camp.
- Staff romance and close friendships
- Being on the road for long periods of time creates opportunities for forming deep and meaningful friendships. As a team, you will be in a tight community in which closeness and intimacy with each other may occur. For many staff members, sharing with other staff members is a highlight of their time on tour. However, sometimes two staff members will “click,” and a close bond develops. Exclusive one-on-one friendships are to be avoided for the good of the overall team chemistry. Any romance, physical contact, or “dating” per se should be avoided. The appropriate time for developing an involved dating relationship is after your tour.
- Attendance of the staff morning and evening meetings
- Each staff person must attend all meetings in the mornings and evenings, unless a situation is previously discussed with the team captain.
Each team needs staff members for the following positions:
