General Information About Summer Staff
Summer staff are hired to work a specific number of weeks ranging from 1 week volunteers up to 15 weeks of a salaried position. The minimum number of weeks for a salaried position is 3 weeks. All staff must be qualified and willing to be a counselor (some exceptions apply). Staff will be assigned to one or more positions/job assignments, and these assignments may rotate from week to week depending upon our camp schedule. In most cases, staff will know their one to three areas in which they will be assigned on their staff agreement.
The time that staff spend not working is important to the staff, and it is important to the over all goals and purposes of Phantom Ranch. During off hours staff often help different areas around camp, or with staff activities. Musicians are needed for worship and praise singing during staff chapel. Volunteers may be needed to help with large group games. Staff R.A.s help promote unity, moral, and an atmosphere of discipleship throughout the summer. Camp staff are able to use the wide variety of camp activities.
2024 Summer Staff Schedule
Dates subject to change:
Staff Training
May 31 to June 5 – Leadership Training
June 6 to 9 – All Staff Training
June 10 to 14 – Counselor Training
May 31 to June 5 – Waterfront Training
TBD – Horsemanship Training
Summer Camp Sessions
June 23 to 28 – High School Mission Team Week 1
June 30 to July 5 – Adventurers, Roughriders, Triple W
July 7 to 12 – Discoverers, Pathfinders, Discoverers Horsemanship
July 14 to 19 – Youngteen, Youngteen Horsemanship
July 21 to 26 – Superteen, Superteen Horsemanship
Day Events
June 22, 12:00 to 7:00 pm – VIP Day at Camp
August 24 – 10:00 am to 7:00 pm -Day at Camp
Additional Staffing Opportunities
July 28 to August 2 – Superteen Explorations, Church Summer Camp
August 5 to 10 – Church Camp
August 12 to 26 – Church Camps and Retreats
August 30 to September 2 – Family Camp