Summer Staff
Join Our Summer Team
Each summer, Cedar Lake Ministries hires around twenty summer staff members to serve our program through eight weeks of camp. These individuals must have a desire to serve the Lord and a willingness to be a contributing member of a team that seeks to impact campers for Christ. Serving on summer staff is a rewarding experience that pushes each individual to grow in their relationship with the Lord and gain new skills along the way!
To Qualify for Summer Staff:
- You must know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.
- You must have a willing heart to be used by God wherever He would send you.
- Your conduct must reflect that of Jesus Christ.
- You must be willing to contribute to a team that seeks to clearly communicate the good news of Christ.
- You must be willing to commit a full summer to service. Any exceptions are made on a case by case basis (LITs and Volunteer Nurses serve on a week by week basis).
- You must meet the minimum age required for the position you are applying for (age minimums are listed below).
Available Paid Positions
Age Required: 19+
Program Assistants
The Program Assistants will be part of the Leadership Team working directly under the Full Time Program Team. Their main responsibility will be leading and discipling the counseling staff and LITs by encouraging them in God’ Word, leading devotions for staff meetings, and checking in to ensure that all staff have their needs met. Other responsibilities include leading games, helping run chapels, teaching skills, driving a boat, lifeguarding, facilitating meals, making announcements, selling items in the Kandy Kabin, assisting with camper behaviors, and more. Prior camp experience is preferred for this position. We will hire one male and one female in this position.
Age Required: 18+
Counselors
A counselor’s main job is to spend time with and invest in the lives of their campers. As a counselor, you are responsible for the care and supervision of campers during each week of camp both in our Day Camps and Overnight Camps. Counselors will be assigned a cabin group of 8-10 campers and serve as the facilitator of devotions, games, skills lessons, and other camp activities. Counselors are responsible for creating and keeping a safe, positive, and fun camp environment for all campers.
Age Required: 16+
Lifeguards
A lifeguard’s primary responsibility is the supervision of all waterfront related activities such as swimming, boating, and tubing, and to ensure that campers and guests have a safe and fun experience at the lakefront. Lifeguards are also responsible for the care and upkeep of our waterfront facilities and equipment. This position requires active monitoring and enforcing rules to ensure the safety and well-being of all campers and guests on the lakefront. Depending on needs and availability, lifeguards may come alongside the counselors to assist in the running of other camp programming. Training will be provided if needed.
Age Required: 18+
Media Specialist
The media specialist is responsible for capturing and organizing photos and videos of the daily activities around camp. The media specialist will prepare a weekly video to be played during the closing session at the end of every week. This position may also be asked to run the sound for chapel sessions, work with speakers and worship leaders on any slide presentations, mics, and tv’s to help ensure that all equipment is ready for each chapel session. A current student in a Media/Marketing major is preferred but not necessary.
Age Required: 19+
Health Officer
This position is responsible for providing for our campers’ basic health needs, including: overseeing the collection, storage, and distribution of camper medication, performing basic first aid, and help in comforting campers. This person must be prepared to care for minor injuries and be equipped to handle major emergencies. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining health records, maintaining cleanliness of the health clinic, and supporting program activities. LPN, EMT, graduate RN, or college junior nursing major preferred.
Volunteer: Leaders in Training (L.I.T.)
Age Required: 12-16 (must have completed 6th grade) If you are 12-16 years old, have completed 6th grade, and want to be a part of making a difference in the lives of young campers, consider being an L.I.T. for a week or two this summer. L.I.T.s will be partnered with a counselor for a week of day camp and will help assist them in leading devotions, skills, activities, games and loving their campers! L.I.T.s will also spend part of every day together diving into a devotional about what it means to be a servant leader for Christ. Other responsibilities may include: helping in the Kandy Kabin, assisting with housekeeping, and assisting the kitchen crew after lunch. This is a great experience for those who have aged out of being a day camper and want to be on summer staff when they get older! To apply you must fill out an application and provide one reference. L.I.T.s can serve anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks in the summer.
What Staff are Saying:
“Never have I thought I would get the opportunity to be someone making an impact on kids childhood, making memories to last a lifetime. I will not take for granted the past few months this summer and camp had on my life. After accepting the job I thought to myself ‘you’re crazy being with kids all day everyday ALL summer is insane.’ Being a camp counselor was not something I thought I would be doing ever; willingly giving up sleep, personal space and alone time, no thanks. Boy would those thoughts change by the end of week one, I never wanted the fun to stop. And the only reason I was okay with time passing was because the lake was warming up. I was having the MOST fun playing games and messing around, essentially getting to be a kid again. Camp became a second home. The place my heart was and where I wanted to be all the time. During the summer the Lord answered prayers the entire time, whether it was giving me the words to say in difficult conversations or keeping the storms away, he was in every detail providing for all our needs. I could spend hours talking about the memories camp had to offer; between the long laughs, intense games of gaga ball, good conversations and great times had. I would still not be able to find the right words to explain the part of my heart that camp will hold. All of a sudden I didn’t mind the lack of sleep or clingy campers, and my camp friends are way more than I could have imagined. When I didn’t want the summer to end I knew I had spent it in the right place. Stepping outside my comfort zone and jumping when God called me too, will have me thanking him for the rest of my days. Life truly is better at the lake. ”
Julia,
Summer Staff 2025
Important Summer Staff 2026 Dates
- May 26-30: Lead Staff Training
- May 31- June 5: All Staff Training
- June 8: First day of Camp with Campers!
- July 31: Last Day with Campers
- August 1-2: Summer Debrief
