Volunteers built the foundation of this camp and keep us running today. We would love for YOU to be a part of the Camp Cedarbrook team by volunteering this year.

Here are ways you can connect with camp:

• Work weekends — opening the camp in the spring and closing the camp in the fall.
• Summer volunteer staff — adults join us for one week or more for a wide variety of jobs, one is perfect for you.
• Off-season — helping with mailings, hosting prayer coffees, acting as liason from camp to your church.

We're continually surprised by people with unique gifts they want to share and we often find great ways for them to serve. Call us with your ideas!

Can't spend this summer with us, but can't imagine not being at camp? Volunteer for a week.

Work Weekends

Building the camp ministry together

Caring volunteers help us prepare, repair, set up, clean up, and close up on weekends before and after the summer camp program.  Many of these committed "team members" are former staff, campers, parents, and youth groups who can give the gift of time, labor, materials, and resources, over a weekend.  Skilled workers, such as carpenters or electricians, are needed as well as general cleaner-uppers and kitchen workers.  A task can be found for any worker.

The mission of work weekends it to build the camp ministry together by providing opportunities for volunteers to:

Use God-given abilities and skills in a variety of service projects that will benefit the camp ministry

Recognize and act on the need for personal acceptance of Christ as Savior

Apply Biblical principles to daily life and relationships with others

Fellowship, worship, and work together with other Christians

WANTED!

Carpenters, Electricians, Landscapers, Painters, Plumbers, Sweepers, Cleaner-uppers, Willing hands!

Check out our WANTED list.

COME AND JOIN US!

Want to get involved?  Want to give your youth group a mission?  Come enjoy the fellowship, delight in the beautiful setting, and put your skills to work.  Join us and be a part of our mission to "build the camp ministry together." A perfect mission project for:

• Adult Sunday School class
• High School Sunday School class
• Missions project
• Junior High Youth Group
• Senior High Youth Group
• Club groups
• Men's group
• Women's group
• Family groups
• Church groups
• Individuals
• Old camp friends

No fee is charged and all meals are provided. Your group can get together in the evenings to talk around a fire, play games, or have a time of devotions. A worship service is led by camp staff on Sunday morning.  Workers stay in cabins or staff housing.  Workers may use some of the camp activity areas, such as swimming or boating, when the work day is done.

Look at a sample weekend schedule.

View our project list for this year- and check back for updates after each work weekend.

DATES

May 21-23, 2010

May 28-31, 2010 Memorial Day Weekend

June 11-13, 2010

Sept. 3-6, 2010 Labor Day Weekend

For more information, contact:  Nadine Jascor:  518-608-6800  office@campcedarbrook.net

Download and print a registration form

Register On-Line

Summer Positions

• How to Apply
• Training
• Volunteers with Children

Volunteers are selected by application to work at camp each week. Parents with campers receive a discount for each week.

Volunteer Positions Available

The following positions are available for one week or more:

Food Service Assistant

Assist the cook in food preparation. A medical test (TB Tine test) is required of all food handlers.

Maintenance Assistant

Assist the maintenance staff with jobs around camp—wide variety from mowing to skilled tasks.

Office Assistant

Assist office staff or health service staff with phones, filing, and other general office tasks.

Activity Assistant

Assist activity leaders in camper activities

Assistant Nurse

Assist the head nurse in various aspects of health service– may include examining campers, clerical duties, etc. (Requires certification of RN, LPN, EMT, etc.)

Counselor for Staff Children

Work as counselor with young children of staff and volunteers. Includes activities and Bible exploration.

HOW TO APPLY

Application and Screening

The hiring process is the same whether you come for one week or seven. Begin by filling out an application. Once your application is received, camp staff will send you some basic information and be in touch about the next steps. The screening process typically includes a phone interview and reference checks. You can fill out the application online, --OR-- download it and mail it in, --OR-- request an application by mail. Applicants for positions posted above must be 18 years or older. If you are under 18, learn about service crew opportunities.

Once You've Been Hired

Once a position has been offered and you've accepted it, a packet will be sent to you with all of the necessary paperwork and information. Three of the forms must be returned within 7 days: contract, voluntary disclosure statement, and background check release form. All other forms must be returned by deadlines indicated. This paperwork is required in order for you to work at camp, so do not delay in returning it.

TRAINING

New volunteers are required to attend one of the training events this spring:

May 1 - 10:00 am–2:00 pm Albany, NY

May 8 - 10:00 am–2:00 pm Northport (Long Island), NY

May 15 - 10:00 am–2:00 pm Hawthorne, NJ

All volunteers will be sent reading material upon acceptance and will participate in some training/orientation when they arrive at camp.

Return volunteers (those who have been at camp for at least one week within the last three years) need not attend training. Training is mandatory for other volunteers.

Offseason opportunities

Are you able to volunteer your time to help us during the off-season? There is still work to be done when camp is not in session and we rely on the help of volunteers accomplish it. Tasks include:

• Helping with mailings (stuffing, stamping, labeling, etc.)
• Making phone calls

If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Dianne Liddy for more information. Info@CampCedarbrook.net
631-595-2033