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May 1st and 8th – Ranch Hands Weekend – Sign Up to Volunteer Here
May 31, 2021 – Select Senior Staff Report to Camp
June 2-5, 2021 – AD Week/Specialty Training (Area Directors and Select Other Positions)
June 6, 2021 – Staff Week (All Staff)
June 11, 2021 – Camp Staff Family Night
June 12, 2021 – Opening Banquet (Current Year Staff Only)
June 13, 2021-July 17, 2021 – Dobbins Sessions
June 13, 2021-July 17, 2021 – Magness Sessions
July 19, 2021 – Anticipated Last Day for Staff
July 18, 2021 – Closing Banquet (Alumni Welcome by RSVP Only)
McNeil Scout Ranch at Peaceful Valley
Camp Tahosa
McNeil Scout Ranch at Peaceful Valley Current Staff
Tahosa Current Staff
Peaceful Valley Alumni
Tahosa Alumni Association
Working for a Denver Area Council camp is not just a job, it’s a lifestyle. The Denver Area Council is looking for those that want to make the summer full of adventure for the Scouts that come through our gates. Spending your summer at either McNeil Scout Ranch at Peaceful Valley or Tahosa High Adventure Base will provide you with an opportunity to not only have the adventure of a lifetime, but to also affect the lives of thousands of youth from across the country.
Working on camp staff is a great opportunity to make your summer full of adventure! Spend your days taking Scouts on hikes, teaching them how to shoot a gun, or relaxing with them in the evenings as you all sit around a campfire telling stories and watching skits.
Benefits
Check out the camps that are offering summer camp programs for 2021:
With more than 3,300 acres of land, there are endless possible adventures available for Scouts of all ages at McNeil Scout Ranch at Peaceful Valley. This regional camp includes a swimming pool, two lakes, Olympic shotgun shooting range (along with world-class rifle and archery ranges), one of Colorado’s premier mountain biking courses, natural rocking climbing areas, trading post, dining hall, two themed outpost camps, and that barely scratches the surface! Additionally, its near Colorado Springs and surrounding areas where campers go white water rafting, hike a 14er, or explore caves. Three nationally accredited camps make up PV, which is located at 7,000 feet in elevation near the town of Elbert, Colorado.
Camp Cris Dobbins – Scouts, BSA Camp
Nestled in the middle of the Black Forest, Camp Cris Dobbins offers sweeping views of Pikes Peak and the front range of the Rocky Mountains. Scouts will have a hard time choosing between the more than 50 merit badges offered here, and will love spending time on the water slides at the outdoor pool, dusting a clay at the Olympic shotgun range, channeling their inner movie star in our Movie Making program, or pretending to be Indiana Jones at our STEM lodge archaeology dig site. The convenience of meals from our dining hall and sleeping on raised wooden platforms in canvas wall tents will allow Scouts to focus on the only thing that matters: their next outdoor adventure!
Webelos Extreme Scouting Trek – W.E.S.T.
Magness Adventure Camp – M.A.C.
Outdoor Scouting at Magness – O.S.M.
Magness Adventure Camp offers a family-style camping experience. With a beautiful lake, archery and BB gun ranges, rock climbing, canoeing, and paddle boating, Magness offers a Cub Scout camping adventure for Scouts and family members of all ages! Magness has specific programs besides the traditional family camping. These programs include Webelos Extreme Scouting Trek for Webelo Scouts and Open Scouting at Magness for Lion and Tiger cubs.
Counselors in Training ages 14 and 15 years old. Want to dip your toes into life as a staff member? Join us for a couple weeks and we’ll teach you everything you need to be an amazing staff member. CITs will spend time learning about the camp operations and will shadow staff members in program and operations positions. CITs are asked to volunteer at least three weeks and are given meals and lodging.
Program Counselors: Age 16 & older; Our Program Counselors are the heart and soul of summer camp. Program Counselors teach skills to our campers, lead activities, perform skits and songs at campfires, and do what’s necessary to keep camp running smoothly. Apply to work in an area that suits your skills like shooting sports, climbing, aquatics, handicrafts, outdoor skills, STEM, Hollywood, cycling, and much more! Program Counselors for “high-risk” areas like Shooting Sports, Climbing, and Aquatics may require you to be age 18 & older.
Area Directors: Age 18 & older; Area Directors are responsible for planning and execution of the activities in their program or operations area. They oversee other Program or Operations Counselors and CITs assigned to their area. Strong leadership skills are required, as well as a commitment to program planning before summer camp. Area Directors for “high-risk” areas like Shooting Sports, Climbing, and Aquatics must be age 21 & older.
Operations Staff: Age 16 & older (Trading Post Clerks) Age 18 & Older (All other Operations positions); Our Operations staff work behind the scenes and “make it happen.” If teaching isn’t your thing but you want to make camp run, these are the positions for you. Positions include Maintenance Quartermasters, Assistant Rangers, Trading Post staff (clerks, Manager, Director), Office staff, Dining Hall Steward, Commissary Director and Assistant and Health Staff.
Camp Administration: Age 21 & older; maybe you’ve spent a few summers as an Area Director, and think you can make camp even better? Maybe you have outside leadership experience and can apply that to camp operations? Apply to be on the leadership team to help plan summer camp throughout the year. Camp Director, Program Director, Assistant Program Director & Business Manager positions available. Camp Leadership positions require a commitment during the months leading up to summer camp.
After you have submitted your resume, it will be reviewed. If we are interested in learning more about you, we will be invite you via email to fill out our official application. During this time, you should send the reference form link to three people to fill out on your behalf.
After you’ve submitted that application, you will be invited to attend a interview. It is preferable that applicants attend a in-person interview, however we do have video and phone options for those that are outside of the Denver area.
After your interview, your application and interview responses will be evaluated by the Denver Area Council Camps Management Team. This team includes members from each camp and the Council. The team firmly believes in placing staff members at the right camp, in the right position, for the right reasons.
After the interview, the Management team will either offer you a position or decline to hire you at this time.
If you have been offered a position, you will be sent a email to log into WorkBright. Workbright is the on-boarding system that we use to have employees sign paperwork, take training and keep track of employment documents while you are employed with us. It is important that each employee completes all required items on WorkBright to include paperwork and training. Employees that have not completed all required items will not be allowed to start work.
During the months leading up to camp, staff should continue to complete WorkBright items. Camp Management will communicate with staff via email about upcoming expectations and plans for the summer. It is encouraged that staff attend orientation to meet fellow staff members and learn more about the upcoming summer. During this time, if you have any questions about camp, you should reach out to your Camp Director or Program Director. The contact information is listed on the left side of this page.
Once you have completed all of your paperwork and ordered your uniforms, you will be ready to start work! Remember, you cannot start work if you are missing paperwork.
Your Camp Director will notify you of the time, day and location in which you should arrive to begin work. A packing list and orientation will also be provided prior to your start of work.
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