Please read and verify your understanding and agreement of the following three forms by providing your signature.

Job Requirements 

Work Environment:

The work environment at Camp Timberline is unique. All Staff should be able to perform the essential functions of their position within this environment:

• Daily activity takes place at a starting altitude of 5200 feet for Day Camp locations and 9400 feet for overnight camp. Physical activities may be strenuous at times and may take staff up to 12,000 feet.
• Temperatures may go above 95 degrees at Day Camp locations.
• Overnight camp terrain is rustic and mountainous.
• Staff accommodations consist of shared cabins, church buildings, or host homes for multiple weeks. These accommodations may occasionally have limited privacy and less comfortable sleeping arrangements.
• The group-based or community-living environment involves high social interaction each day.
• Duties require extensive hours each day being the caretaker for youth that includes standing, swimming, athletic activity, ropes course participation, and lifting and carrying camper items and program supplies that may be over 30 pounds.
• Staff are expected to self-manage and promote good mental, emotional, and physical health in a team environment.
• Overnight camp staff live in remote and highly engaged environments for multiple weeks with minimal communication outside of camp except for time off periods (much like a mission trip).
• Staff do not have access to internet or mobile devices during working hours unless they are assigned a computer for their job.
• A health care professional will be available at overnight camp when summer camp is in session. There is no health care professional at Day Camp locations. For more urgent or extensive care, local clinics/hospitals are utilized in the Estes Park area and near Day Camp sites.
  • If you have other health needs (ie. allergies, asthma, etc.), please contact one of our Directors for expectations and services available.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Belief in the truth and power of the Gospel of Jesus
• Strong Christian faith and active relationship with Jesus Christ
• Godly character, integrity, and adaptability
• Joyfulness, patience, kindness, self-control
• Able to develop fun, positive relationships with campers
• Concern and proactive approach to camper safety (emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual)
• Focus on kids
• Ability to work well in a team dynamic
• Ability to accept supervision and constructive criticism
• A firm belief in the complete truth of scripture
• Current Adult and Pediatric CPR certifications
• Wilderness First Aid certifications (course available through camp during Staff Training)

Statement of Faith

The sole basis of our belief is the Bible, composed of sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that the Scripture was uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, and was given through the instrumentality of chosen men. We hold that the Scriptures are infallible and without error in the original manuscripts. They are the unique, full and final authority on all matters of faith and practice, and there are no other writings similarly inspired by God.

1. There is only one true Holy God, eternally existing in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – each of whom possess equally all the attributes of deity and the characteristics of personality.
2. Jesus Christ is God, the living Word, and the second person of the Trinity, who became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. Thus, He is perfect Deity and true humanity united in one person forever.
3. He lived a sinless life and voluntarily atoned for the sins of all men by dying on the cross as their substitute, thus satisfying divine justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.
4. He rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died.
5. He ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father where He, the only Mediator between God and man, continually makes intercession for His own.
6. Man was originally created in the image of God. Man sinned by disobeying God. Thus, he was alienated and separated from his Creator. That historic fall brought all mankind under divine condemnation.
7. Man’s nature is corrupt and in need of the saving grace of God
8. The salvation of man is wholly a work of God’s free grace and is not the work, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness or religious ceremony, and must be personally appropriated by repentance and faith.
9. The essential accompaniment of a genuine saving relationship with Jesus Christ is a life of holiness and obedience, attained by believers as they submit to the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity. At the point of salvation the Holy Spirit permanently indwells every believer.
10. The Holy Spirit guides believers in understanding and applying Scripture. His power and control are appropriated by faith, making it possible for the believer to live with Christ-like character and to bear fruit to the glory of the Father.
11. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
12. Jesus Christ will come again to earth, personally, visibly and bodily, to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
13. The Lord Jesus commanded all believers to proclaim the gospel throughout the world and to disciple men of every nature. The fulfillment of the Great Commission requires that all worldly and personal ambitions be subordinated to total commitment to Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.

VERIFICATION:
Have you read the Statement of Faith and are you willing to partner with Camp Timberline in this approach to ministry?

Staff Code of Conduct and Scriptural Belief Agreement

Our hope is that through this Code of Conduct and Scriptural Belief Agreement, Camp Timberline is a safe and healthy place for kids to experience the love of Jesus. 

STAFF CODE OF CONDUCT

• Camp functions best when staff are flexible and willing to serve wherever Camp Timberline has a need.
• We ask that all staff support and respect the authority of their peers in leadership.
• Camp desires to be a gossip free ministry, one where conflict will be addressed directly with the appropriate person. Therefore, we ask all staff to choose positivity, avoid drama, and address any issue with prayer and counsel when necessary.
• We also require all staff to refrain from drinking alcohol, using tobacco, legalized substances, and drugs while on contract.
• We expect all staff to adhere to camp’s sexual misconduct policy, which is to refrain from any inappropriate sexual contact outside of the context of heterosexual marriage.

SCRIPTURAL BELIEF AGREEMENT

Camp stands firm in its belief that Scripture is the inherent word of God in its original manuscripts and how we approach our broken world is a direct reflection of that belief. We believe that all have sinned and fallen short of God’s beautiful and wonderful design for our lives. While we hold strong to our beliefs and convictions on these hard topics, we know Jesus’ message was overwhelmingly one of love. We want to love as Jesus did, by building relationships with sinners with the hope that through the love of the Gospel, they will turn from their sin to a life of freedom. Though these topics are becoming harder to navigate in our fractured world, Jesus established what is true. So, we choose to follow Him.

The following are Camp Timberline’s stance on issues that have become divisive in our culture. We do not want to ignore them, but look to Scripture and what Jesus has to say about each of the following:

Alcohol and Drugs
Camp Timberline believes that we are called to drink alcohol only in moderation and when legally allowed to do so. We believe that we are to be sober of mind, not controlled by any external substance that may impair our judgement.

• Proverbs 20:1, Luke 21:34, 1 Peter 5:8

Abortion
Camp Timberline passionately believes that every human is first and foremost a creation of God. We believe that life is created and beautifully designed by the Father and therefore starts at conception. Jesus showed a special affection for young people and believing the Father’s love for them is unique.

• Exodus 20:13, Matthew 15:19, Romans 13:9, Matthew 21:15-16, Matthew 18:2-6

Prejudice
Camp again passionately believes that every human is first and foremost a creation of God and in the direct image of God. We believe that the mistreatment of any of his creation due to skin color, race, religion, sex, or demographic is wrong.

• Galatians 3:26-28, Mark 12:31

Sexual Immorality
Camp Timberline believes that God beautifully designed sexual relations to be enjoyed strictly in the context of marriage between a man and a woman. Jesus affirms God’s design and purpose for marriage. We believe that any action that goes against God’s design and purpose for marriage is considered as sexual immorality. That includes but is not limited to affairs, pornography, masturbation, premarital sex, and homosexuality.

• Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:7-8, Heb. 13:4, 1 Timothy 1:10

VERIFICATION STATEMENT:
I have read and understand all of the contents of the Staff Code of Conduct and Scriptural Belief Agreement and will abide by these practices while employed with Camp Timberline. This applies to being on camp property, off-property, and in Day Camp host homes or churches for the benefit of all campers.

References

Please list a refence that you have known for at least 6 months from each of these 3 categories:

• Work Related
• Character
• Spiritual

References from family members will NOT be accepted.
Email addresses and phone numbers are required.
An automatic link will be sent to your references but it is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure they received the email and can complete the form in a timely manner.

Verification and Perjury Statement 

By submitting this application you are acknowledging the following: 

• Any applicant who knowingly or willfully makes a false statement of any material fact or thing in the application is guilty of perjury in the second degree as defined as Section 18-8-503, C.R.S., and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly.
• I hereby authorize Camp Timberline to contact all references listed herein to verify all information related to my character and past work performance. I further hereby release all references and prior employers from any liability for information provided in good faith.
• I hereby affirm that I have carefully read and agree with the Camp Timberline's Statement of Faith, Approach to Ministry, and Staff Policies with the previous forms in this application and with the link provided. I understand that, if at any time subsequent to employment I no longer agree with Camp Timberline's Statement of Faith, Approach to Ministry, and Staff Policies or exhibit conduct which is contrary to these items or I fail to meet the requirements of the position, I may be disqualified from employment.
• If hired, I agree to work at any job or camp location to which I am assigned to the best of my ability.
• I hereby affirm and acknowledge that all of the information in this employment application is true and complete, and that any misrepresentations or omission are grounds for rejection or if later employed, dismissal. I also have read the Perjury Statement above and understand the penalty for making false statements with the State of Colorado.
• By typing my name on this application, I am signing it electronically. I agree that my electronic signature is the legal equivalent of my manual signature on this application.

Thank you so much for your time filling out this application! Feel free to look over your responses and hit submit when you are ready. We are excited to get to know you!