Summer Staff
This volunteer experience is for those who are at least one year out of high school (college age or older). The summer staff roles require considerable maturity and non-verbal witness. Each summer staff session is three weeks to one month long. Please apply as soon after December 1st as possible. Qualified applicants will be accepted into positions based on the order applications are received. If you have any questions, contact us.
Session 1: May 23 - June 14
Session 2: June 13 - July 5
Session 3: July 4 - July 26
To Apply:
Please check availability of openings and apply online. You will need the email address of a Young Life staff person who is willing to write a recommendation on your behalf. The online application is now live.
Session Dates
Session 1: May 25 - June 23 Session 2: June 22 - July 21
Jobs:
Baker, bikes wrangler, cook, crafts, landscape, laundry, lifeguard, office, program tech, ropes wrangler, snack bar, and store
Work Crew
This volunteer experience is for those in high school. To be eligible you must have completed at least one year of high school and complete your local area's work crew training course. Each work crew session is about three weeks to one month long during the summer.
Session 1: May 23 - June 14
Session 2: June 13 - July 5
Session 3: July 4 - July 26
Jobs:
Housekeeping, outdoor crew, pits (dishwashers), and servers
To Apply:
The application process begins with a Young Life staff recommendation. To apply, please talk with your local Young Life staff.
Adult Guests
Adults can have the time of their lives at SharpTop too! During each week of summer camp, up to twelve adults participate in our Young Life Adult Guest program. Adult guests stay in the beautiful Timber Ridge, eat meals with campers, go to Young Life club and soak in the entire camp experience.
- Week 1: May 24 - 30
- Week 2: May 31 - June 6
- Week 3: June 7 - 13
- Week 4: June 14 - 20
- Week 5: June 21 - 27
- Week 6: June 28 - July 4
- Week 7: July 5 - 11
- Week 8: July 12 - 18
- Week 9: July 19 - 25
To Register:
Adult guests are registered through local Young Life area offices. If you cannot locate your local Young Life area office please contact us.
Medical Program
Summer Camp Physician — Each week over 400 high school kids load up and head out for the best week of their lives. To provide the best possible care, we need physicians to help us meet the medical needs of the campers and summer volunteers at camp. All camp physicians and their families stay at camp during the week of service at no cost.
School Season Opportunities — We are also in need of medical providers for camps during the school season months at SharpTop Cove. These camps are shorter (usually over a weekend), quieter and more relaxing than summer camping. Contact us if you are interested in this opportunity.
The camp physician’s primary role is to provide timely triage assessment of guests who require medical care for an injury or an illness during their week at camp. They direct the course of action in the event of an emergency and decide which patients need to be transferred to the local clinic or hospital. SharpTop has two EMTs or Nurses serving each week as well. Along with the physician, the medical team staffs the camp infirmary for one half hour before or after each meal to care for minor injuries, colds, sore throats, etc. The physician is on call 24/7 for any emergencies. The physician must also adequately document the medical record to reflect the care that has been given. At no time should any physician practice medicine that falls outside of their medical license and level of experience and training.
Your spouse and children, ages 17 and younger, are invited to share the week with you. Whether it’s enjoying meals together, swimming in the pool, or watching Young Life summer camp in action — you all are sure to have a great time. Time and space permitting, your family will have an opportunity to experience the many activities around camp.
*Must be licensed in the state of Georgia. However, out-of-states nurses are eligible if licensed in a state that participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact. Georgia-licensed physician assistants are also eligible.
To Apply:
Please check availability of openings and complete an online Camp Medical Professionals Application.
- Week 1: May 24 - 30
- Week 2: May 31 - June 6
- Week 3: June 7 - 13
- Week 4: June 14 - 20
- Week 5: June 21 - 27
- Week 6: June 28 - July 4
- Week 7: July 5 - 11
- Week 8: July 12 - 18
- Week 9: July 19 - 25
Weekend wranglers
During the school season, SharpTop relies heavily on volunteers to help keep camp running. We call these volunteers wranglers. Our wranglers are college-aged and older folks from different schools and communities that partner together with our staff to be a living presentation of the Gospel. Wranglers have the opportunity to interact with guests as they serve on ropes elements, in the store, or as lifeguards.
If you are interested in serving as a wrangler, please fill out our Wrangler Interest form. If you have wrangled before and would like to serve again, please sign-up on the Wrangler Schedule. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact us.
Work Week
Each May, college and career-aged volunteers come to SharpTop Cove for our annual Work Week. This week helps us get camp ready for the thousands of campers that will be here this summer. Jobs range from mulching and weed eating, to housekeeping and staining, and everything in between! No part of camp is left untouched. No prior skill or experience needed!. If you have any questions, contact us.
Dates:
Sunday, May 12 - Thursday, May 16, 2024
Cost:
FREE! There is no fee for this week! Come and help us out!
Register:
Please fill out the registration link below. If you are coming with a group, please email Shannon Holmes to register.
