Summer Staff
This volunteer experience is for those who have completed at least one year of college (or are of college age or older). The summer staff roles require considerable maturity and non-verbal witness. Each summer staff session is about one month long. Qualified applicants will be accepted into positions based on the order applications are received. If you have any questions, contact us.
Dates:
Session 1: June 13 - July 2
Session 2: July 7 - Aug 1
*Due to travel or jobs that require additional training dates could be adjusted earlier or later.*
To Apply:
Please apply online. You will need the email address of a Young Life staff person who is willing to write a recommendation on your behalf.
Jobs:
Baker, cook, general maintenance, landscape, waterfront, lifeguard, office assistant, program/sound tech, retail - snack bar, retail - store, retail - craft shack, town runner, outdoor crew
Work Crew
This volunteer experience is for those in high school. To be eligible you must have completed one year of high school and complete your local area's work crew training course. Each work crew session is about one month long during the summer.
Dates:
Session 1: June 13 - July 2
Session 2: July 7 - Aug 1
*Due to travel or jobs that require additional training dates could be adjusted earlier or later.*
To Apply:
The application process begins with a Young Life staff recommendation. To apply, please talk with your local Young Life staff.
Jobs:
Housekeeper, kitchen worker, laundry worker, dishwashing crew, servers, roustabout
Adult Guests
Adults can have the time of their lives at Saranac too! During each week of summer camp up to fifteen adults may participate in our Young Life Adult Guest program. Adult guests stay in the beautiful Ausable Lodge, 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 (CPNM): June 8-12
- Week 4 (CPNM): June 13-17
- Week 5: June 21-27
- Week 6: June 28 – July 4
- Week 7: July 5 – 11
- Week 8: July 12-18
- Week 9 (YLVS): July 20-24
- Week 10 (YLVS): July 26-30
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.
PHysicians Program
Summer Camp Doctor — Each week over 300 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 doctors 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 Saranac. These camps are shorter (usually over a weekend), quieter and more relaxing than summer camping. Contact us if you are interested in this opportunity.
- Week 1: May 24-30
- Week 2: May 31 – June 6
- Week 3 (CPNM): June 8-12
- Week 4 (CPNM): June 13-17
- Week 5: June 21-27
- Week 6: June 28 – July 4
- Week 7: July 5 – 11
- Week 8: July 12-18
- Week 9 (YLVS): July 20-24
- Week 10 (YLVS): July 26-30
To Apply:
First, check availability. Then complete a Camp Medical Professionals Application.
The week will be more like a mission trip than a vacation. 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. Saranac has an EMT or Paramedic serving each week as well. Along with the doctor, the EMT/Paramedic staffs the camp infirmary for one half hour 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 are sure to have a great time. Time and space permitting, your family will have an opportunity to experience the many activities around camp.
Work Week
When: June 6 -9, 2024
Mark your calendars for June 6 - 9, 2024. Come join us for 4 days at beautiful Saranac Village as we help get camp ready for thousands of high school kids!
This summer, thousands of middle and high school kids will come to Saranac with their Young Life leader to experience the "best week of their life." To make that happen, we need your help!
You'll mulch, paint, stain, dig, weed and do whatever else is needed all over camp, and in exchange, you'll get to experience the beauty of camp, hear from an amazing speaker and worship with friends.
The cost of the weekend is just what it takes for you to travel to camp. Meals and housing are provided for all, as well as a t-shirt.
Click below to register for work week, and email Ally Burr at aburr@saranac.younglife.org with any questions.
