One of the Best Paying Camp Jobs in Colorado! Be a Role Model, Make an Impact, and Explore the Mountains!
We strive to facilitate the development of caring, thoughtful, and responsible human beings through creative programming on our 600-acre site and 3 to 5-day wilderness backpacking trips in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado.
Colvig Silver Camps is located near the historic western town of Durango, CO which lies at the base of the San Juan Mountains and the edge of beautiful desert canyon country.
About Colvig Silver Camps
Colvig Silver Camps is a family-owned, coed, residential summer camp. Our philosophy is community-driven, non-competitive and choice-based, and outdoor-oriented. It is designed to develop self-esteem, leadership skills, responsibility, and teamwork. We believe that the challenges of outdoor education, fun, and adventure provide some of the best opportunities to achieve this goal.
As a small family-owned residential camp of over 50 years, Colvig Silver Camps focuses on outdoor education, appreciation, and personal growth in a non-competitive environment. We use a balance of both in-camp activities and 3 - 5 day wilderness adventure trips in order to attain this goal. Through our in-camp activities, we strive to instill positive social skills. Leadership, cooperation, trust, self-confidence, personal responsibility, individual growth, and a sense of identity are at the core of our philosophy.
Together, our in-camp and out-of-camp activities work toward achieving our primary goal of creating caring, thoughtful, and responsible human beings. We realize that every individual is unique and special in their own way and our program is designed to guide each person toward his/her own greatest potential.
The Employee Experience
The driving force behind what we do is our mission, "to facilitate the development of caring, thoughtful and responsible human beings."
After a summer working at Colvig Silver Camps, you'll feel like you have made a difference, you'll have made many new close friends, you'll have built upon your relational skills, you will have gained new wilderness skills, you'll re-discover your creativity, find new passions and you'll miss camp like you've never missed anything before!
It truly is a life-changing job, and an experience you'll continually find yourself reverting back to as you continue in your personal and professional life!
Ideal Candidate
First and foremost we look for people of good character and integrity with a general interest and enthusiasm for working with kids in an outdoor setting. In addition, experience in childcare and/or wilderness pursuits is always a huge plus.
The majority of our summer staff consists of college students between the ages 18 and 25. Typical majors include Education, Psychology, Outdoor & Experiential Education, Recreation, and Physical Education & Sports. Applicants are evaluated for formal experience with children, experience in the wilderness and other related experience.
Many of our staff have completed courses with NOLS, Outward Bound, the Peace Corps or similar college organizations. Reference checks, driving record checks and criminal record checks are conducted as a part of employment.
Room and Board
In addition to our competitive summer pay, we provide meals and lodging to all staff. Living quarters vary among staff and age groups. Counseling staff will live in a wooden cabin with 4-6 campers. Support Staff usually share a cabin with one other Support Staff member. All cabins are rustic in nature and are quite cozy once staff add their personal touches. We have excellent cooks at camp and we feed our campers and staff very well over the course of the summer. When you are not in camp, you will be living and camping in the beautiful wilderness of the San Juan Mountains.
Working at camp can offer significant financial savings! While working at camp, most of your summer daily needs and expenses are taken care of by camp (i.e. meals, lodging, and extracurriculars), which means you are likely not spending much of the money you are making during the summer. While many of our staff spend a little on their time off, many of them walk away from their summer job with most of their summer earnings in hand.
Employee Perks
- Live, play, and work in the great outdoors!
- Gain new friends from all over the country and world.
- Participate in a fun, social, and meaningful staff training period where you will learn skills related to working with youth, meet and build friendships with other staff, and trip-leading staff will go on a three-night wilderness training too! On the first staff night off during training, we host a staff social at a local eatery too!
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Competitive seasonal base salary (One of the best-paying camp jobs in Colorado!)
- End-of-summer Bonus ($500) included.
- Housing, meals, and laundry are included.
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BONUSES for relevant certifications, wilderness, or childcare experience!
- WFR = $400
- WFA = $200
- Lifeguarding = $200
- Wilderness Experience? We may be able to provide additional compensation for recent and relevant professional or personal overnight trips in the wilderness if your experience fits the criteria.
- Childcare or Camp Experience? We may be able to provide additional compensation for recent and relevant experience (i.e. education degrees, camp experience, etc.) working with kids if your experience fits the criteria.
- Other bonuses include LNT Trainer or Master Educator, AMGA SPI, etc.
- Travel Reimbursement at $0.13/mile (traveling from North America) or $400 (traveling from overseas/intercontinental/HI/AK).
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Rent Assistance Program
- For staff that qualify per our criteria, we have set up a Rent Assistance Program for staff that have to pay rent elsewhere and are unable to sublease per their lease agreement, while employed and living at CSC. Even though we provide lodging as a part of our seasonal compensation package, we understand that many staff may have financial obligations to pay rent and maintain their housing over the course of the summer at their primary location of residence (i.e. school, hometown, etc.). We have set up this program to help supplement those costs for the staff that qualify. Staff that qualify must meet the criteria and submit an application. Applications will be made available to hired staff in January.
- SAVE MONEY as a result of having very few expenses over the course of the summer.
- Scheduled time-off about once a week as well as a mid-summer break where you can explore the town of Durango or take a short trip to a nearby destination.
- Paid INTERNSHIP opportunities available, Call for more details!
- Seasonal outdoor "pro-deal" discounts.
- Experience new parts of the country and go on active adventures!
- GAIN valuable work and professional experience, and a plethora of co-workers and supervisors that can aid in your next employment endeavor by providing exceptional references!
Getting Here and Getting Around
Colvig Silver Camps is located approximately 10 miles from the city of Durango, CO. Most of our staff drive or carpool to camp, while others fly into the nearby Durango Airport (DRO). Since Durango is such a short drive from camp, many staff visit the town on their nights off by carpooling with fellow staff.
For Fun
- Climb 13,000 and 14,000 ft Peaks
- Hike the beautiful San Juan Mountains!
- Explore the stunning canyons of Southeast Utah!
- See ancient ancestral pueblo ruins!
- Visit a Ghost Town near Silverton, CO!
- Check out Mesa Verde National Park!
- Have a blast in the small and historic western town of Durango, CO!
How to Apply
Please click APPLY HERE and fill out our online application and visit our website for more information.
Contact Info
- Tyler Dixon
- tyler@colvigsilvercamps.com
- (970) 247-2564
- www.colvigsilvercamps.com
