Think. Dream. Job. Find Work and Community at Falling Creek for Summer 2025
Falling Creek is a overnight summer camp for boys in 1st-12th grades, founded on Christian values. We exist to shepherd the journey of personal growth through love and adventure. We focus on intentional community, fun activities, and a connection with the natural world. Campers and staff can unplug from technology and experience physical, spiritual, and social growth at camp.
Falling Creek’s 900+ acre private campus is set on a wooded mountaintop in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. It is nearby many outdoor recreation destinations, such as DuPont State Forest, Pisgah National Forest, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Green River, Linville Gorge, and more. We're also within an hour of larger cities like Asheville, NC, and Greenville, SC.
About Falling Creek Camp
About Us
Falling Creek is a overnight summer camp for boys, founded on Christian values. We exist to shepherd the journey of personal growth through love and adventure. We believe that the boys we serve (grades 1-12) are best able to maximize their potential through intentional community, fun activities, and connection with the natural world, which we provide through our world-class staff, stunning 900+ acre campus, and a heavy emphasis on outdoor recreation. Falling Creek is situated on a mountaintop in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, where boys are unplugged from technology and allowed to be themselves. Sessions range from one to four weeks.
The camp experience balances high energy all-camp-games and outdoor adventure with time for reflection in cabin discussions and group gatherings. In addition to the classic camp activities, campers can choose to participate daily in a variety of outdoor adventure trips off-property ranging in skill level from introductory to advanced, and from one-day trips to five-day trips.
Camp is a warm, supportive, and friendly environment where you have the chance to make a positive and lasting impact in the lives of young men. As a staff member, you also have opportunities to develop leadership and teaching skills, make life-long friends, and spend the summer outdoors, living in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Each day at Falling Creek brings adventure, physical recreation, and endless opportunities for personal and professional growth through 21st century skills.
See the "Employee Experience" section below to read more about what a typical day working at camp is like.
Explore the range of jobs: Outdoor Adventure Jobs • Classic Camp Jobs • Sports Jobs • Art Jobs • Media Job
Our Values
Falling Creek was founded in 1969 as an independent Christian camp for boys. Longstanding traditions and a commitment to character development are hallmarks of the Falling Creek program. Boys and staff have the unique opportunity for physical, spiritual, and social growth at camp. The Falling Creek Code is a set of enduring traditional values that provides the framework for this growth. We are always looking for staff that exemplify the characteristics of our Code, which include Warrior Spirit, Servants Heart, Moral Compass, and Positive Attitude.
The Employee Experience
Job Description
As a camp counselor, you'll be a role model, a big brother/sister, teacher, coach, mentor, listener, memory maker, problem solver, and superhero. Your job is to help boys have a great experience at camp, whether you're joining them at meals, teaching in daily activity periods, leading an outdoor trip, encouraging a homesick camper, or helping them get ready for bed after a day of adventure. The day may be long, but you can't beat the type of day you'll have!
What’s a Typical Day Like?
Each weekday at camp has a schedule with 6 structured activity periods and 2 free choice periods. Each day at camp begins with waking up as a cabin and gathering as a community at Morning Watch. Next we enjoy a hearty breakfast and an exciting Morning Assembly on the porch. Then it’s off to the first three activity periods of the day (your morning block), followed by a period of Free Choice before lunch. On a typical day, each counselor will be assigned a specific area to supervise during one Free Choice period, and have the other Free Choice period to themselves as their “Self-Care Time”. Rest Hour happens after lunch, before the three activity periods in the afternoon (your afternoon block). Then there is the second Free Choice period, dinner, and a fun Evening Program! A typical day ends with Milk and Cookies, followed by Evening Embers, a discussion time with your cabin mates to talk about the day’s adventures. Everyone is tired and happy by the time it’s Lights Out. On weekends, we take a break from our regular activity instruction, sleep in an extra hour, and play games as a whole camp community.
If you teach an Outdoor Adventure Activity, you'll also be leaving camp property to take boys on half day lessons to 5-day long trips. You’ll make announcements after breakfast about upcoming trips or prep lessons each day, and campers can choose to leave their daily activity schedules behind and sign up to join you.
Male camp counselors live in a cabin with one other counselor and eight campers. In addition to their activity instruction, male counselors will have an assortment of responsibilities related to the management of their cabin. Female camp counselors also serve as activity staff, but don’t live in cabins with the campers, and are responsible instead for organizational tasks during the times that male staff are busy with their cabins.
Benefits
We offer a competitive and progressive pay schedule that is determined based on your experience, age, education, certifications, and other factors. Staff working the full summer (Orientation plus 4 sessions) will have a base pay of $4000, not including additional pay, experience, outdoor gear pro deals, and bonuses. With housing and nutritious meals provided, you will have the opportunity to save most of your pay.
Visit our “What You Get” page to see the full pay scale, read more about the value of an internship at camp, learn how to translate your camp experience to your resume, and find more resources.
In addition to housing, food, and pay, each day at camp brings adventure, physical recreation, and endless opportunities for personal, professional, and spiritual growth. You are welcome to use the camp facilities and participate in activities during your free time, so long as it does not take away from a class or camper.
Being a Falling Creek alumni also connects you to a network of former staff and parents who are business owners and employers. We are frequently asked to refer our most talented staff members, which can help jumpstart your future career goals.
Time off
Each week you’ll receive a scheduled time-off period of approximately 34 hours, typically in one block of time. For example, in 2024 a time-off period started at 1 pm on a certain day and ended at 11 pm the next day. For example, someone with a Monday time-off period would be off from 1 pm Monday to 11 pm Tuesday. Staff are also able to take an hour of “self-care time” each day at camp, where you are free to read, workout, nap, or do anything you need to “recharge your batteries” daily. Everyone gets the same amount of time off; the schedule is based on your position and role at camp. Being well-rested and refreshed is a must! (During session changeover weeks, this schedule is altered slightly.)
As one of our former directors said, Falling Creek is an educational institution. We aim to provide the opportunity for the development of the whole individual, and do not stop at just professional development (though we encourage that in plenty). Our counselors tout an increased commitment to their fitness, better time management, more flexibility, healthy recreational habits, and heightened interpersonal skills as key takeaways from their time working at camp.
On top of all of that, working at Falling Creek is exhilarating. You can start your day performing songs and skits on stage, spend your morning orchestrating sports tournaments, play a game of Capture the Flag across the entirety of camp in the afternoon, and wind down with cabin discussions at night. One thing is for certain: your days at camp will be full!
Explore the range of jobs: Outdoor Adventure Jobs • Classic Camp Jobs • Sports Jobs • Art Jobs • Media Job
Ideal Candidate
At Falling Creek, we recruit as wide a variety of personalities as possible. With as many campers as we have, our boys resonate uniquely with counselors, whatever identity they bring to the mountain. That being said, there are certain qualities that are more conducive to success over the course of the entire season. Chief amongst these are perhaps flexibility and work ethic.
It is hard to predict the exact course of a day, so our staff should be engaged and creative enough to roll with whatever challenge might come their way. Unselfishness is what we call “the spirit of Falling Creek”, and one must be able to act as a team player, prioritizing the needs of our community over themselves.
The ideal camp counselor enjoys being around children, prioritizing their safety and well-being, while supporting their goals, interests, and growth. Our staff members must possess the highest moral character and serve as positive role models while living with and supervising our campers.
Skills Needed
Counselors must be at least 19 years of age, or completed one year of college or comparable life experience away from home.
Our mission is existing to shepherd the journey of personal growth through love and adventure. Staff must be dedicated to live by the Falling Creek Code. These four pillars provide the foundation for the way we live, play, and adventure: Warrior Spirit, Servant’s Heart, Positive Attitude, and Moral Compass. Having a Warrior Spirit entails strengthening the mind, body, and spirit while living with courage and perseverance. When we encourage members of the community to possess a Servant’s Heart, we want them to treat everyone with respect and take initiative to help out around camp. Bearing a Positive Attitude ensures we are focusing on the positive and being grateful for our blessings. Lastly, we task our community with following a Moral Compass – being honest, taking responsibility for our actions, and living with integrity.
Patient. Flexible. Team Player. Genuinely Enthusiastic. Friendly. Eager to Grow. Open to Offer and Receive Feedback. Able to Think on Your Feet. Good Decision Maker. Hard Working. Get-It-Done Attitude.
See more on our staff FAQs page.
We hire a co-ed staff for our summer and listed pay is the base rate. We provide additional bonuses for education, certifications, and completion of the training and the entirety of the contract.
Room and Board
While our rustic cabins are by no means luxurious, we do provide lodging for all of our counselors. You’ll quickly pick up on the joys of cool mountain air, the sound of rustling leaves thanks to the screen windows, and the patter of rain on tin roofs makes for idyllic white noise. Every cabin is outfitted with a toilet, sink, and shower. Mattresses and sheets are both provided.
Male camp counselors live in a cabin with one other counselor and about eight campers. In addition to their activity instruction, male counselors will have an assortment of responsibilities related to the management of their cabin. Female camp counselors also serve as activity staff, but don’t live in cabins with the campers, and are responsible instead for organizational tasks during the times that male staff are busy with their cabins. Outdoor Adventure staff live in cabins with campers when not on their overnight trips. Trip Leaders are responsible for the planning and logistics of outdoor adventure trips, and do not live in a cabin with campers.
As a counselor, you’ll eat three meals a day with your campers, family style. Our Director of Food Services manages all dietary restrictions and allergies noted on pre-arrival health forms, so don’t worry if you have a special diet. If you get hungry between meals, there is always a bowl of fresh fruit available in the Dining Hall. Meals are always provided unless you choose to eat off-site on your days off. Since we cover food as well as room and board, you’ll be able to save a significant amount of the money you earn while working at camp.
Employee Perks
Visit our “What You Get” page on our staff website to see the full pay scale, read more about the value of an internship at camp, learn how to translate your camp experience to your resume, and find more resources.
It’s hard to summarize the non-monetary perks of a summer spent at Falling Creek concisely. We provide full staff training at the front end of camp, including certification courses where necessary, with plenty of opportunities for professional development throughout the summer. Our counselors receive significant markdowns from retailers by way of discounts with local businesses as well as through pro deals. Counselors have weekly time off with free rein to explore the area at their leisure. Working at camp entails significantly expanding both your personal and professional networks: our alumni and parents span a variety of industries and occupations around the country and the globe. Having an advanced adventure program means that you have access to guides as well as equipment (operational needs permitting).
Don't just take our word for it
Hear about the perks and what being a Falling Creek Camp counselor is like from the staff themselves in these testimonials. You can also read about the benefits of camp from the staff perspective in Riley’s story, Reid’s story, or browse our alumni stories.
Getting Here and Getting Around
Upon arrival, we will pick you up from nearby airports and transportation hubs (Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC) if needed.
Falling Creek is located in a secluded part of the mountains, so we would recommend bringing a personal vehicle for travel during time-off if possible. That being said, our staff are generally generous with their cars and it’s always easy to find a ride with people going off property.
Since housing is provided, your commute consists of walking on the trails around camp from area to area!
For Fun
In the evenings a few times a week, Counselor Resources will host fun activities for staff only. These can include tie-dye nights, s'mores and campfires, bingo, wing nights, leftover buffets, and more.
During your time off, we don’t expect you to get tired of camp’s 900+ acres and miles of trails quickly, but if you do choose to venture off property, this area of Western North Carolina has plenty to offer! We’re fortunate enough to have ready access to both premier areas for outdoor recreation as well as treasured towns and cities. Falling Creek is a short drive away from places such as DuPont State Forest, Pisgah National Forest, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Green River, Linville Gorge, and much more. If you enjoy rock climbing, mountain biking, whitewater kayaking, or backpacking, then we are close to plenty of places to indulge those interests.
If you enjoy more metropolitan areas, Falling Creek is equidistant from Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC (a little less than an hour from both). They both offer outstanding culinary scenes, craft breweries, shopping boutiques, theaters, minor league sports, concert venues, and a host of other offerings. For a more quaint vibe, nearby Hendersonville has all of the “necessities” that you might need, as well as eating, drinking, and shopping downtown.
How to Apply
Visit teamfallingcreek.com/apply to fill out a quick interest form, and we will be in touch with you!
Learn more about us at our website.
Any other questions can be directed to jeff@fallingcreek.com.
Contact Info
- Jeff Killebrew
- Jeff@fallingcreek.com
- (828) 692-0262
- teamfallingcreek.com
