HOLIDAY CAMP VOLUNTEERS
UPCOMING LEADERSHIP EVENTS AND CAMPS
September Holiday Camps:
Registrations are now open for our September Camp Leaders. Check it out below!
Dates:
21st - 26th September - Junior Camp + Step Up
28th September - 3rd October - Ultimate Camp + LIT.
Our volunteer leaders are what make camp extra special for the campers. We love having leaders with different personalities, passions, skills, and experiences join our team as we all work together to make camp awesome! There are many different areas to serve, including cabin leading, support crew, media, kitchen, programme help, games, medical, and more.
If you are a returning leader, go ahead and register for a camp! If you have not been a leader at camp for 2 years or more, we may ask you to fill out a first time leader application.
If you are a first time leader or L.I.T, please complete our first time leaders application form before signing up for a camp - we would love to have you apply!
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UPCOMING LEADERSHIP EVENTS AND CAMPS
September Holiday Camps:
Registrations are now open for our September Camp Leaders. Check it out below!
Dates:
21st - 26th September - Junior Camp + Step Up
28th September - 3rd October - Ultimate Camp + LIT
Our volunteer leaders are what make camp extra special for the campers that come to our holiday camps. We love having leaders with different personalities, passions, skills, and experiences join our team as we all work together to make camp awesome! There are many different areas people can work in at camp, including cabin leading, support crew, media, kitchen, programme help, games, medical, and more.
If you are a returning leader, go ahead and register for a camp! If you have not been a leader at camp for 2 years or more, we may ask you to fill out a first time leader application.
If you are a first time leader or L.I.T, please complete our first time leaders application form before signing up for a camp - we would love to have you apply!
Jump to Leadership Development Pathway
HOLIDAY CAMP VOLUNTEERS
LEADERSHIP
PATHWAY
LEADERSHIP PATHWAY
We love having new leaders come through, so if you have never lead at camp before, check out the information below.
Our leadership programmes are very important to us and we put a lot of effort into them. We value giving young people opportunities to lead others and want to train them to do so in the best and most thorough way possible!
Step Up
Our Step Up program is all about learning what it means to be a leader, and learning skills to be a Bridge Valley leader! It mainly includes a lot of intensive sessions with our key leaders and staff, serving in many different ways, helping run the games, and doing team building activities. It is for anyone aged 14+ (no prior experience needed), and is required before going through to LIT and Volunteering. If you are over 16 and/or had leadership experience, you can inquire about leading at camp without completing LIT (email holidaycamps@bridgevalley.co.nz).
Step Ups generally do multiple camps to ensure they go through a range of session topics, feel equipped, and also so we get a good understanding of skills and character. Step Up participants may be invited to take part in our LIT (Leader in Training) programme before going through to be a cabin leader.
L.I.T. (Leaders in Training)
The L.I.T. role is a more hands-on, practical experience where you do some more intentional sessions to prepare you for cabin leading, and spending a lot of time shadowing a cabin leader and interacting with the children at camp. It is a chance to practice what you have learnt but still with a lot of support.
If you have been invited to attend as an L.I.T., you must fill out a first time leaders application AND sign up for the camp you will attend. This application form is required for any first time leader so we can get all the child safety checks completed before they arrive to lead at camp. It is important to fill this out well before camp, as it can take a long time to process the paperwork.
Holiday Camp Volunteer Team
Majority of our volunteer team are our amazing cabin leaders. They are responsible for a cabin of 6-8 campers throughout the week. Our cabin leaders are passionate, servant-hearted, loving, fun, and great role models!
Some of our volunteer team are in support crew roles such as camp parents, games master, programme assistant, and more.
If you are a new leader or have not lead at camp in a long time, it is important to fill out a first time leaders application form to ensure child safety paperwork is up to date.
If you have lead at camp before, you still must register for camp each holidays. Please sign up for camp prior to the two weeks leading up to camp (ideally a month) so that we can organise as much as we can in advance.
We love having new leaders come through, so if you have never lead at camp before, check out the information below.
Our leadership programmes are very important to us and we put a lot of effort into them. We value giving young people opportunities to lead others and want to train them to do so in the best and most thorough way possible!
Step Up
Our Step Up program is all about learning what it means to be a leader, and learning skills to be a Bridge Valley leader! It mainly includes a lot of intensive sessions with our key leaders and staff, serving in many different ways, helping run the games, and doing team building activities. It is for anyone aged 14+ (no prior experience needed), and is required before going through to LIT and Volunteering. If you are over 16 and/or had leadership experience, you can inquire about leading at camp without completing LIT (email holidaycamps@bridgevalley.co.nz).
Step Ups generally do multiple camps to ensure they go through a range of session topics, feel equipped, and also so we get a good understanding of skills and character. Step Up participants may be invited to take part in our LIT (Leader in Training) programme before going through to be a cabin leader.
L.I.T. (Leaders in Training)
The L.I.T. role is a more hands-on, practical experience where you do some more intentional sessions to prepare you for cabin leading, and spending a lot of time shadowing a cabin leader and interacting with the children at camp. It is a chance to practice what you have learnt but still with a lot of support.
If you have been invited to attend as an L.I.T., you must fill out a first time leaders application AND sign up for the camp you will attend. This application form is required for any first time leader so we can get all the child safety checks completed before they arrive to lead at camp. It is important to fill this out well before camp, as it can take a long time to process the paperwork.
Holiday Camp Volunteers
Majority of our volunteer team are our amazing cabin leaders. They are responsible for a cabin of 6-8 campers throughout the week. Our cabin leaders are passionate, servant-hearted, loving, fun, and great role models!
Some of our volunteer team are in support crew roles such as camp parents, games master, programme assistant, and more.
If you are a new leader or have not lead at camp in a long time, it is important to fill out a first time leaders application form to ensure child safety paperwork is up to date.
If you have lead at camp before, you still must register for camp each holidays. Please sign up for camp prior to the two weeks leading up to camp (ideally a month) so that we can organise as much as we can in advance.