Volunteers – West Texas Camps & Retreats

What Volunteers Do

Volunteers ages 12 and up provide important interactions with campers as they demonstrate love, respect and acceptance. They are visible demonstration of God’s love to the campers and their families who will participate during camps at West Texas Camps and Retreats. They will travel with our campers and their families to and from activities. Our volunteers will share friendship, love, and respect for each camper and their families.

Buddies

Completed 10th grade
Ages 16 to 25

Buddies

This role is for high school sophomores through seniors ages 16-25 years old. Each "buddy" is paired up with a camper to be with all week. Some campers are very independent and just need a friend while other campers might require more assistance and need help with getting dressed in the morning, eating, going to the restroom, etc. There will be 6 campers, 6 buddies, 1 cabin hand and 2 summer staff members in each cabin. The cabin leaders facilitate daily devotionals for both the campers and the volunteers.

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Cabin Hand

Completed 9th Grade Age 15

Cabin Hand

Serve hand-in-hand with Buddies and Cabin Leaders by providing them with assistance and filling in in the cabin where needed. "Cabin Hands" act as an extra set of hands in the cabin

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Crew

Completed 6th through 8th Grade Ages 12 – 14

Crew

This is a role for middle school students ages 12-14. There are around 12 girl and 12 boy crew each week and they are supervised by 4 crew leaders (2 girls and 2 guys). Each crew member is assigned to a camper cabin and they are responsible for serving meals to them throughout the week. Another responsibility they have is to keep the cabins clean. Finally, they get to spend some time at activities and parties with their camper cabin and get to know their campers a little more. In the evenings, our crew leaders facilitate a devotional and a fun activity.

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Cabin Parent

Age 22 and up

Cabin Parent

Some of their main responsibilities are doing laundry for their cabin, sitting with the cabin during FOB (Flat on Back, Nap Time) and volunteer devotional time, and encouraging and getting to know the campers, volunteers and staff, passing out snacks, and really helping out with whatever is needed.

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Spiritual Growth

Being a Christian camp for children with special needs, our focus is not on intensive lecture style teaching. Each night we have a joyful time of worship and a Bible study for volunteers. Here they can debrief with their cabins and have a time to get to know each other better and be vulnerable. Volunteers also experience Christ as they love and serve their camper buddy.

Volunteer Mission/Service Opportunities for Groups and Individuals

West Texas Camps and Retreats will provide a unique volunteer opportunity for Church Mission Trips for youth and adults, civic organizations looking for service projects, and individuals needing service hours for school, work, or organizations. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please let us know!

Interested In Volunteering?

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