"My daughter Summer ran up to me and said, 'Momma, I gotta tell you something' ... she hugged me and whispered, 'The Holy Spirit touched me.'"

- Marcy, mother of three 2010 summer campers

Apply for Summer Staff


  Apply for Summer Staff
  Apply for Summer Staff
Once you have reviewed Summer Job Descriptions, please follow the process below to apply for Crew, Counselors and Support Staff.

STEP ONE: ONLINE APPLICATION

  • Complete Online Staff Application
    • Submit a Video Application (optional, see details below)
    • All items needed to apply are included in the online form.
  • Applications Due: 
    • Directors and Support Specialists: November 1, 2011
    • Counselors and Crew: December 15, 2011


STEP TWO: INTERVIEW PROCESS

  • Interviews will be a part of the hiring process. After applications have been reviewed, Glisson will contact applicants to set up an interview. (This is not a first-come, first-serve process.) 
  • Applicants will be updated concerning their application status.
    • Summer Leadership Team applicants will be issued agreements by the end of December.
    • Counselor & Crew applicants will receive status updates sometime in January. Interviews for these positions will begin by the end of January or early February and will be held at universities across the Southeast and at Glisson. 
  • Interviews are required (along with all other application steps) in order to receive a staff agreement.


STEP THREE: STAFF AGREEMENTS

After all interviews have taken place, staff agreements will be mailed out via email. Included with the Summer Staff Agreement will be several important hiring papers including:

  • Staff Data Sheet
    • (To be mailed with staff agreement)
  • Glisson Communication and Social Media Policy
    • (You will be asked to “be-friend” Glisson on Facebook or other social media.)

Once all of these forms have been returned, then your Staff Agreement is complete. Send completed Application/Agreeement to:

 

Glisson Summer Staff
690 Camp Glisson Road
Dahlonega, GA 30533

(fax) 706-864-9352


Important Staff Dates


  • Staff Application Form Posted: Oct. 1, 2011
  • Leadership Team Apps Due: Nov. 1, 2011
  • Counselor & Crew Apps due: Dec. 15, 2011
  • Leadership Team Agreements: Mid-Dec.
  • Summer Leadership Team Retreat: Jan. 5-7
  • Staff Agreements mailed: after interviews
  • Pre-Camp Training: Apr. 13-15, 2012

Optional: Video Application


The video application is not required. We know that many of you shine brighter on video than in writing (and vice versa).
  • Video may be no longer than 2 minutes.
  • Send in a CD/DVD or jump drive to the Glisson office. You will not recieve the CD/DVD or jump drive back.
  • Must be submitted by December 15, 2011.
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