Year-Round Internship Program

at Camp Weed & Cerveny Conference Center

Camp Weed & Cerveny Conference Center provides a diverse work environment where every day is ripe with opportunities to grow. Through our Internship Program, we will work with you and your goals to create a unique, marketable experience that will help you move forward to college, the mission field, or the workplace with a deeper understanding of service, discipleship, and what it looks like to live in community.

CWCCC Interns are young adults, ages 18 to 25 (high school and graduates taking a gap year and college students doing online learning), in an intentional living-learning community that allows for professional, spiritual, and interpersonal growth. As an intern, you will play a vital role in the year-round ministry of Camp Weed & Cerveny Conference Center by serving in a variety of practical and leadership capacities. Internships are broad in scope with the flexibility to focus on the individual’s gifts and talents while meeting the needs of the camp and conference center. You will be exposed to many aspects of running retreats, conferences, and camps throughout the year.

We are happy to work with schools who are willing to provide academic credit for this type of internship.

Interns are mentored by the Director of Summer Camp and Youth Programs as well as other leadership team members.

Applications will be accepted until the three available positions are filled. You will find the link to apply at the bottom of this page. Questions? Email them.

Responsibilities

• Rotating Departmental Support – rotate through different departments (dining services, maintenance, housekeeping, office, and youth programs) to assist with daily operations.

• Guest Hosts – serve as guest group hosts on a rotating basis to help ensure a meaningful retreat experience.

• Ropes Course – facilitate the ropes course for guest groups, as needed.

• Outreach – travel to local and regional churches and organizations to promote the ministry of Camp Weed & Cerveny Conference Center

• Personal Project – adopt one area of the property for improvement and maintenance.

• Specialty Area – select one department where you will devote about half of your time:

  • Marketing & Development

    • As the Marketing & Development Intern, you will be exposed to a wide range of tasks, including donor communication, donor tracking, gift solicitation and recognition, annual support campaigns, and special giving opportunities. You will develop relationships with individual longtime guests, camper families, organizations and congregations that have significant history with the camp and conference center. In addition to supporting the fundraising efforts, you will also create social media and newsletter content to keep our guests and campers engaged year-round and represent Camp Weed & Cerveny Conference Center at local and regional networking events. You will also learn about nonprofit management.

    • Supervisor: Executive Director

  • Hospitality

    • As the Hospitality Intern, you will gain first-hand experience with both customer service and administrative duties. You will assist with various aspects of the booking process for individual and group reservations, from a customer’s first phone call to their final goodbye. You will gain administrative skills working in an office setting as well as interactive skills communicating with guests and staff via phone, email, and face-to-face. You will develop meaningful relationships as you work to make the CWCCC guest experience meaningful to every guest. If you are interested in a career in hospitality, guest services, office administration, or event coordination, this is a great opportunity.

    • Supervisor: Business Manager

  • Maintenance & Grounds

    • Guests come to Camp Weed & Cerveny Conference Center for a variety of reasons, and there is no doubt that the beauty of God’s creation here is one of them. As the Maintenance & Grounds intern, you will have the opportunity to work alongside our Maintenance Staff to steward the CWCCC property – inside and out. This is a great position for somebody looking to practically apply their education in engineering or risk management, or for someone looking to develop skills in construction or general maintenance.

    • Supervisor: Maintenance Director