Staffing

Working on staff at the West Virginia Baptist Camp at Cowen is an opportunity of a lifetime! It’s a great summer to live with a community of believers and a great way to learn new skills, grow in your walk with Christ and serve God in a mighty way. All staff members live together in hotel style at the Rev. Jim Cunningham Staff and Retreat House and enjoy fellowship and weekly Bible Studies together.

This year, Camp Cowen is hiring 14 summer staff members:

2024 Staff Applications are NOW OPEN!

Camp Cowen summer internships are flexible, week-by-week employment opportunities for 16-year-olds and up. If you can’t commit to the whole summer, apply to one of our internships!

Interns must meet the following requirements:

• Be at least 16 years of age
• Be able to serve a minimum of 2 weeks in the summer
• Have the ability and desire to work hard and relate well with peers

2024 Internship Applications are NOW OPEN!

Counseling at camp is a very different experience from participating as a staff member.  While being a staff member is a summer-long paid position, counseling is volunteer-based and the responsibilities of the counselors last the duration of the camp with which they are working.  While the staff members are under the direction of the Director of Camping and Youth to see that the needs of camp are met (meal preparation, facility upkeep, etc.), the counselors are additionally under the direction of the individual camp director to meet the needs of the camp programming.

There are still camps in need of counselors to work with campers and guide them through the camp experience.