Holiday Camp Volunteers – Join the Team

Thank you for considering the role of volunteer leader for one of our Holiday Camps. We deeply appreciate the invaluable contributions of our volunteer leaders—without your dedication, our Holiday Camps would not be possible!

As a volunteer leader, your role is essential to the impact of our camping ministry, both on-site during the camp and in the planning process leading up to it. Volunteer leaders help shape and bring our camps to life, participating in planning days and coordinating with their teams in the lead-up to the event.

Our Camps

 LYQ camps are more than just a bit of fun, or something to keep children occupied during the school holidays. Our camps are intentional.  We pull together teams, train volunteers and plan programs that create a safe environment for our campers and leaders. A place where everyone feels loved, included, challenged and championed. More than that, we create spaces for people to encounter Jesus.

Our Kids Camps and Christian Life Week camps are designed to be a space for discipleship. The study content gives campers the opportunity to think more deeply and take their faith to another level. Daily worship features in both Kids Camp and Christian Life week camps, which we find is a highlight for many of our campers. Camp is often described by campers (and leaders!) as a “recharge” or “reinvigoration” of their faith.

Our Blast and Junior Blast camps are designed to be evangelistic. The programs and content are designed to help introduce Jesus to campers in a loving, gentle way. The camps provide the space for campers to explore who Jesus is, ask questions and hear from others about their faith journeys. While Kids Camp and Christian Life Week camps include dedicated time for Bible study and learning, Blast and Junior Blast camps offer offsite elective activities, providing campers and leaders with more opportunities for shared bonding experiences. We find that it’s easier to share Jesus with someone you have formed a genuine relationship with.

Roles on Camp

Our camp leadership teams consist of a variety of volunteer roles. Depending on your experience and qualifications, you may serve as a junior leader (16-18 years old), leader, camp parent, pastor or chaplain, cook, or bus driver. We also have camp directors and co-directors, who typically step into these positions after gaining leadership experience with us. Feel free to contact us to learn more about any of these roles.

How to Get Involved

Join our amazing team of volunteer leaders by logging into my.lyq.org.au and completing an Expression of Interest. Once you have logged in, you’ll just have to scroll down to the volunteering section and click on “submit a new Expression of Interest” and select the events you are interested in volunteering at. This will help us understand the role you’re interested in and which camps you’d like to be a part of. After that, you’ll be guided through the application and training process, which are essential steps for volunteering with us.

As part of the commitment to being a volunteer leader, you’ll help your team plan the activities for camp. Many hands make light work, and it’s crucial that volunteer leaders collaborate with camp directors to create a fun, challenging, and safe experience for all participants.

Leader Application and Training Process 

Our application and training process is comprehensive for good reason – we care about the children and teenagers that we serve on camp. Most elements of the application process are valid for 3 years including your leadership application, two references, an interview (usually conducted over the phone), a valid Blue card and Safe Church Training (run online through the Lutheran Church of Australia.) Recognition of prior learning is available for some elements on request. Once your leadership application is completed and approved, you will be given access to complete some online training modules to equip you to be the best leader you can be!

It might sound daunting, but it really isn’t that scary and the LYQ Camping & Events team are here to help you through!

Event Leadership Team Selection

Only volunteer leaders who successfully complete the Leadership Application and Training Process will be considered for leadership roles at Lutheran Youth of Queensland events. For the safety and wellbeing of our participants, we cannot allow anyone to volunteer at an LYQ event without completing their application and training in full. Your place on a leadership team cannot be confirmed until this is completed. When selecting leadership teams, we consider various factors, including but not limited to gender balance, leadership experience, and camper-to-leader ratios.

If you have any questions about being a volunteer leader, any of our other camp roles, or about the application and training process, please call our team on 3511 4080 or email us at office@lyq.org.au – we’d love to hear from you!