For Campground Owners and Managers

We have assisted the Hospitality Industry since the late 1970s.  SummerShine Resort Ministry Staffing has helped place hundreds of staff in dozens of resorts across the USA.  Whether developing a program for a new property or assisting owners with finding managers, recreation directors, or summer staff members, we approach each resort selected with the goal of making it even better for our camping families!

Current Options:

CLASSIC

Summary: SummerShine recruits and gives training to members of your seasonal staff led by an Activities Director (AD) and team for approximately 8 to 12 weeks (subject to availability). We provide training and ongoing support to your AD and SummerShine staff.

Staff sizes of a typical team:

  • 1 to 4 people
  • 5 to 8 people
  • 9 to 12 people

You Provide:

  • SummerShine Fee, plus expenses (varies depending on size of staff)
  • Specific training for your resort based on jobs filled.
  • Hourly wages for SummerShine staff (32-45 hours per week)
  • Housing, utilities, etc. for staff
  • Travel expenses for those travelling over 100 miles to your property
  • TLC for your staff: encouragement, guidance, etc.
  • All items needed for activities (PA system, materials, etc.)

 

HYBRID

Summary: SummerShine recruits your Activities Director (AD), or a leader team, and assist you in screening local applicants to join your SummerShine staff.  We provide training and ongoing support to your AD.  We also provide tips to help you identify local prospects for hiring.

You Provide:

  • SummerShine Fee, plus expenses
  • Hourly wages for AD (35-45 hrs per week)
  • Housing, utilities, etc. for AD
  • Travel expenses for AD
  • You also provide support for local staff commuting and living at home, TLC for AD and staff, encouragement, guidance, etc.
  • All items needed for activities (PA system, materials, etc.)

 

SPECIALTY

Summary: SummerShine recruits your Activities Director (AD), or married couple.  Our leader(s) will lead summer activities for your guests and work alongside your additional staff.

You provide:

  • SummerShine Fee, plus expenses
  • Hourly wages for AD or couple (35-45 hrs per week)
  • Housing, utilities, etc. for AD
  • Travel expenses for AD
  • All items needed for activities (PA system, materials, etc.)

 

CONSULTING SERVICES

  1. Property development suggestions
  2. Locate manager applicant candidates
  3. Develop your recreation program
  4. Retooling your resort after a change in owners, management, crisis, etc.
  5. Team building, atmosphere changing, goal setting
  6. Advisory guidance on special needs or specific concerns
  7. Setting priorities
  8. Crisis management – Assisting your resort when coping or recovering from a tragedy, scandal, etc.
  9. HR Insights
  10. Other items as needed

You provide:

  • Hourly consulting fee
  • Travel expenses for consultant to and from your property as needed (Contracted on a monthly basis)

"Do your work willingly, as if you were serving the Lord himself. "

~ COLOSSIANS 3:23 CEV

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death."

~ ROMANS 8:12

"You are like the salt for everyone on earth...You are like the light for the whole world...Make your lights shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in Heaven."

~ MATTHEW 5:12-16 CEV

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers."

~ GALATIANS 6:9-10

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

~ ROMANS 12:1-2

"Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest."

~ LUKE 9:48