Volunteering at CYC
Lend a Hand, Change a Life
Every year, hundreds of young people join us as volunteers at our incredible Holiday or Family Camps. By volunteering, you make a real difference in a young person’s life—offering hope, friendship and a Christian role model.
- Volunteers invest a week guiding youth through exciting activities and sharing genuine faith.
- Volunteering helps campers grow confidence, friendships and discover God’s love in support.
Steps to camp volunteering
Your Camp Volunteer Journey
Start your volunteer journey with us by completing the application, training and camp sign-up to make a meaningful impact.
- First step to volunteer with us is to fill in a CYC Volunteer Application which you can find here
- You will also be asked to provide two adult references for the application, at least one of which must be someone in leadership at the church that you attend.
- All applicants will also be asked to agree to our Leadership Standards, including the CYC Statement of Faith and also provide a current and valid Working with Children Check.
- Once your application is approved, you will then be provided with a link to some compulsory online training that must be completed prior to you attending camp.
- Once you have completed the above steps you can go ahead and apply to be a part of a leadership team on one of our amazing camps. From there you will be contacted by the Camp Director to confirm your role on camp and anything else you need to know!
Volunteer with CYC Today
FAQs for CYC Volunteers
Find answers to common questions about volunteering with CYC. Learn about the benefits, responsibilities and how you can make a positive impact on our camps.
Our volunteers undergo extensive training and vetting before working at camp. Many have attended CYC camps themselves and are passionate about creating a safe, welcoming, and positive experience for young people. Adventure activity staff are certified and signed off by a Level 3 ropes course instructor and workplace trainer before leading any activities.
For any questions about this process, or anything to do with volunteering on camp, get in contact with our Leadership Development Coordinator on leadership@cyc.org.au.
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"The leaders took the time to get to know me, I bonded with other campers over races down the waterslide and messy games and before I knew it I was sad to be going home again. The camp community gives young people of all backgrounds and personalities a place to belong, connect and learn how to be a part of an interdependent community."
"Camp pushed me out of my comfort zone. Not only did I have to make friends with new people, but I also got the chance to conquer activities that I’d always chickened out on before (namely the flying fox). Going on camp time and time again transformed me into someone that was happy to try new experiences, comfortable jumping into a group of new people and getting to know them and spending time away from my usual community. All of these skills have definitely shaped me into the person I am today!"
"Being on CYC camps gave me an opportunity to explore issues around life and faith in new ways. The leaders that guided me through these discussions had a profound impact on my life, and camp became the place where I could explore who I was and who I wanted to be. From primary camps through to teen camps, I learned a lot about the Christian faith and got to make choices around what I personally believed."
"When you go on a school holiday camp, you’re going to meet people you never would have met otherwise. Even if you attend camp with friends, there will be other people in the cabin and wider community to get to know and befriend. There are people from my very first primary camp that I’m still in contact with, and I can’t even count all the people in my life that I know from doing camps together over the years."
"I met people with different backgrounds and stories than my own. Building relationships with them helped me broaden my perspective and gave me loads of friends to catch up with throughout the school term. One of the highlights of camp is always scrawling emails and contact details on pieces of paper to try and stay in touch with the other campers!"
"One amazing aspect of the CYC camp structure is that it gave me room to continue growing as I got older. My first primary camp led me to go on teen camps as I grew older, and rather than ‘ageing out’ of camp I decided to explore what it might look like to try to lead. I attended the Leaders in Training program, which taught me a lot about life, faith, and being a good leader."
"I never expected to really enjoy camp when I started out, let alone leading on camp, but I ended up falling completely in love with it. The opportunities to grow as a leader and get encouraged by the leaders around me spanned across my initial days as a camper to my leadership training, and has continued on every camp I’ve ever attended. No matter when your involvement with CYC ends, every young person is given the opportunity to step up and grow in their ability to connect with others."
"Look, I’ve saved the best for last – camp is fun! I could spend hours listing off all my favourite memories from being a camper. Sliding through foamy slip n’ slides, soaring down the flying fox, racing around the campsite on a scavenger hunt, canoeing, board games, classic camp-wide competitions, discos… I could go on and on. I kept coming back to camp because I loved it! There was something for everyone, and I never had a dull day."
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