Cascade Pacific Council Summer Camps – Staff in Training & Volunteer Programs
Butte Creek Scout Ranch, 13462 S. Butte Creek Road, Scotts Mills, OR 97375
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Cascade Pacific Council Summer Camps – Staff in Training & Volunteer Programs includes activities such as mountain biking, boarding, hiking, swimming, boating on lakes, fire-building, knots, and survival. Participants can also take part in rock climbing on towers and natural rocks, archery, rifle and black powder shooting, handicraft projects, nature activities, horse programs with a western-style theme, STEM programs, and gaming programs. The Staff in Training (SIT) Program is a two-week experience that rotates through multiple program areas, and the Camp Volunteer Program allows volunteering for a week or more.
• Ages: 15–18 years old
• Schedule: The Staff in Training (SIT) Program offers a two-week experience.
For more than 100 years, Prepared. For Life. has been Scouting America’s promise to parents and youth across America. The Cascade Pacific Council states a goal to become the most impactful youth organization in its region, to be known as a force for good, and to build stronger communities and leaders of tomorrow. The camps are described as award-winning camps. Certifications like CPR/First Aid are available, and all staff, whether full-time or volunteer, must complete online training before arrival, with additional hands-on training provided. No prior knowledge of Scouting is needed and applicants do not have to be members to apply, and if hired, all staff—volunteer or paid—become members of Scouting America as part of onboarding. Adult applicants age 18 and older must pass a background check.
Age 15 by June 15 can serve at overnight camps in a volunteer staff-in-training position only, and age 16 by June 15 can serve in any camp as full-time, paid staff. Age 18 by June 15 can serve in any camp as full-time, paid staff, including certain management positions, and age 21 by June 15 can serve in any camp as full-time, paid staff, including higher-level management positions. Age 25 and older by June 15 can serve as camp director, and camp directors are selected in October for the following year. There are age-based minimums for specific management positions such as bb-gun director, archery director, health officer, commissioner, ecology/conservation director, program director, head cook, aquatics director, horseback riding director, chaplain, shooting sports director, climbing director, and camp director. Free room and board, Wi-Fi, and laundry are provided for staff. Interviews typically begin in February, applications are online only, and applications should be completed before arriving to interview.
Last updated January 6, 2026.
• Ages: 15–18 years old
• Schedule: The Staff in Training (SIT) Program offers a two-week experience.
For more than 100 years, Prepared. For Life. has been Scouting America’s promise to parents and youth across America. The Cascade Pacific Council states a goal to become the most impactful youth organization in its region, to be known as a force for good, and to build stronger communities and leaders of tomorrow. The camps are described as award-winning camps. Certifications like CPR/First Aid are available, and all staff, whether full-time or volunteer, must complete online training before arrival, with additional hands-on training provided. No prior knowledge of Scouting is needed and applicants do not have to be members to apply, and if hired, all staff—volunteer or paid—become members of Scouting America as part of onboarding. Adult applicants age 18 and older must pass a background check.
Age 15 by June 15 can serve at overnight camps in a volunteer staff-in-training position only, and age 16 by June 15 can serve in any camp as full-time, paid staff. Age 18 by June 15 can serve in any camp as full-time, paid staff, including certain management positions, and age 21 by June 15 can serve in any camp as full-time, paid staff, including higher-level management positions. Age 25 and older by June 15 can serve as camp director, and camp directors are selected in October for the following year. There are age-based minimums for specific management positions such as bb-gun director, archery director, health officer, commissioner, ecology/conservation director, program director, head cook, aquatics director, horseback riding director, chaplain, shooting sports director, climbing director, and camp director. Free room and board, Wi-Fi, and laundry are provided for staff. Interviews typically begin in February, applications are online only, and applications should be completed before arriving to interview.
Last updated January 6, 2026.
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