Springs Internship
Get ready for a life-changing year, an awesome opportunity discipling you in your walk with Christ while being fully immersed in camp life.
What is the Springs Internship Programme?
The Springs Internship is designed as a year-long opportunity to deepen your faith, discover more of your identity in Christ, and learn about your calling, while being immersed in camp life.
Who is it for?
This programme is designed for young adults aged 18+ who desire to grow practically in their relationship with the Lord, and who wish to impact their community.
When does it begin?
This programme will starts each year at the beginning of February.
Mission
Seeking to continually share the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ in all that we do, growing our ministry-impact at Tōtara Springs into a centre of excellence.
Vision
To create a life changing experience for every intern, discipling them in their walk with Christ
Values
We are a people who are characterised by our love for God & one-another. We seek to serve with a motivated, diligent heart, a can-do attitude and a pioneering-spirit. We strive for excellence in all that we do.
Practical Skills / Take Aways
Camp programming
Activity instructing
Life skills (changing the oil on a car; making a legit coffee; financial skills etc.)
Leading at camps
Food catering for large groups
Trade experience with the property team
Housekeeping
Organisation and planning
Refereeing and assisting with Sports camps
What does it offer?
You will be given the opportunity to spend a year of deepening your faith, challenging yourself to grow, discovering more of your identity in Christ, and learning about your God-given calling, while being immersed in camp life.
Living on-site with accommodation and food provided, along with road
trips, and nighttime activities every couple of weeks. In
addition to this, you will have 1 day a week set aside for your personal
discipleship and growth as a group of interns. This will include a
devotion, a bible study, a different practical life skill every week,
team building activities and games, and serving in the
community.
From early February, we will begin with a week of Orientation combined with adventure activities, including a number of outdoor adventure activities with Bible studies and learning about God's love in His creation.
During the school terms, you will experience several
rotations within the different staff teams at Tōtara Springs (Ministry,
Instructing, and Sports). It is here
that you will dive head first into daily camp life, learning valuable
practical skills as well as being an essential part of a team.
Every school holidays, you will be an integral part of our programmes
(Easter camp, Day camp, Kids and Leadership camps) in a variety of different
roles. Then your year will finish with 5 weeks working as Summer Staff,
during our busiest ministry season of Family Camp, Teens Camp, Kids
Camp, Day Camp and Elite Sports Camp.
During Terms 2 and 3, you will be immersed in intermediate schools
sports camps, whether it be as referees, scorekeepers, or general
assistance.
Passionate about cooking?
This year we're opening a brand-new spot on our Springs Internship team — a Catering Internship for someone who wants to learn the craft of hospitality while serving God and others in camp life.
You'll be right in the heart of our big commercial kitchen: preparing and serving meals for campers and guests, learning menu planning and food safety, keeping things running through busy camp weeks, and being part of a team that feeds hundreds of people with excellence and care.
And you won't just learn on the job — you'll study toward a nationally recognised qualification (the New Zealand Certificate through our partnership with ServiceIQ, with coaching from experienced team members every step of the way. As part of the Springs Internship, you'll also:
Grow in your walk with Jesus through weekly Bible study, mentoring and camp life
Live on-site with meals and accommodation provided, plus a personal-expenses allowance
Be sent and supported by your home church in prayer and partnership
Come away with real skills, a qualification, and a year you'll never forget
Apply for a springs internship
Ready to deepen your faith and learn more about your calling, while being immersed in camp life? Apply online for a Springs Internship.
Programme intake is the beginning of February each year.
*Subject to change, enquire for details.
What's the application process?
Applicants will submit their CV, along with an online application explaining why they would like to do the internship, as well as why they would be a good
fit for the programme.
We will then go through an interview process before making a final selection.
Add your references
Please provide at least 3 references with your application. You can send them to use this references form linked below. (Note: non-family, please.
