What can I expect if I serve on Summer Staff?

The experience is different for everyone, but some things are common to all staffers:

• You will work in a team with 3-4 other summer staff members. Some will have previous staff experience and others will not. All staff members must work well with different types of people.
• You'll work closely with different groups of volunteers each week to:
  -- provide quality home repairs to families and individuals in Appalachia,
  -- facilitate meaningful relationships with the Appalachian families,
  --and ensure that volunteers' needs are being met.
• You'll plan, develop, and lead Christian programs each evening to help volunteers process and grow from this service experience.
• You won't know until late May exactly where you'll be serving or who you'll be on staff with.
• You will be challenged! This is a very demanding, yet extremely rewarding job!

What are the eligibility requirements?

To be eligible to serve on our 2011 ASP Summer Staff, you must be at least 18 years of age by May 2011 and one year out of high school (have graduated in May/June of 2010). You must apply by January 1, 2011 and attend a Staff Applicant Weekend (SAW) to interview. All summer staff are also required to have Adult CPR and basic first aid certifications valid through the summer (child and infant CPR certifications are not required).

Please note that the staff job requires lots of driving. ASP must hire competent and safety-conscious drivers. Your past driving record plays an important part of your application because failure to get insurance approval will eliminate the possibility of employment. Applicants from certain states have to obtain their driving records themselves to submit with their application. Applicants from other states must provide a check or money order for $10 for ASP to access their driving records.

What is the application process? How do I apply?

To apply for ASP Summer Staff you must complete an application and attend a Staff Applicant Weekend (SAW) to interview. All summer staff hired are also required to have Adult CPR and basic first aid certifications valid through the summer (child and infant CPR certifications are not required).

Here are few important deadlines and dates:

• November 2010 or earlier: Obtain 3 references to submit with your application; if from CA, NH, PA, or WA, you must obtain a copy of your 3 year driving record to submit with your application (those states don't allow others to access your driving record)
• January 1, 2011: Complete your application: upload resume and complete online assessment
• January - February 2011: Attend a Staff Applicant Weekend (SAW)
• March 2011: Offers of employment are made

What if I can’t attend a Staff Applicant Weekend in January or February?

Contact Jen at Jen.Alexander@ASPhome.org. If you’re a new applicant, we can make arrangements for you to participate in our Staffer-in-Training Program at one of our Adult Program centers in November or December.

What are the dates of employment?

For new and returning staff: May 25 - August 12, 2011*
For Center Directors: May 20 - August 12, 2011*

*Dates of employment may be flexible. Contact us if you have any minor schedule conflicts.

Students on the quarter system, please note: You may still apply for staff! ASP can contact deans and professors to coordinate changing your exam schedule. School officials recognize an ASP staff experience as worthwhile and educational, and work with us to get staffers to training by the first day!

What is the Staffer-In-Training (SIT) program?

The Staffer-In-Training program provides potential staff members with a "preview" of the life of a summer staffer. You must apply to participate in the SIT program. Accepted applicants will spend as much as one week at one of ASP's summer centers, shadowing each staff member, trying on each staff role. There are no fees to participate in the SIT program. Individuals who participate do so voluntarily without pay and are responsible for getting themselves to and from the ASP center to which they are assigned.

Click here for more information about the SIT program.

What is Summer Support Staff?

Each year we hire a number of folks to work for us temporarily over the summer, but not as traditional summer staffers. Those individuals serve as construction consultants, staff liaisons, dump truck drivers, and chaplains.

Click here to see brief descriptions of each role.

How do I request more information?

Email Flossie.McCaffrey@ASPhome.org to request a free summer staff information packet.