Current Employment Opportunities:

We currently are accepting applications for the following positions:

• Kitchen Staff openings at Alton L Collins
• Volunteer Host openings at Alton L Collins
• Summer Staff / Intern at Suttle Lake Camp
• Kitchen Staff at Suttle Lake Camp

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Kitchen Staff position openings at Alton L Collins Retreat Center;  The Retreat Center has openings for part time kitchen helpers (prep meals, serve tables, kitchen clean up, process produce from our garden) and lead cooks (prepare meals from menu, supervise kitchen helpers, serve tables, kitchen clean up, process produce from our garden).  Some experience is preferred for kitchen helpers; this is negotiable.  Experience is required for those interested in the cook positions.  Hours are flexible.  Staff sometimes works as many as 40 hours a week and some times as few as 10 hours in one week.  There are opportunities to work in other areas of ministry at the Retreat Center if you have interest and other skills to offer.  ALCRC is ministry oriented and mission based.  We are working to create a more sustainable food service offering including use of locally grown foods, more vegetarian options, and less paper product.  We cook all meals from scratch and use in-season produce from our organic garden.  We strive for a creative and positive kitchen environment.  We honor many special dietary needs and interact regularly with our guests.  We are becoming known as a teaching kitchen as we offer more and more opportunities for other camp and retreat center staff  and local congregations to learn from our developing philosophy.  Please contact Nanci Hicks if you are interested in being a part of our team.  503-637-6411 or alcrc@cascadeaccess.com

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Volunteer Host Opportunities at Alton L Collins Retreat Center:  Want to be a part of a growing ministry opportunity that supports the mission and service of religiously based and community based non-profit organizations?   Do you enjoy meeting people from all over the country?  The Retreat Center is looking for volunteer staff who want to serve others in a relaxed environment while overnighting in a pristine second growth forest.  Volunteer hosts greet guests, answer questions and telephones, offer assistance in our Ten Thousand Villages gift shop, offer information about our ministry, host meals in our dining facility, and have opportunity for relaxation and hiking, reading and good conversation.  We are looking for short term and long term volunteer hosts.  Some hosts volunteer for one week/weekend per year, others volunteer multiple times per year or for several weeks at a time.  There is an application and interview process for this ministry opportunity.  Please contact Nanci Hicks if you are interested in this ministry.  503-637-6411 or alcrc@cascadeaccess.com.  Don't let this opportunity pass you by - Join our growing volunteer ministry staff today!

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