Employment at Pine Cove

Pine Cove has a fast-growing resident staff of over 140 full time employees. These staff members work year-round in a wide variety of areas including Food Service, Camp Programming, Registration, Human Resources, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Marketing, Development, Media, Outdoor Education, Accounting, Retail, Information Technology, and more. Full-time staff enjoy benefits including but not limited to: medical and dental insurance, disability insurance, vacation and time off benefits, retirement benefits, as well as a weekly staff chapel and Bible studies. The employees of Pine Cove are offered a Christian working environment as well as an opportunity to serve in a camp ministry setting. Pine Cove also hires approximately 900 college students to serve on staff during the summer months. To apply for a summer staff position, check out our Summer Jobs section.

To apply for full-time, regular part time, or occasional part time employment, see the available positions below. In order for an application to be considered complete, an employment application must be filled out and submitted, including a spiritual story, and three references must be received. The reference form can be downloaded from this webpage as a PDF and emailed to references (preferred) or printed and handwritten. Additional applications materials, such as a resume, are welcomed. Only complete applications will be considered for positions and communicated with as job applicants. Unless noted otherwise, all positions are at our location in Tyler, TX.

Pine Cove has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with Pine Cove’s Statement of Faith.

Full-Time Positions

IWS Instructor – Fall and Spring Only

IWS Critter Room Curator

IWS Instructor – Fall Only

IWS Instructor – Year Round

Software Developer - "System Admin lead"

Part-Time Positions

Cook - Columbus (Part Time)

Occasional Part-Time Positions

OccPT Housekeeper (Tyler & Columbus)

Registered Nurses (Summer)

IWS Instructor – Fall and Spring Only

Pine Cove is seeking an energetic Christian individual to provide a dynamic, professional, biblically relevant environmental studies curriculum for private and public educational institutions. Primary responsibilities include effectively teaching students concepts from the approved curriculum, planning and preparation of lesson plans, supervising assigned groups with positive behavior management, and effectively administering all the roles required in order to host an outdoor education or teambuilding group. The position fills the role of IWS Instructor, Critter Room Curator and Summer Staff during the months of mid-August, September, October, early November, March, April and early May.

Desired profile:

In agreement with the Pine Cove Statement of Belief
A college degree
Willingness to abide by the policies of the Pine Cove Staff Handbook.
Has strong communication, organizational and computer skills.
Prior camp counseling experience or experience working with students
the ability to connect with students and teach in a non-traditional instructional environment

For former summer staff, please contact hr@pinecove.com for alternate application materials. All others interested, please download the application from our website and email to hr@pinecove.com or mail to PO Box 9055, Tyler, TX 75711.

Download an application

IWS Critter Room Curator

Pine Cove is seeking an energetic Christian individual to provide a dynamic, professional, biblically relevant environmental studies curriculum for private and public educational institutions. The position fills the role of IWS Instructor, Critter Room Curator and Summer Staff during the months of mid-August, September, October, early November, March, April and early May. The Instructor must see this job as a ministry that reflects on the name of Jesus Christ. Consequently, the Instructor must be committed to excellence and integrity in all aspects of the many roles it may require. The primary aim of the Critter Room Curator is to oversee all aspects of the Critter Room. This includes overseeing the maintenance of exhibits, permits, and daily care of animals. The primary aim as a Summer Staff employee during the months of mid May, June, July and early August, will be heavy involvement in a summer staff role at one of the Pine Cove Camps.

Desired profile:

In agreement with the Pine Cove Statement of Belief
Willingness to abide by the policies of the Pine Cove Staff Handbook.
A college degree
Prior camp counseling experience or experience working with students
the ability to connect with students and teach in a non-traditional instructional environment
Has strong communication, organizational and computer skills.
Friendly personality is essential.
Is self-motivated with a desire to serve and do all things with excellence.
At least 21 years of age
Experience working with/caring for animals

Download an application

IWS Instructor – Fall Only

Pine Cove is seeking an energetic Christian individual to provide a dynamic, professional, biblically relevant environmental studies curriculum for private and public educational institutions. Primary responsibilities include effectively teaching students concepts from the approved curriculum, planning and preparation of lesson plans, supervising assigned groups with positive behavior management, and effectively administering all the roles required in order to host an outdoor education or teambuilding group. This position is from mid-August to mid-December only.

Desired profile:

In agreement with the Pine Cove Statement of Belief
A college degree
Willingness to abide by the policies of the Pine Cove Staff Handbook.
Has strong communication, organizational and computer skills.
Prior camp counseling experience or experience working with students
the ability to connect with students and teach in a non-traditional instructional environment

Download an application

IWS Instructor – Year Round

Pine Cove is seeking an energetic Christian individual to provide a dynamic, professional, biblically relevant environmental studies curriculum for private and public educational institutions. Primary responsibilities include effectively teaching students concepts from the approved curriculum, planning and preparation of lesson plans, supervising assigned groups with positive behavior management, and effectively administering all the roles required in order to host an outdoor education or teambuilding group. This position is full time and year-round.

Desired profile:

In agreement with the Pine Cove Statement of Belief
A college degree
Willingness to abide by the policies of the Pine Cove Staff Handbook.
Has strong communication, organizational and computer skills.
Prior camp counseling experience or experience working with students
the ability to connect with students and teach in a non-traditional instructional environment

Download an application

Software Developer - "System Admin lead"

Pine Cove is seeking a Software Developer the fill the primary role to be an active member of the agile software development team. This position would also specialize as Pine Cove’s Web Systems Administrator by providing consistency and oversight to all web/development related servers. Additional responsibilities would include installing patches, upgrades, and providing web security.

Desired profile:

In agreement with the Pine Cove Statement of Belief.
Willingness to abide by the policies of the Pine Cove Staff Handbook.
3 to 5 years of professional experience as a software developer with at least two years of experience developing web-based applications. (ColdFusion or PHP experience a plus)
Have a solid understanding of HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery
Have a solid understanding of relational database concepts and ability to write sophisticated SQL queries
Experience working on an Agile Delivery Team using XP or Scrum
Some experience with the following technologies/concepts: Adobe ColdFusion, Salesforce.com platform, ActionScript, Adobe Flex, PHP, ASP.NET, Web Services technologies, MVC architecture, SOA, Eclipse, and source control (Subversion, git)
Experience installing, patching, and administering: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server.
Experience configuring and managing: Apache, JRun, Tomcat, ColdFusion, PHP, and MySQL
Familiarity with one or more of the following considered a plus: shell scripting, cron, SSH, FTP, postfix, backup software, Linux kernel firewall, Cisco ASA, basic networking (addressing/switching/routing), DNS, SSL and web security techniques and best practices

If interested, send resume to hr@pinecove.com or download an application and mail to HR, PO Box 9055, Tyler, Texas 75711.

Download an application

Part Time Cook (Columbus)

Pine Cove is seeking a ministry minded, hard-working, team player to work in the kitchen as a part time cook in our Columbus location. Responsibilities include preparing and serving meals in a timely manner, food inventory, safety and sanitation, and training weekend staff. Hours will include weekend shifts.

Desired profile:

In agreement with the Pine Cove Statement of Belief
Willing to abide by the policies of the Pine Cove Staff Handbook
Previous experience in food service
Ability to supervise staff
Able to lift 30 pounds and stand for long periods of time
Flexible with work schedule

If you are interested in this position, please download the application from our website and mail to P.O. Box 9055, Tyler, TX 75711 or email to hr@pinecove.com.

Download an application

Occasional Part-Time Housekeeper

Pine Cove is currently accepting applications for occasional part-time housekeeping positions in both our Tyler and Columbus locations.

Candidate will be expected to:

Help clean areas such as guest rooms, office spaces, bathhouses, and meeting rooms
Help in laundry areas or restocking supplies
Lift 50 pounds and climb multiple flights of stairs
Work indoors and outdoors year round

If you are interested in this position, please download the application from our website and mail to P.O. Box 9055, Tyler, TX 75711 or email to hr@pinecove.com.

Download an application

Registered Nurses - 2013

Pine Cove is looking for fun, energetic registered nurses to work 1-week assignments during the summer months of 2013. Enjoy salary, tuition discounts for your children, and medical ministry in a beautiful, exciting environment.

Contact Shannon Budd, RN, BSN, Pine Cove Nurse Manager at (903) 752-7016 or download an application and fax it to her attention at (903) 561-7257.

Download Summer Nurse Application