Volunteer at LEAD

Anyone who is:

• At least 19 years old
• A professing Christian
• Agree with SSI’s Statement of Belief and abide by the Crew Expectations (found below)

Every year, we have a variety of college aged, career aged, parents, and family members who come to volunteer. Some are alumni of the program, and others are not.

General Expectations

• Assist with the individual track meetings
• Attend all teaching sessions
• Complete office tasks as assigned by the SSI Staff
• Help lead daily morning devotions (if asked)
• Help clean up campus at the end of the week
• Help with student check-in and check-out

Generally, first-time volunteers are assigned to our first-year and second-year student tracks, House and Senate. House and Senate students spend the week divided into smaller groups called “committees” (approx. 16 students). You will be working with a particular committee, typically alongside another crew member. If you are assigned to an advanced track, you will be working directly with the track instructor and other crew members assigned to the track.

During Crew Orientation on Saturday and Sunday, we take time to walk through our policies, procedures, and your role as a crew member. You are not required or expected to be an “expert” on policy or legislative procedure. There are also designated times for track volunteers to meet with the instructors to talk through the simulation and the assignments your group will be working on. We encourage any questions you may have both during orientation and throughout the week.

Policies

Crew members are expected to abide by our camp policies found under the following tabs on the LEAD webpage. This is the standard of behavior for our students, and all crew members should model that behavior.

• Honor Code
• LEAD Campus Policies
• LEAD Dress Code

Please be aware of our dress code and pack accordingly as all Crew follow the same dress code as the campers. Only SSI staff members will initiate disciplinary actions with campers. No other crew members should assume that responsibility. This includes asking campers to change if they are out of dress code.

SSI requires that its employees subscribe to its Statement of Faith and Lifestyle Statement, which can be found below. We ask that all LEAD crew also subscribe to them.

Statement of Faith

• The Bible is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. 
• There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 
• The Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God and the Savior of all humanity, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless life culminating in His vicarious and atoning death through His blood, bodily resurrection, and His ascension to the right hand of the Father. He will come a second time at the end of this age. 
• Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for salvation, which is by grace, through repentance and faith in what Jesus did on the cross. 
• It is the present ministry of the indwelling Holy Spirit that enables the Christian to live a godly life. 
• There will be a resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and those that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. 
• There is a spiritual unity of all true believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Volunteer Lifestyle Statement

• SSI is a non-profit Christian organization representing Jesus Christ. As such, SSI requires its employees/volunteers to be born-again Christians, living their lives as Christian role models (Rom. 10:9-10; I Tim. 4:12; Luke 6:40). Employees/volunteers will conduct themselves in a way that will not raise questions regarding their Christian testimonies. A Christian lifestyle should reflect the biblical perspective of integrity and appropriate personal and family relationships, business conduct, and moral behavior. An employee/volunteer is expected to demonstrate a teachable spirit, an ability to share love for others, a willingness to live contentedly under authority, and a commitment to follow the Matthew 18 principle when an issue arises with fellow employees/volunteers or management. 
• SSI expects employees/volunteers to maintain a lifestyle based on biblical standards of moral conduct. Moral misconduct, which violates the bona fide occupational qualification for employees to be Christian role models, includes, but is not limited to drunkenness, premarital sex, adultery, and homosexual behavior or any other violation of the unique roles of male and female (Rom. 1:21-27; I Cor. 6:9-20). SSI believes that biblical marriage is limited to a covenant relationship between a man and a woman, and we believe in the sanctity of human life from conception through natural death. 
• SSI employees/volunteers will maintain a lifestyle based on biblical standards of conduct. Failure to do so may result in a reprimand or, in some cases, dismissal. It is the goal of SSI that each employee/volunteer will have a lifestyle where “…He might have the pre-eminence.” Col. 1:18 

Adapted with permission from www.acsiglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/ACSI-Lifestyle-Statement.pdf 

Dates for LEAD 2025

• Week 1: Sunday, June 15 through Friday, June 20
  Crew Orientation – Saturday, June 14, 6:00pm
• Week 2: Sunday, July 13 through Friday, July 18
  Crew Orientation – Saturday, July 12, 6:00pm
• Week 3: Sunday, July 27 through Friday, August 1
  Crew Orientation – Saturday, July 26, 6:00pm

Crew members are expected to stay on campus during camp (from 6pm on Saturday to 7pm on Friday). Any absences during the week should be pre-arranged with the Director of Programs.

• Crew Orientation begins with check-in the Saturday before camp at 4:45pm. Dinner will be provided at 5:30pm. Crew members who will not be coming for dinner should arrive by 6pm.
• Student and Crew Check-out happens on Friday between 5:30-7:00pm. Crew members will be expected to stay and help with check-out/campus clean-up until students are gone. Crew may then leave after checking out with an SSI Staff member. If you need to leave earlier on Friday, communicate with the Director of Programs before camp.
• Campus Clean-up occurs on Friday night and Saturday morning. We would appreciate any help from Crew who are able to stay through Saturday morning. We do provide dinner (around 7pm) for all Crew who are able to stay Friday evening. Clean up on Saturday typically ends around 11am

First Time Applicants:

• Complete the Crew Application below.
• Submit three references (personal, professional, and pastoral). Information will be sent to you after you apply. 
• Interview with SSI Staff
• Pass a background check

Returning Applicants:

Complete the Crew Application. Remember to check all pre-filled questions for any updates or changes needed.

• If you have not sent in updated references in the last three years, we ask that you submit an updated pastoral reference. Information will be sent to you individual .
• Pass a background check