make an impact through your summer Internship
Change lives. Deepen your faith. Impact the community. Serve with OMP.
More about our leadership academy
The OMP Leadership Academy is designed to empower you to be a leader for your generation. Our program is focused on building leaders through our core program values of faith development, community building, hands-on service, and learning. In-depth training sessions focus on biblical discipleship, workload management, group facilitation, and effective communication.You will receive hands-on training in:
Biblical discipleship:
Walking with you on the lifelong path of living a life pleasing to God, and helping others live a life that same way.
Workload management:
Working with you on how to efficiently plan, schedule and distribute work to keep everything running smoothly.
Group Facilitation
Training you on how to effectively support and engage with groups to be able to work cohesively, problem-solve, manage conflict, plan strategy, and make decisions.
Communication
Equipping you and providing opportunitites to enhance your communication skills to help you have more efficient and productive conversations in all areas of your life.
It’s more than a job, it’s an answer to the call to love your neighbor.
Benefits: Spend your summer building relationships, impacting youth, and living out your faith - PLUS have the most fun helping build up communities in Arkansas. Learn adaptability and hands-on job experience while developing leadership and communication skills. Earn a scholarship toward your education or professional development.
Responsibilities: Assist in the operation of our mission locations. Build relationships with our neighbors to ensure care is being taken as we complete projects for neighbors. Oversee groups of youth from across the nation (called family groups) as they work with our neighbors to complete projects. Work with a variety of people to accomplish tasks for a successful mission week. Encourage the spiritual development of youth. Coordinate the evening programming and worship activities. And most importantly, love Jesus and love others!
Requirements: 18+ and at least one year removed from high school, have a Drivers License and vehicle with proper registration and insurance, and be able to assist on a jobsite
References
Applicants need one spiritual and one professional reference.
You will be asked to provide information for two references. Please be sure to notify a reference that they will receive an online form to complete by email. Please provide an accurate contact email for your references to ensure the form is received. Your application is not considered complete until both references are received.
“I grew through the relationships I made this summer with my college staff team. I didn’t know what to expect really when I started this summer. I had no idea that the three of us would truly become our own family group and share so many successes and challenges that made this summer incredible. ”
Make memories.
"Being on College Staff allowed me to truly be myself while at camp. Whether I was making a fool out of myself playing games, shaking a neighbor's hand as they used their wheelchair ramp for the first time, leading worship for a room full of youth, or praying with and pouring in to my fellow college staff members, OMP provides an environment for you to thrive in whatever area you feel called to."
Daniel Curry, 2013 and 2014 College Staff
Deepen faith.
“I grew up in the church, taught by parents of two different denominations the most important commandment that crosses all denominational barriers - love God and love neighbor. But my experience of who my neighbor was changed after OMP. I realized I was connected to every other human on this earth because we are all God’s children. After attending OMP for years I became a college staff member. My experiences at OMP have been central to shaping my ministry for the Kingdom of God.”
Rev. Kathleen McMurray, 2006, 2007 College Staff
Develop lifelong friendships.
"As a College Staffer you're able to work with hundreds of campers, tons of neighbors, and so many great volunteers over the course of the summer. You're able to build relationships with so many people in so many different ways. It allows you to see all sides of Ozark Mission Project and why it is so successful. It's all about the connections you're able to form with people."
Jack Vaughan, 2018 and 2019 College Staff
As a part of the OMP Leadership Academy, you will have opportunities to impact over 1,000 youth and adults, develop your time management and leadership skills, and make an impact on neighbors across the state.
Specialized Internships
If you have special talents, gifts, or interests that you feel could benefit Ozark Mission Project in some way and are interested in applying for a specialized internship, please reach out to our Director of Programs to discuss the possibilities.
