Employment

Thirst Missions has employment opportunities for YOU!

We are looking to hire ministry minded leaders, college students, and graduates to join our summer staff in Alaska, Appalachia, and Puerto Rico (start and end dates are tentative and negotiable).

Work with us as an Assistant Trip Leader (ATL), Summer Intern, or Cook.

This is an exciting opportunity to travel, serve people in need, and meet and serve alongside people from many different locations while gaining leadership and management experience.

Employment

Assistant Trip Leaders

Alaska

Description:

Each Assistant Trip Leader in Alaska will be an integral member of our 2-3 person leadership teams as we host churches from North America each week in and around Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley, or the Kenai Peninsula. We will be staying with the participating teams and will provide each of them with an average of a week-long mission trip in Alaska. Responsibilities will include managing ministry opportunities, ministry sites, restaurants, recreation, lodging, and transportation. Other responsibilities might include assisting the cook with meals and snacks, leading worship and debriefing, participating in and leading meetings, and generally guiding each church’s trip. Our goal is to use each staff member’s strengths and interests to best serve the churches and groups we serve.

Benefits:
  • Salary of $400-$800 per trip.
  • Paid round-trip airfare, lodging, meals, and ministry materials. ($8,000 value)
  • Opportunity to serve the people of Alaska.
  • Incredible recreation opportunities in exciting locations. Examples include visiting Alaskan glaciers and Wildlife Conservation Center. ($500 value)
  • Practice and develop many skills; including leadership, ministry, organization, management, and communication.
  • Work alongside and learn from experienced mission trip leaders and assistant leaders.
  • Encourage the ministry and church leaders in Alaska as well as the Group Leaders from North America and help them grow in their faith through providing them with an incredible mission trip.
  • Resume and reference builder.
  • Use your gifts and talents for God’s glory – a summer you will always remember!
Requirements:
  • Applicants are required to be a devoted Christian who believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and believes that the Bible is the inspired, infallible word of God.
  • Short-term missions experience is required.
  • Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree or be 23+ years old.
  • Local ministry experience within your community, church, or school is necessary.
  • Applicants should be selfless, ministry minded, hard working, energetic, reliable, flexible, enjoy working with people, and need to be a team player.
  • Candidates must be available to work in Alaska from May 15 to June 1, 2024 (Summer A) and/or from June 1 to August 15, 2024 (Summer B).
  • All staff members will be required to participate in Staff Training prior to leading trips. Summer A Staff Training will take place mid-May. Summer B Staff Training will take place in the beginning of June.

This is an extremely challenging, but also an extremely rewarding opportunity and needs to be applied for only after much prayer and consideration.

To apply:

Fill out an application by clicking the button below and upload your resume and cover letter. Interviews and hiring decisions will happen soon after your application is received. Submit your application as early as possible to assure positions are still available.

APPLY HERE

Appalachia

Description:

Each Assistant Trip Leader in Appalachia will be an integral member of our 2-3 person leadership teams as we host churches from across North America each week in and around Eastern Kentucky. We will be staying with the participating teams and will provide each of them with an average of a week-long mission trip in the beautiful Appalachian Mountain region. Responsibilities will include managing ministry opportunities, ministry sites, restaurants, recreation, lodging, and transportation. Other responsibilities might include assisting the cook with meals and snacks, leading worship and debriefing, participating in and leading meetings, and generally guiding each church’s trip. Our goal is to use each staff member’s strengths and interests to best serve the churches and groups we serve.

Benefits:
  • Salary of $400-$800 per trip.
  • Paid round-trip airfare, lodging, meals, and ministry materials. ($8,000 value)
  • Opportunity to serve the people of Appalachia.
  • Incredible recreation opportunities in beautiful locations. ($500 value)
  • Practice and develop many skills; including leadership, ministry, organization, management, and communication.
  • Work alongside and learn from experienced mission trip leaders and assistant leaders.
  • Encourage the ministry and church leaders in Appalachia as well as the Group Leaders from North America and help them grow in their faith through providing them with an incredible mission trip.
  • Resume and reference builder.
  • Use your gifts and talents for God’s glory – a summer you will always remember!
Requirements:
  • Applicants are required to be a devoted Christian who believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and believes that the Bible is the inspired, infallible word of God.
  • Short-term missions experience is required.
  • Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree or be 23+ years old.
  • Local ministry experience within your community, church, or school is necessary.
  • Applicants should be selfless, ministry minded, hard working, energetic, reliable, flexible, enjoy working with people, and need to be a team player.
  • Candidates must be available to work in Appalachia during the summer months.
  • All staff members will be required to participate in Staff Training prior to leading trips.

This is an extremely challenging, but also an extremely rewarding opportunity and needs to be applied for only after much prayer and consideration.

To apply:

Fill out an application by clicking the button below and upload your resume and cover letter. Interviews and hiring decisions will happen soon after each application is received. Submit your application as early as possible to assure positions are still available.

APPLY HERE

Puerto Rico

Description:

Each Assistant Trip Leader in Puerto Rico will be an integral member of our 2-3 person leadership teams as we host churches from across North America each week in Puerto Rico. We will be staying with the participating teams and will provide each of them with an average of a week-long mission trip on this beautiful island. Responsibilities will include managing ministry opportunities, ministry sites, restaurants, recreation, lodging, and transportation. Other responsibilities might include assisting the cook with meals and snacks, leading worship and debriefing, participating in and leading meetings, and generally guiding each church’s trip. Our goal is to use each staff member’s strengths and interests to best serve the churches and groups we serve.

Benefits:
  • Salary of $400-$800 per trip.
  • Paid round-trip airfare, lodging, meals, and ministry materials. ($8,000 value)
  • Opportunity to serve the people of Puerto Rico.
  • Incredible recreation opportunities in beautiful locations. ($500 value)
  • Practice and develop many skills; including leadership, ministry, organization, management, and communication.
  • Work alongside and learn from experienced mission trip leaders and assistant leaders.
  • Encourage the ministry and church leaders in Puerto Rico as well as the Group Leaders from North America and help them grow in their faith through providing them with an incredible mission trip.
  • Resume and reference builder.
  • Use your gifts and talents for God’s glory – a summer you will always remember!
Requirements:
  • Applicants are required to be a devoted Christian who believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and believes that the Bible is the inspired, infallible word of God.
  • Short-term missions experience is required.
  • Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree or be 23+ years old.
  • Local ministry experience within your community, church, or school is necessary.
  • Applicants should be selfless, ministry minded, hard working, energetic, reliable, flexible, enjoy working with people, and need to be a team player.
  • Candidates must be available to work in Puerto Rico during the summer months.
  • All staff members will be required to participate in Staff Training prior to leading trips.
  • Ability to speak Spanish is a plus.

This is an extremely challenging, but also an extremely rewarding opportunity and needs to be applied for only after much prayer and consideration.

To apply:

Fill out an application by clicking the button below and upload your resume and cover letter. Interviews and hiring decisions will happen soon after each application is received. Submit your application as early as possible to assure positions are still available.

APPLY HERE

Summer Interns

More Information

Description:

Each intern will be an integral member of our 2-4 person leadership teams as we host churches from North America each week. We will be staying with the participating teams and will provide each of them with an average of a week-long mission trip in Alaska, Appalachia, or Puerto Rico. Responsibilities will include managing ministry opportunities, ministry sites, restaurants, recreation, lodging and transportation. Other responsibilities might include assisting the cook with meals and snacks, leading worship and debriefing, participating in and leading meetings, and generally guiding each church’s trip. Our goal is to use each staff member’s strengths and interests to best serve the churches and groups. Expect to serve on 5-6 week long mission trips throughout the summer.

Pay and Benefits:
  • First two trips unpaid.  Subsequent trip(s) paid at $400/trip as Assistant Trip Leader
  • Paid round-trip airfare, lodging, meals, and ministry materials. ($8,000 value)
  • Opportunity to serve the people of Alaska, Appalachia or Puerto Rico.
  • Incredible recreation opportunities in exciting locations. Examples include visiting Alaskan glaciers or historic cities in Puerto Rico.
  • Earn college credits, if desired.
  • Practice and develop many skills; including leadership, ministry, organization, management, and communication.
  • Work alongside and learn from experienced mission trip leaders and assistant leaders.
To apply:

Fill out an application by clicking the button below and upload your resume and cover letter. Interviews and hiring decisions will happen soon after each application is received. Submit your application as early as possible to assure positions are still available.

APPLY HERE

Cooks

Alaska

Description:

Each cook will be an integral member of our 2-3 person leadership teams as we host mission teams from North America each week.

Responsibilities will include planning a meal menu with the trip leader, purchasing food and supplies, preparing and cooking meals, cleaning up after meals with the help of 1-2 volunteers from the team, and keeping a list of total food/supply expenses purchased for each trip. Cooks will be provided with a preloaded card to buy food, a pre-approved list of menu options to be used for meal planning, and additional resources such as recipes and substitution options for dietary restrictions.

Benefits:
  • Salary is determined by the following pay structure:
    • Teams of 4-9:       $25/meal
    • Teams of 10-29:   $40/meal
    • Teams of 30-49:   $55/meal
    • Teams of 50+:      $70/meal
  • Reimbursement for gas used for purchasing food.
  • Opportunity to serve with mission teams in impactful ministry to the local community.
  • Incredible recreation opportunities in exciting locations.
  • Encourage the ministry and church leaders in Alaska as well as the Group Leaders from North America and help them grow in their faith through providing them with an incredible mission trip.
  • Use your gifts and talents for God’s glory – a summer you will always remember!
Requirements:
  • Applicants are required to be a devoted Christian who believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and believes that the Bible is the inspired, infallible word of God.
  • Short-term missions experience is required.
  • Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree or be 23+ years old.
  • Local ministry experience within your community, church, or school is necessary.
  • Applicants should be selfless, ministry minded, hard working, energetic, reliable, flexible, enjoy working with people, and need to be a team player.
  • Candidates must live in Alaska.
  • Candidates must be available to work from mid-May to mid-August 2024.

This is an extremely challenging, but also an extremely rewarding opportunity and needs to be applied for only after much prayer and consideration.

To apply:

Fill out an application by clicking the button below. Interviews and hiring decisions will happen soon after your application is received. Submit your application as early as possible to assure positions are still available.

APPLY HERE

Appalachia

Description:

Each cook will be an integral member of our 2-3 person leadership teams as we host mission teams from all across North America each week.

Responsibilities will include planning a meal menu with the trip leader, purchasing food and supplies, preparing and cooking meals, cleaning up after meals with the help of 1-2 volunteers from the team, and keeping a list of total food/supply expenses purchased for each trip. Cooks will be provided with a preloaded card to buy food, a pre-approved list of menu options to be used for meal planning, and additional resources such as recipes and substitution options for dietary restrictions.

Benefits:
  • Salary is determined by the following pay structure:
    • Teams of 4-9:       $25/meal
    • Teams of 10-29:   $40/meal
    • Teams of 30-49:   $55/meal
    • Teams of 50+:      $70/meal
  • Reimbursement for gas used for purchasing food.
  • Opportunity to serve with mission teams in impactful ministry to the local community.
  • Incredible recreation opportunities in exciting locations.
  • Encourage the ministry and church leaders in Appalachia as well as the Group Leaders from mission teams and help them grow in their faith through providing them with an incredible mission trip.
  • Use your gifts and talents for God’s glory – a summer you will always remember!
Requirements:
  • Applicants are required to be a devoted Christian who believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and believes that the Bible is the inspired, infallible word of God.
  • Short-term missions experience is required.
  • Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree or be 23+ years old.
  • Local ministry experience within your community, church, or school is necessary.
  • Applicants should be selfless, ministry minded, hard working, energetic, reliable, flexible, enjoy working with people, and need to be a team player.
  • Candidates must live in Southeast Kentucky and/or willing to travel to mission team lodging/meal site.
  • Candidates must be available to work from mid-May to mid-August 2024.

This is an extremely challenging, but also an extremely rewarding opportunity and needs to be applied for only after much prayer and consideration.

To apply:

Fill out an application by clicking the button below. Interviews and hiring decisions will happen soon after your application is received. Submit your application as early as possible to assure positions are still available.

APPLY HERE