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Employment

In our 56th year, Deer Valley Ranch is a top-notch, destination guest ranch resort. During a week at Deer Valley, our guests will fish for trout in a high mountain lake, climb one of Colorado's highest peaks, whitewater raft the rapids of the Arkansas River, pan for gold, square dance under the stars, ride a horse to a steak cook-out or above timberline to view wildflowers, elk and deer. Our staff have opportunities to enjoy these same activities, but are hired to help provide a unique vacation -- shown by their service, hard work, helpfulness and friendliness -- for our guests.

OUR CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY

What do we mean by “Christian family guest ranch”? Our goal at Deer Valley is to give our guests a unique family vacation in a Christian atmosphere and our staff is the key factor in achieving that goal. Serving others as Christ served the church is the philosophy we are looking for in staff we hire. We do our best to let our work reflect our faith. On Sunday morning we stop to praise our Lord and Savior in a morning worship service. Our wranglers lead a devotional at Wranglers’ Breakfast and many of our staff share their faith musically at our Sunday evening hymn sing. There are usually impromptu Bible study options for the staff, both on and off the ranch. Through over 50 years of serving our guests, the one comment that is most consistently repeated is that “the Christian atmosphere is the best thing about Deer Valley”.
“My priorities in life are Faith, Family and Friends.  At Deer Valley Ranch, I was immersed with each one of these important aspects of my life.  My relationship with God was strengthened by the people I met, the work I did and the beautiful country I was in.  One thing that surprised me…was how much the owners and year round staff genuinely cared about the summer staff which…was reflected in their great faith in Christ Himself.  I am all about adventure...and on my days off I…climbed many 14ers, mountain biked, checked out the Maroon Bells in Aspen and…went on some amazing horseback rides.  When my friends back home apathetically told me about their summer jobs, I couldn’t help but smile as I recalled my amazing memories from Deer Valley Ranch.”

~ Brady from Indiana

REQUIREMENTS

  • We prefer to hire college-age young people who have completed at least one year of college. Wranglers need to be at least 18 years old.

  • The dates a summer employee can commit to work are very important. We need an arrival mid to late May and no later than May 29th and a departure as close to Labor Day as possible. We will not consider any individual who cannot stay at least until August 21st. It will help your chances of being hired if you can stay longer.
  • We ask that our staff participate in activities with the guests, make a good western appearance and have a pleasing attitude as they work with each other. We require attendance at our Sunday night hymn sing, Monday night square dance and Thursday night staff show. If staff members have any musical or acting abilities, we ask them to help with our staff show.

You are welcome to find out more about Deer Valley Ranch employment by checking out our Positions and FAQ pages.

Due to the overwhelming number of excellent applications we have already received, we are no longer accepting applications for summer 2010.  Please check back in October for an online 2011 application.