DEER VALLEY RANCH
Colorado's Christian Family Guest Ranch
Deer Valley Ranch, located in south central Colorado, is noted for its Christian atmosphere, beautiful mountain setting and ideal location for a family vacation. In our 54th year, Deer Valley 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”.
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 June 1st and a departure as close to Labor Day as possible. We will not consider any individual who cannot stay at least until August 16th. 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.
Follow the links below to learn more about our available positions and to complete our application. You can also read what other employees have to say about working at Deer Valley Ranch or go to our FAQs section for answers to frequently asked questions.
Jobs/Salary/Benefits | Employee Testimonials | FAQs | Application | Slide Show
IF YOU'RE STILL INTERESTED...
If you still have questions after reading through our information, you can call or email us. Please mention that you heard about us through Cool Works.
Phone: 800-284-1708
Email: fun@deervalleyranch.comYou can check out our website at: www.deervalleyranch.com
Deer Valley Ranch is an equal opportunity service provider and operates under special use permit with the U.S. Forest Service.
Thank you in advance for your interest in Deer Valley. We look forward to sharing our ranch with you!
John and Carol Woolmington
Harold and Sue DeWalt
Photos by Sherry Peters, John Woolmington and numerous DVR Staff
