General staff application
Start here if you're ready to apply for a long-term staff role at YWAM Chiang Mai.
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Join Our Staff Team
We invite long-term staff to join our work here in Chiang Mai. Before you apply, take a few minutes to read through how ministry placement, the first year, pioneering and visas work at our base.
- 100
- staff serving on base
- 15+
- local ministries
- 10
- training schools
- 6+
- people groups served
Before you apply
What to know first
Joining a local ministry
If you already have a specific ministry in mind, reach out to that ministry directly. Various ministries may have additional forms, requirements, and slightly differing application processes on top of the general staff application below.
Culture and language
New staff spend their first twelve months in a structured program built around learning Thai language and culture. Local leaders help you set personalized learning goals and a strategy to reach them, so you're grounded before taking on a full ministry role.
Pioneering a new ministry
If you're hoping to start something new, we encourage you to serve within an existing ministry first during your orientation year. That gives you time to adjust to life here before launching an independent initiative. Any new ministry proposal needs approval from our City Leadership Team.
Visas
Several visa types are available, and the regulations around them change fairly often. A YWAM-sponsored visa typically requires leaving and re-entering Thailand every 90 days, with a renewal in your home country every 12 to 15 months. Thai authorities' approval of any visa is never guaranteed, so it's worth planning with flexibility.
Staff applications
Ready to apply?
Submit a general staff application to get the process started, or reach out first if you have questions about a specific ministry, visas, or what to expect in your first year.
Have questions first?
Talk to a ministry or school leader before you apply, or ask us anything about staffing, visas or life on base.
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