Canoe/Backpack Instructor & Outdoor Educator

Join our Spring Team: April 14 – June 6, 2025 

Join our Summer Team: June 9 – Aug 25, 2025 

Join our Fall Team: Sept 3 – Oct 31, 2025

Spring/Fall Certification Opportunities  

Red Cross First Aid, CPR/AED and low-ropes challenge course facilitation

Summer Certification Opportunities  

Wilderness First Aid through SOLO Wilderness Medicine; Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguarding (optional); low ropes challenge course facilitation; and 1.5 day professional canoe training on flat and whitewater through ZOAR Outdoors

Responsibilities 

• Inspire curiosity about the natural world through discovery-based activities in a variety of ecosystems 
• Facilitate low-ropes challenge course activities designed for teamwork, communication,  leadership skills, trust, and social-emotional outcomes 
• Plan active and experiential lessons from MEC’s discovery-based curriculum
• Work closely with other educators within activity groups to create meaningful, problem-based,  experiential, and active environmental science lessons  
• Provide overnight supervision on a rotating schedule for up to six youth in canvas-walled, cabin style tents on large wooden platforms 
• Celebrate as a camp community with skits, music, and s’mores at our campfire program (rain or  shine) in a covered gazebo surrounded by forest 
• Problem-solve unexpected student behavior through restorative circles 

Qualifications 

Required: 

• Adventurous spirit, willingness to learn, passion for the outdoors, and enjoy connecting with youth from NYC 

• Background clearances and medical physical from a licensed medical professional required 

• BA/BS in related discipline, demonstrable professional experience, and/or previous Christodora program experience 

Preferred: 

• Experience in environmental education in a residential camp or outdoor setting 

• Experience working with middle-school groups from large cities in classroom or outdoor settings 

• Spanish/English bilingual

• Valid driver’s license