Outdoor Education Instructor - YMCA Camp Widjiwagan

Schools from all over Minnesota and beyond have attended Widjiwagan for over 50 years because of our mission: To instill in young people an ethic of respect through environmental education and wilderness travel. We take this mission seriously and our long term relationships with schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul is proof of that.

Instructors work with one group of students for 4-5 days at a time, building deep relationships and providing mentorship while educating students on a variety of topics.

Classes include: forest studies, animal studies, freshwater studies, canoeing, teambuilding, nordic skiing, wilderness survival, bears, wolves, glacial geology, Anishinaabe culture, the fur trade, and more. 

Details:

• Pay starts at $85/day + room and board
• Housing includes a room to yourself, in a 4 bed, two bathroom house with wifi, heat, a living room, and a porch
• Live and work directly across the street from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
• Fall season runs early September - early November. 
• Winter/Spring season runs early January - mid May.
• About the word "Widjiwagan"
• apply ASAP if interested, these positions fill up very quickly
• apply at https://secure4.saashr.com/ta/6014683.careers?CareersSearch , search for jobs in Ely MN. Apply for Outdoor Education - Teambuilding Instructor.