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Organization
Job Posted
September 27, 2023
Job status
Job Category
Job Type
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Remote
No
Website
Contact Name
Jake Kreuzer
Contact Email
employment@christodora.org
Deadline to Apply
Location
United States
Summary
Join our Spring Team: April 15 – May 31, 2024
Join our Summer Team: June 4 – Aug 24, 2024
Join our Fall Team: Sept 4 – Nov 2, 2024
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate low-ropes challenge course activities designed for teamwork, communication, leadership skills, trust, and social-emotional outcomes
- Inspire curiosity about the natural world through discovery-based activities in a variety of ecosystems
- 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 for up to seven youth in canvas-walled, cabin-style tents on large wooden platforms
- Co-lead up to 14 youth participants on multi-night backpacking and canoeing trips in the summer program on the Appalachian Trail, Long Trail, Deerfield River, and throughout Savoy Mountain State Forest
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 preferred
- Valid driver’s license
Compensation Information
$650 weekly salary, commensurate with experience, room/board and meals at MEC during employment, outdoor equipment discounts, and training certifications listed below
Spring/Fall Training Opportunities: Red Cross First Aid and CPR/AED certifications. Additionally, all educators receive hands-on training and ongoing professional development in the delivery of an active, outdoor, experientially driven curriculum, grounded in social-emotional development and trauma-informed care
Summer Training Opportunities: Wilderness First Aid through SOLO Wilderness Medicine; Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguarding (optional); and 1.5 day professional canoe training on flat and whitewater through ZOAR Outdoors. Additionally, all educators receive hands-on training and ongoing professional development in the delivery of an active, outdoor, experientially driven curriculum, grounded in social-emotional development and trauma-informed care