Outdoor Educator

Join our Spring Team: April 13 - June 6, 2025

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

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

Spring/Fall Training Opportunities  

First Aid, CPR & AED through American Red Cross

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

Responsibilities

• Facilitate low-ropes challenge course activities designed for teamwork, communication,  leadership skills, trust, and social-emotional outcomes
• Co-lead groups on multi-day backpack and canoe excursions in the Berkshire Mountain region (SUMMER ONLY)
• 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: 

• 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 a plus 

• Valid driver’s license