Outdoor Educator

Organization

University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond

Job Posted

January 13, 2025

Job status

Job Category

Job Type

Job Duration

Job Compensation Type

Remote

No

Contact Name

Mary Proulx

Contact Email

mary.gorham@maine.edu

Contact Phone

207-890

Deadline to Apply

Location

Bryant Pond, ME
United States
Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center is seeking qualified, high-energy individuals to work in our Lakeside Classroom. The mission of the University of Maine 4-H Center in Bryant Pond is to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to lead sustainable lives through affordable, experiential learning. Our campus is nestled on the shores of Lake Christopher in Bryant Pond, Maine with 160 acres of forest and mountain trails leading to remote campsites, streams, ponds, wetlands, and a mountain summit.

Summary

You will provide hands-on nature-based and group-building lessons for students as part of our Lakeside Classroom programming. All school programming is customized and incorporates different curriculum standards with students across grades K-12. Although the main responsibility of an Outdoor Educator is to work directly with participants teaching lessons, work in other areas may be required.  Staff may be asked to help with facility upkeep and maintenance, office work, building projects, gardening, outreach, and lesson planning.  Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center is dedicated to providing support and high-quality training to its Field Teachers.  Staff training happens three times within a seven-month season. Training consists of in-depth teambuilding, low/high challenge course, and climbing wall facilitation skills, concepts of ecology, engineering lessons, outdoor skills such as canoeing, hiking, shooting sports, and survival. We also cover Bryant Pond’s policies, procedures, mission, and vision.  
 

Compensation Information

$475-550 a week