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Job Posted
February 4, 2025
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Remote
No
Contact Name
Raffelina Grano
Contact Email
raffelina@vveducation.org
Contact Phone
Location
United States
Summary
The instructor position is well suited for folks with experience in outdoor education, classroom teaching and/or engaging and supporting low-income and students of color.
We are looking for someone who wants to be challenged and work hard towards educational equity and who can handle a lot of responsibility and details. The position is best suited for a driven, positive and independent worker.
Traditional Overnight Program Work
All of the below is describing our in-person, 3-day and 2-night camp program
Program Work is three consecutive & long days per week (Tues-Thurs)
- Instruction includes leading six core programs: (1) Goat Milking & Cheese Making (2) Redwood Hike (3) Tidepool, Marsh & Beach Exploration (4) Organic Farm Activities (5) Campfire (6) Night Hike
- Cook & facilitate meal prep/cooking with students (instruction provided)
- Perform first aid for students in the case of injury or illness
- Lead games, songs & stories intermittently throughout week
- Facilitate two camper’s choice activities per week (1 hour and 2 hours)
- Set up, tidily maintain, cleanup & takedown camp each week
- Work outside in varying weather conditions
- 90%+ work time on feet. Hike/walk up to 4 to 6 miles in a day.
- Lift heavy objects up to 50 lbs
- Long work days during program days (~10-12hr workdays)
Outside of Program Work
Typically Mondays and Fridays:
- Participate in weekly, half-day student management/professional development workshops
- Participate in and prepare for fundraisers, donor events, and site work days
- Teambuilding and communication: attend staff meetings, professional development, and proactively keep up with work communications (email, etc.)
- Support Vida Verde in its ongoing efforts to create and implement the org JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) plan
Camp Caretaker Work*
Instructors will be responsible for a subset of the following Farm and Facilities chores (typically completed Mondays and Fridays).
- Raking pasture for compost and feeding farm animals
- Cleaning chicken coop and maintaining chicken flock
- Hot tub maintenance
- Program and farm shopping in town
- Recycling and trash runs
- Restroom cleaning
- Possible garden/landscaping work
- Vehicle maintenance/cleaning
*Each weekend, one instructor is on animal/greenhouse duty for about three hours/weekend, on a rotating basis (approximately one weekend/month).
Compensation Information
Compensation
- 1st Year regular pay is $20/hour (plus housing) for those holding (CDL) Commercial Drivers License (38-45 hours/week, approx. $800/week).
If not holding a CDL upon hire, 1st Year pay is $15/hour (plus housing) until certification is obtained, typically within 3 months (38-45 hours/week, approx. $600/week)
- Housing provided, a large private bedroom in a three-bedroom staff house or yurt. (Closet, storage space, washer/dryer, shared living room/kitchen/bathrooms.) Access to community hot tub, trail, creek. Secluded rural setting.
- $200 monthly contribution towards group Health, Dental & Vision insurance.
- Full-time staff at Vida Verde are eligible for retirement benefits (Vida Verde matches up to 5% of your salary) after nine months of employment. Vida Verde’s contributions are applied retroactively upon completion of nine months of work, and are vested over a five-year period.
- Pro Deals (deep discounts on products from: Smartwool, Patagonia, Chaco, and others)
- Paid Instructor and Caretaker Training (6-7 days)
- Option to eat food prepared for program during the program week Tues-Thurs