Summer Staff Kidder Creek Adventure Senior Guide
About The Position
The Kidder Creek Adventure Senior Guide assists and leads campers and staff on the river and facilitates ropes course activities, rock climbing, backpacking, biking, and other adventure and recreation activities. The role supports an adventurous camper experience consistent with Mount Hermon Association, Inc.’s mission, vision, and values. This is a ministerial position: staff are expected to demonstrate through their work, stewardship, relationships, and conduct that they are followers of Jesus Christ and to affirm MHA’s mission, vision, and beliefs. The position is based at Kidder Creek in Etna, California. It includes guiding outdoor activities and trips, maintaining and inspecting equipment, transporting campers, supporting food preparation and camp programs, and leading camper debriefs that connect activities with applicable Biblical truth. Adventure guides may rotate into guide or counselor positions for camp programs. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
- Demonstrate a personal, committed, and thoughtfully considered faith in Christ and be able to articulate the gospel of Jesus Christ as communicated in Scripture.
- Serve as a positive role model, listener, enthusiastic leader, and friend.
- Follow through, be creative, and adjust to program challenges.
- Engage in a variety of outdoor activities and demonstrate sound judgment.
- Be flexible and adaptable to changing assignments and schedules, sometimes with short notice.
- Hold a current valid driver’s license and have a clean driving record.
- Be CPR/First Aid certified before arriving at camp.
- Successfully complete Kidder Creek’s River Guide School and Swift Water Rescue course, or an equivalent course from another provider, before summer.
- Complete and pass rock training during Kidder Creek staff training.
- Complete ropes lead training and pass ropes guide/lead during Kidder Creek staff training.
- Have a Food Handler’s Card.
- Have prior experience working with elementary, junior high, and high school students.
- Be at least 18 years old due to the onsite community-living requirement.
- Be willing to drive campers in camp vehicles and comply with MHA employee driving guidelines for MHA-owned vehicles and personal vehicles used for business purposes.
- Adhere to MHA’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Commitment statements, company dress code, and professional standards for grooming and appearance.
- Successfully complete a background investigation and provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
- Meet the physical demands of working indoors and outdoors in heat, cold, wet, humid, dry, and arid conditions; hiking long distances over varied terrain; swimming, climbing, and shouting; ascending and descending ladders, stairs, cables, and trees using hands and feet; lifting and carrying 15–60 pounds of gear over stairs and uneven terrain; and communicating in adverse conditions over close and long distances.
- Meet the job’s vision requirements, including close and distance vision, use of both eyes, distinguishing basic colors and shades, depth and peripheral vision, and adjusting focus.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of college experience.
- Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA), or Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification.
- Experience with ropes courses, rock climbing, and/or river guiding.
- Prior camp counseling experience.
- Preferably be at least 21 years old, with a clean driving record, due to MHA driver policy.
Responsibilities
- Guide and lead assigned adventure trips on the river, at camp on ropes courses, and in the national forest and wilderness areas around Kidder Creek Camp.
- Care for and maintain river, adventure, and recreation equipment; conduct regular inspections and report damaged or broken equipment promptly.
- Transport campers to and from wilderness, adventure, river, and camp activities.
- Ensure camper safety while guiding or facilitating adventure and river activities.
- Assist with food preparation at the river and at Outback.
- Host Outback adventure and river groups and assist with Kidder Creek programs when adventure activities are not operating.
- Lead camper debriefs and relate activities and experiences to applicable Biblical truth.
- Rotate into guide or counselor positions for camp programs when asked.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
