Outdoor Educator- Outdoor School & Summer Camp Instructor

Coyle Outside•Bend, OR

9h•$23 - $26

About The Position

Opportunity for advancement Training & development Full Time Salary 9 month position Work late March- June Spring ODS (Outdoor School) June- late Aug Wilderness Skills Summer Camp Instructor Sept- late Oct Fall ODS For you: $23-26/hr Salary - DOE Develop outdoor educator experience and pedagogy Travel and work with diverse groups Learn and Teach Bushcraft and Survival Skills to kids age 6 to 14. Join a team from multiple states and connect with a larger summer camp and bushcraft community. Be part of a team committed to benefiting youth & the next generation Increase your experience with outdoor experiential education. ODS Daily Work (spring & fall): Coyle Outside is a 'Mobile' Provider for Outdoor School programs in the state of Oregon. These 3-5 day long programs have us providing outdoor experiential education to public school students throughout Oregon. This position is both for candidates who are based near/in the Benton County Oregon area who can work locally OR also have the ability to travel. Travel to various sites throughout Oregon, transportation & lodging typically available Facilitate outdoor learning modules with provided curriculum to groups of 5-25 students Debrief daily with the team Remain on site for 4-5 days Work closely with public educators and faculty Work with teen, parent, and/or community volunteers Summer Camp Daily Work: Coyle Outside offers summer camps in a variety of locations throughout Oregon including Corvallis, Springfield, Bend, Portland area, Salem, etc. and in Washington, Gig Harbor, Olympia, Spokane. Whichever of those locations you call home would be your summer region. Summer training week of June 8, camps run June 15- Aug 28 40 and 32.5 hour work weeks (day camp only), occasional filling in for partial weeks. Lead and teach groups of kids outdoor and survival skills including: shelter, knots, knives, fire, navigation, foraging, cordage, fishing, hunting, archery etc. A full day of making a difference for others and being engaging. Work autonomously and interact with parents and public at site locations. Manage safety, curriculum, and behavior during programming with groups of 6-9 years old or 9-14 years old. A typical week is working from 8:30-4:30 in a municipal or county park setting, M-F. COYLE OUTSIDE Mission: To restore and preserve outdoor childhood through access to adversity, mentored risk, and ancestral skills. http://www.coyleoutside.com/ Our goal is to provide youth with an experience of taking "mentored" risks and developing a meaningful connection to the natural world and each other. We want our students to experience discovery, connect with the natural world, and develop initiative, accountability and creativity. Coyle Outside is committed to having an instructor team that is diverse, passionate, and interested in making a difference in the world. We look for amazing people who love kids and the outdoors to make our camps and courses a transformational experience for the people we serve. We are based in Corvallis, OR, operating year round and additionally we offer summer programs in Portland, OR and several states. Compensation: $16.00 - $23.50 per hour Compensation: $23.00 - $26.00 per hour Adventure, Discovery, Inspiration First We don't put safety first at Coyle Outside. That is said with trepidation as it seems our culture, especially around kids, increasingly values safety above all else sometimes. That leaves things like good judgement, relationship, trust, connection to come AFTER. What we see is that the world kids grow up in is increasingly sanitized of adversity and opportunities to experience failure/victory and to experience themselves as potential difference makers. We believe there is a distinction between discovery and 'learning' and that discovery changes a person forever. We believe that wisdom (as well as a beautiful, rich life) comes through failures, taking risks and from entering and passing through what is scary and uncomfortable. Work With Us To work here we want you to be up to something in life. We are looking for instructors who feel the need to make a difference as much as the need to have a paycheck. Our instructor team is expected to develop themselves as guides and mentors for our participants while also developing strong working relationships with co instructors that build a strong culture and keep standards high. Many, if not most, of our programs have been the brainchild of or inspired by the initiative and talent of individual instructors whether that be our fishing and archery camps or our expansion to new states. Our instructors are self sufficient, autonomous and adventurous OR they are committed to developing themselves in these ways. The work is challenging and rewarding and instructors are at the same time highly independent and part of a larger culture. We provide training in instruction approach, group and behavior management and technical outdoor skills. Our instructors work largely autonomously and with limited supervision and are confident and ready to be responsible. All instructors are on a first name basis with the founder/owner. Year round we are looking for unique people who are ready to both stretch themselves and contribute to something larger Make a difference for youth and impact their experience of themselves and what is possible for the future of their world Commit to and explore the power of nature based experiential education Challenge and develop your own personal and professional sense of adventure and self sufficiency/autonomy Develop your own outdoor skills competency and/or use your developed passion/skills in an instructional role

Requirements

Ability to work effectively and dynamically with young people aged 6 - 14
Comfortable outdoors and in all weather - survival/bushcraft skills a bonus
Deliver outdoor skill content curriculum confidently and effectively
Ability to work independently and communicate as a team member
Ability to work closely with others in team settings
Ability to follow curriculum and execute organized summer camps
Strong behavior and group management skills for summer
Strong ability to provide a "child led" and experiential experience for kids
Able to live flexibly "on the move" during ODS seasons when programs may be at varying locations (housing provided for overnight programs)
Must commit to availability/seasonal schedules and check in with admin for any exceptions/approvals
All instructors are background checked.

Nice To Haves

survival/bushcraft skills

Responsibilities

Facilitate outdoor learning modules with provided curriculum to groups of 5-25 students
Debrief daily with the team
Work closely with public educators and faculty
Work with teen, parent, and/or community volunteers
Lead and teach groups of kids outdoor and survival skills including: shelter, knots, knives, fire, navigation, foraging, cordage, fishing, hunting, archery etc.
Work autonomously and interact with parents and public at site locations.
Manage safety, curriculum, and behavior during programming with groups of 6-9 years old or 9-14 years old.