Outreach & Programs Coordinator

The Alaska Center•Anchorage, AK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outreach & Programs Manager supports Trailside Discovery Camp’s year-round programming, community outreach, camper and staff recruitment, and program readiness. The position represents Trailside at community events, builds relationships with families and partners, supports seasonal recruitment, and helps coordinate winter, spring, summer, and partner programming. The manager maintains Trailside’s existing curriculum resources and ensures program materials and supplies are organized, stocked, and ready for use. This may include making limited updates, adapting existing materials, or identifying resources developed by partner organizations. Developing an extensive new curriculum is not a primary function of this position. During summer camp, this position will serve in a leadership or operational role based on program needs, staffing, and the individual’s strengths. This may include site manager, program manager, logistics manager, or another comparable summer leadership assignment. This position reports to the Camp Director and works closely with the Camp Manager & Operations Administrator and summer leadership team. The Alaska Center Education Fund envisions a thriving, just, and sustainable Alaska for future generations. We engage and empower Alaskans of all ages to support clean air and water, a strong and resilient democracy, and a fair and equitable transition from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy. Trailside Discovery Camp is an environmental education program providing outdoor education opportunities to local Alaskans. Our primary focus is on 12-week summer camps currently held at three locations in Anchorage and one in Eagle River/Chugiak. Trailside also offers winter and spring programs and may expand through future out-of-school-time partnerships.

Requirements

Strong communication, organization, and follow-through skills.
Comfortable engaging with the community, including families, schools, partner organizations, prospective campers, and seasonal staff.
Ability to represent Trailside professionally at outreach events, presentations, tabling opportunities, recruitment events, and community programs.
Ability to work directly with youth in outdoor, camp, school, or community-based settings.
Comfortable using standard office tools, email, shared drives, website or social media tools, and basic data systems.
Experience in youth programming, outdoor education, recreation, camp, education, community outreach, nonprofit programs, or a similar field.
Current First Aid and CPR certification, or ability to complete certification within six months.
Current, valid driver’s license and ability to drive camp vehicles, including 15-passenger vans and trailers, or willingness to complete training within six months.
Ability to work evenings and weekends when needed, especially during outreach events and peak camp season.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, move around camp and community event settings, work outdoors in varying weather conditions, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in education, youth development, community health/development or at least three years relevant work experience preferred but not required.
Previous camp, outdoor education, recreation, teaching, or youth program experience.
Experience organizing or updating curriculum materials.
Experience supporting staff training or seasonal staff onboarding.
Experience with environmental education, place-based learning, or Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing.

Responsibilities

Help plan, coordinate, and deliver Trailside programming, including winter break camp, spring break camp, summer camp, and special programming with partner organizations.
Prepare program materials and ensure staff and program sites have the supplies needed to deliver scheduled activities.
Maintain existing curriculum and make limited updates or adaptations as needed, including identifying relevant resources from trusted organizations.
Maintain organized, appropriately stocked program bins, curriculum binders, equipment, and supply areas.
Coordinate purchasing, inventory, distribution, and replenishment of program supplies.
Assist with day-to-day program implementation, including scheduling, preparation, communication, and field-based support.
Help prepare and deliver seasonal staff training related to programming, outdoor education, youth engagement, and program expectations.
Directly support youth programming in the field as needed.
Support consistent, safe, and high-quality programming across Trailside locations.
Gather feedback and identify program, supply, training, curriculum, or safety needs for follow-up with the Camp Director.
Help prepare and deliver seasonal staff training related to programming, outdoor education, youth engagement, and program expectations.
Be prepared to take on a site leadership role during the summer camp season if necessary.
Build and maintain relationships with schools, families, community organizations, staff alumni, and other partners.
Represent Trailside at community events, school events, job fairs, tabling opportunities, presentations, and recruitment activities.
Support camper enrollment and seasonal staff recruitment through community outreach, partner engagement, hiring fairs, interviews, and scholarship promotion.
Work with Communications staff to keep Trailside website content, social media, promotional materials, storytelling, and community communications accurate and current.
Serve as a trained backup for administrative processes in BambooHR and CampBrain, supporting staff recruitment, onboarding, enrollment, family communication, and record management as needed.
Serve in a summer leadership or operational role based on program needs and the employee’s skills and experience. The summer assignment may include site manager, program manager, logistics manager, or a combination of responsibilities.
Participate in required summer training, leadership meetings, and other seasonal preparations.
Support staff, campers, families, supplies, field trips, site operations, and program delivery as appropriate to the assigned role.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of Trailside Discovery Camp and The Alaska Center Education Fund, including cross collaboration of programs.
As the Outreach & Program Manager and Camp Manager and Operations Administrator positions are implemented, responsibilities may be adjusted between the positions based on program needs, workload, and the skills and strengths of each employee.