Climbing & Kayaking Educator - Teacher
Teach, lead, and mentor during the summer. Guide kids outdoors to teach outdoor adventure, boating & climbing skills. Manage teen and adult staff.
- Required 1+ years general education experience, 18 years & up.
- Pay Day Camp $745-$785 per week
- Pay Overnight $1,175 per week
- Free camp for 2 children (Grade K-5).
- 25% off Trackers Earth programs.
- Flexible training schedule.
Climbing & Kayaking Educator - Teacher
As a Bushcraft - Teaching Coordinator, you act as a mentor for teams of Trackers Guides and youth during incredible outdoor adventures, showing kids why we care for and preserve the places we explore. You teach outdoor adventure, boating & climbing skills. You collaborate with families and Trackers leadership to deliver the highest quality experience for campers.
Responsibilities:
- Guide a group of campers, teaching Trackers curriculum and theme-specific content.
- Supervise and manage Lead and Intern staff assigned to your Group.
- Provide fun, engaging, and safe experiences for campers and co-workers Manage, administer, and run the daily operations of a Trackers Fellowship and/or Bus Team.
- Communicate with guardians about needs, accomplishments, and expectations of campers.
- Anticipate and exceed the needs and expectations of Trackers Earth campers and families.
- Model, teach, and maintain proper gear and tool usage, care, and organizational tidiness.
- Observe and document staff performance evaluations, executing development strategies.
- Communicate and document safety and behavior incidents.
- Teach speciality programs based on skills and experience:
- Forest Craft, Archery & Wilderness Survival
- Farm Craft, Animal Care & Wild Plants
- Mariners Craft, Fishing & Boating
- Outdoor Adventure, Paddling & Rock Climbing
- Woodworking, Ceramics, Blacksmithing & more!
- Keep and safeguard confidential information.
- Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 1+ years (or 3 seasons) experience in outdoor education or 2+ years in general education.
- Experience with outdoor programs similar to Trackers and/or skills relevant to Trackers programs.
- Can exercise independent judgment that reflects Trackers policies and protocols, while managing campers and staff in remote locations with limited support.
- Can coordinate, adapt and plan for complex logistics, and be flexible in working with challenges.
- Possess grit, becoming more calm, creative, and proactive when challenged.
- Can stand, bend, squat, climb, lift (up to 50 lbs), hike on and off trail (up to 5 miles) per day.
- Trackers Earth completes pre-employment criminal background & references checks.
- Coordinators need the following certifications (or able to complete before starting):
- CPR/First Aid/Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine Auto-Injector
- Food Handlers
- (ages 18+) Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect (OR & WA)
- State fishing license if guiding a program that includes fishing
- Optional Pay Add-on - Class C CDL Trackers can assist you in getting this certification. Class C Commercial Drivers License (CDL) required for driving a 15 passanger vehicle (van or bus).
- Completed Vaccinations for COVID-19 (verification required).
Location
As a seasonal Coordinator and educator you are not assigned to an officially fixed worksite. You are responsible for your own transporation and be able report to work at any of our locations within 30 miles of Portland.
2022 Salary
Day Camp- Day Camp Coordinator: $745 per week
- Day Camp Coordinator & Driver (with Class C CDL): $785 per week
- Overnight Camp Coordinator & Driver (required Class C CDL): $1175 per week
Training
Our flexible training times going into summer accommodates school year schedules. Part of your training may occur online, while others sections are in-person and in the field. Please Note Training pays Minimum Wage. During your normal teaching and work schedule your regular pay scale applies.
About Trackers
Since 2004, kids and extended families in all their forms have journeyed on adventures with Trackers Earth and our Guides. We share the Arts of Tracking through stewardship and enduring outdoor skills. We commit to developing opportunity by respecting the diverse cultures and values of every Guide, youth, and family serving with us. We endeavor to grow with families for the increased accessibility of these experiences. We define ourselves by an ever deeper kinship to the more than human world, multi-generational character, and the principles discovered and found in the quietest moments with the forest.
Climbing & Kayaking Educator - Manager
Manage a team of Teaching Coordinators (4-6 teachers) who teach outdoor adventure, boating & climbing skills. Independently operate field logistics while constantly elevating our programs.
- Required 1+ years Outdoor Education, 1+ years management, 21 years & up.
- Pay $940 per week
- Free camp for 2 children (Grade K-5).
- 25% off Trackers Earth programs.
- Earliest begin date April 1. Latest begin date June 13th.
Climbing & Kayaking Educator - Manager
As a Managing Coordinator, you manage a team of Day Camp Teaching Coorindators (4-6). You act as a mentor for teams of Trackers Guides and youth during incredible outdoor adventures. You plus the experience of Trackers Guides, Educators, youth, and families—always enriching what we offer. You drive and are captain of the bus journeying to far off places and sites where your team teaches outdoor adventure, boating & climbing skills. You collaborate with families and Trackers leadership to deliver the highest quality experience for campers.
Responsibilities:
- Provide fun, engaging, and safe experiences for campers and co-workers Manage, administer, and run the daily operations of a Trackers Fellowship and/or Bus Team
- Communicate with guardians about needs, accomplishments, and expectations of campers
- Anticipate and exceed the needs and expectations of Trackers Earth campers and families
- Model, teach, and maintain proper gear and tool usage, care, and organizational tidiness
- Observe and document staff performance evaluations, executing development strategies
- Communicate and document safety and behavior incidents
- Lead one of our speciality programs based on skills and experience:
- Forest Craft, Archery & Wilderness Survival
- Farm Craft, Animal Care & Wild Plants
- Mariners Craft, Fishing & Boating
- Outdoor Adventure, Paddling & Rock Climbing
- Woodworking, Ceramics, Blacksmithing & more!
- Keep and safeguard confidential information
- Other responsibilities and duties as assigned
- Supervise, mentor, and evaluate up to five Coordinators with their Lead Guides and Interns
- Drive school bus with CDL Class B required—Trackers can help you get this certification
- Co-plan and organize curriculum with Team
Qualifications
- 1+ years (or 3 seasons) experience in outdoor education or 2+ years in general education
- 1+ season experience leading and managing adult teams, preferably in outdoor or educational settings.
- Experience with outdoor programs similar to Trackers and/or skills relevant to Trackers programs
- Can exercise independent judgment that reflects Trackers policies and protocols, while managing campers and staff in remote locations with limited support
- Can coordinate, adapt and plan for complex logistics, and be flexible in working with challenges
- Possess grit, becoming more calm, creative, and proactive when challenged
- Can stand, bend, squat, climb, lift (up to 50 lbs), hike on and off trail (up to 5 miles) per day
- Trackers Earth completes pre-employment criminal background & references checks
- Coordinators need the following certifications (or able to complete before starting):
- CPR/First Aid/Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine Auto-Injector
- Food Handlers
- (ages 18+) Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect (OR & WA)
- State fishing license if guiding a program that includes fishing
- Completed Vaccinations for COVID-19 (verification required)
- Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) required for driving a Bus. Trackers can assist you in getting this certification.
Location
As a seasonal educator and Coordinator+ you are not assigned to an officially fixed worksite. You are responsible for your own transporation and be able report to work at any of our locations within 30 miles of Portland.
2022 Salary
Coordinator+ (with Class B CDL): $940 per week
Training
Our flexible training times going into summer accommodates school year schedules. Part of your training may occur online, while others sections are in-person and in the field. Please Note Training pays Minimum Wage. During your normal teaching and work schedule your regular pay scale applies.
About Trackers
Since 2004, kids and extended families in all their forms have journeyed on adventures with Trackers Earth and our Guides. We share the Arts of Tracking through stewardship and enduring outdoor skills. We commit to developing opportunity by respecting the diverse cultures and values of every Guide, youth, and family serving with us. We endeavor to grow with families for the increased accessibility of these experiences. We define ourselves by an ever deeper kinship to the more than human world, multi-generational character, and the principles discovered and found in the quietest moments with the forest.
Climbing & Kayaking Educator & Supervisor
Develop and oversee Trackers Earth camp programs that teach outdoor adventure, boating & climbing skills. A year-round, full-time position.
- Required 2+ years Outdoor Education, 2+ year management, CDL (we help you get this), 21 years & up.
- Pay $45,760 - $51,140 per year
- Benefits Medical, PTO
- Free camp for 2 children (Grade K-5).
- Starting before May 23.
Climbing & Kayaking Educator & Supervisor
Your role? A Trackers Supervisor is manager and mentor to hundreds of staff and thousands of students. You contribute to a curriculum that teaches outdoor adventure, boating & climbing skills. As a subject matter expert, contribute to and help develop and manage speciality content and teams serving upwards to 2500 kids a year. Co-create and teach content for in-depth forest school, homeschool, apprenticeship, and after school programs, cultivating strong relationships with Trackers families as we build our community. Working with the region’s General Manager and Site Supervisors, collaborate in the growth and quality of all specialty programs.
Responsibilities
- Teach, develop, and implement programs based on one or more of the following subjects: Forest Craft, Archery & Wilderness Survival, Farm Craft, Animal Care & Wild Plants, Mariners Craft, Fishing & Boating, Outdoor Adventure, Paddling & Rock Climbing, Woodworking, Ceramics, Blacksmithing & more!
- Be a mentor, and remember what it’s like to be a kid.
- Break Camp: Summer, Spring, Winter Oversee and manage a Trackers Earth summer and break camp team serving upwards to 2500 campers a year.
- School Year: Plan for Summer, Spring and Winter programs. Mentor and teach in our Homeschool, Weekend Apprenticeship, or After School programs.
- Recruit, assemble, train, manage, and evaluate Interns, Guides, and Coordinators.
- Reinforce a culture of can-do attitude and positive, and solutions based collaboration.
- Follow and enact all of Trackers policies and procedures for safety and quality.
- Direct staff in proper usage, maintenance and storage of program gear.
- Document matters of safety, quality, operations, staffing, and culture on a daily basis.
Qualifications
- Completed Vaccinations for COVID-19 (verification required).
- 2+ years (or 4 seasons) experience leading and managing adult teams, preferably in outdoor or educational settings.
- 2+ years (or 4 seasons) experience in outdoor skills or 3+ in general education.
- Experience with summer camps similar to Trackers or skills relevant to Trackers programming.
- Ability to exercise independent discretion and judgment that reflects critical thinking while managing campers and staff in remote locations with limited support.
- Model professionalism while supporting campers, families, and colleagues.
- Can stand, bend, squat, climb, lift (up to 50 lbs), hike on and off trail (up to 5 miles) per day.
- Passing pre-employment criminal background & references checks.
- Willingness to develop your own skills that apply to Trackers culture and goals.
- Possess the following certifications (or able to complete before starting): CPR/First Aid/Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine Auto-Injector, Food Handlers , Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect (OR & WA), State fishing license.
- Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) required. Trackers will assist you in getting this certification.
Location
As an outdoor educator and supervisor you are not assigned to an officially fixed worksite. You are responsible for your own transporation and be able report to work at any of our locations within 30 miles of Portland.
Compensation
$45,760 - $51,140 per year
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Accrued sick leave (up to 95 hours per year) can also be used as flexible PTO
- Professional and career development opportunities
- Free winter, spring & summer camp options for immediate family members (Grade K-5)
- Industry pro deals for gear discounts
About Trackers
Since 2004, kids and extended families in all their forms have journeyed on adventures with Trackers Earth and our Guides. We share the Arts of Tracking through stewardship and enduring outdoor skills. We commit to developing opportunity by respecting the diverse cultures and values of every Guide, youth, and family serving with us. We endeavor to grow with families for the increased accessibility of these experiences. We define ourselves by an ever deeper kinship to the more than human world, multi-generational character, and the principles discovered and found in the quietest moments with the forest.