Outdoor Adventure - Teambuilding Leader - Ropes, Bikes, River, Camping, Archery - Summer Job/Internship
Are you looking to develop your outdoor adventure skills and work with children? Do you want to spend your summer job working in an outdoor setting? Make a difference in the lives of children? Meet people from all over the world? Build your resume while having an amazing time?!
Camp Towanda is looking for experienced, outgoing and enthusiastic Outdoor Adventure Instructors. Outdoor Adventure specialists to work with our campers, boys and girls ages 7-17 on our challenging outdoor obstacle course, high and low ropes and zip line. Also, part of our adventure program is our mountain biking program, archery, river excursions, camp crafts and camping overnights! We also have an animal farm with chickens, bunnies, goats and more!
The Outdoor Adventure program at Camp Towanda is one of the most popular places on camp, where campers are challenged to get out of their comfort zone, work as a team and take healthy risks, with the support of their camp family. Outdoor Adventure Instructors are expected set the bar for our entire staff, with their enthusiastic attitude, supportive nature and commitment to safety.
The Outdoor Adventure program consists of our high and low ropes and zip line, climbing wall and challenge course, mountain biking, treehouse obstacle course, archery, river excursions, camp crafts and overnights! We also have an animal farm with chickens, bunnies, goats and more!
Although you are hired based on your experience, we conduct onsite training before and during the summer. As an “O&A” specialist, you will work with the Director to implement lesson plans, team building, encourage campers to get out of their comfort zone, have fun and work together! Our O&A program is one of the safest places on camp, thanks to the vigilance and pride our staff take in monitoring all activities near and on our courses.
Job Requirements:
- Available early-June thru mid-August.
- Qualified references
- Great with children
- Strong work ethic
- Certification course training on site during pre-camp orientation.
- Ropes course certification, CPR, SFA, Lifeguard Training for selected river staff.
We also offer many types of internships simultaneously if you need for credit. See our other postings for more info.
The next step is to fill out our online application. We will then set up a time to interview over skype or facetime.