Located in beautiful western Washington State, YMCA Camp Colman is a resident camp and conference center with dense evergreen forest, over a mile of beach on Puget Sound and great views of the Olympic Mountains. Join an enthusiastic and creative outdoor environmental education team in learning how to instruct and facilitate school and weekend groups.
Responsibilities: Teach environmental education with an emphasis on forest and marine classes; facilitate team-building activities on challenge courses and climbing wall; instruct in outdoor skills such as orienteering and canoeing; lead games, campfires and other evening programs; assist with hosting duties for youth and adult groups, including orientations, meal announcements, and supervision of recreation areas; provide administrative and camp support as needed to ensure efficient running of program and camp.
Qualifications: Experience with and enthusiasm for working with children; BA/BS in the natural sciences or similar degree; camp and/or teaching experience; positive, committed, service oriented attitude; developed communication and presentation skills; ability to have fun in a fantastic outdoor setting; current CPR/First Aid and Lifeguarding certifications preferred.
Additional Specializations: Following are opportunities in which to specialize within our Outdoor Education Program. Experience within specific fields is preferred. Additional training can be provided.
• Garden Manager: Ground has been broken, the seeds have been planted, the compost spread, and the plants nurtured. The Garden manager will integrate organic gardening and soil science into the OEE curriculum and maintain the garden throughout the season, with assistance of fellow OEE staff. Experience in gardening with kids.
• Marine Systems Specialist: Our marine touch tank and four 60-gallon aquariums provide homes for marine invertebrates. Marine Systems Specialist will create appropriate habitats for a variety of species native to the Case Inlet, track feeding and behavior of animals, maintain pipes and water pump with assistance of facilities director, and contribute to the Marine Invertebrates curriculum. Experience in Marine Biology preferred.
•Challenge Education Coordinator: Opportunities to maintain and grow our low and high ropes courses are in the future. In addition to maintenance of current courses, Challenge Ed. Coordinator will research and implement new physical elements and conceptual curriculum, providing training to the staff and outreach to new potential Challenge Education clients. Prior Experiential Education work preferred.
Contact: Ruwan Randeniya, OEE/Conference Director at (253)884-3844, Fax (253)884-5757 or rrandeniya@seattleymca.org, or send resume and references to 20016 Bay Rd KPS, Longbranch, WA 98351.
Compensation: Benefits: $200-$220 per week plus meals, housing and laundry. Use of camp equipment such as sea kayaks, bicycles, climbing wall, canoes and rowboats. Regular nightly observation of beautiful sunsets and bioluminescence. Direct access to paddling on the Case Inlet and running on the hilly terrain of the Key Peninsula.
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