Outdoor Adventure Instructor

1 week ago

Long Island City, United States New York City Outward Bound Schools Full time
Job Title: Outdoor Adventure: Lead Instructor

Job Summary:

The Outdoor Adventures: Lead Instructor position at NYC Outward Bound Schools leads students on outdoor adventure courses, including hiking, low ropes courses, belaying support on rock climbing walls, and team-building programs at a remote location in Fishkill, NY and various locations across the five boroughs in NYC.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Plan and provide high-quality direct instruction and support to students on course
  • Structure a safe, inclusive, and fun learning environment
  • Sequence activities that are appropriate for the group based on assessing group skills
  • Recognize any potential risks involved in activities and proactively/continually assess and adjust programming accordingly
  • Instruct various experiential education and overnight programs for NYC students, including leading hiking and low ropes courses at our outdoor adventure facility
  • Provide belaying support for rock climbers on indoor and/or outdoor climbing walls and structures
  • Lead team-building programs in New York City parks and/or schools

Requirements:

  • Commitment to educational equity for BIPOC youth and supporting explicit anti-racist work within our organization and partner schools
  • Able to carry, lift, and move a minimum of 50 pounds for up to five miles per day on uneven terrain (backpacking, hiking, moving gear, supporting evacuations in wilderness settings)
  • Able to work outdoors in various weather and temperature conditions
  • Capable of physically delivering proficient belaying assistance to climbers by ensuring both physical and emotional safety on a rock climbing wall
  • Able to manage multiple priorities in real-time while managing and resolving individual and group behavioral needs with various tools
  • Experience facilitating youth programming in various settings such as overnight multi-day programs with 24 hour supervision of students, preferred
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging and the ability to work effectively with a diverse team
  • Able to take initiative, carry out tasks individually, and work cooperatively as a team
  • Able to support the physical and emotional needs of students who have never camped before
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Able to successfully obtain and maintain necessary certifications for outdoor adventure, upon start of employment and after completing required training
  • Able to obtain clearance through a NYC Department of Education Background Check

Benefits:

  • Three (3) sick days
  • This seasonal contract position is not eligible for medical benefits, personal time off (outside of the holidays provided within the season), or other fringe benefits provided to full-time employees

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