Environmental Educator and Trip Leader
Green River Preserve is hiring experienced youth leaders and environmental educators for our summer season. Located on a 3,400-acre wildlife preserve in Western North Carolina, GRP is a coed summer camp connecting children to nature. We are hiring both summer camp naturalists, "Mentors," and high school adventure leaders, "Expedition Leaders”.
Three Month Contracts are available for our summer season, May 30 through August 10, 2023. Six Month Contracts are available for our full season, April 19 through October 15, 2023.
Expedition Leaders work as a team of three to lead 12 high school campers on adventures in either the Blue Ridge Mountains or the North Carolina Outer Banks, using the same philosophy of respect, discovery and environmental awareness we teach at our summer camp. Activities include climbing, backpacking, sea kayaking, whitewater canoeing, leadership education, and outdoor skills. For more information, please visit our website at www.greenriverpreserve.org.
Mentors are professional teachers and naturalists from a wide range of fields, either by interest or by training, who lead up to 14 campers on field study hikes each morning throughout the Preserve. Mentors live in staff-only housing, but spend each day playing in waterfalls, exploring caves, munching wild edibles, and teaching children the art of discovery.
Beyond the role as a naturalist, Mentors form an elite group of environmental educators that advances each member's knowledge about the natural world, youth development, and career possibilities. Depending on interests and skills, most Mentors will spend each afternoon teaching classic camp activities, from archery and primitive skills to music and theatre. Mentors also adopt a camper cabin each session, and they serve as a valuable adviser and support system for campers and counselors alike.
Requirements
- Expedition leaders must be 21 years of age and Mentors must be 24 years of age.
- Mentor- Wilderness First Aid / Wilderness First Responder certified or willing to become certified.
- Expedition Leader- Wilderness First Responder or willing to become certified.
- Must have passion, expertise, and experience in teaching children in an outdoor environment.
- A background in natural resources or environmental science/education is preferred, but not necessary.
- Mentors must commit to our full season, which runs from May 30 to August 10, 2023. Please only apply if you can make that commitment.
- Expedition Leaders also begin on May 30, but their end date can be more flexible.
- CDL is a plus!
To apply, please use the following link to our online application: https://greenriver.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/staff/App/
To learn about our philosophy, and see other available positions, please visit our website. www.greenriverpreserve.org/work