Overview
Camp Wa-Ya, a nomadic outdoor summer camp based in Olympia, WA, offers Day Camp and Adventure Camp (overnight trips) programs that intertwine outdoor adventure, science education, and Indigenous knowledge with a love of local South Sound landscapes.
We are currently hiring Lead & Assistant Day Camp Instructors. We also offer an Indigenous Fellowship for a person connected to the Indigenous community to develop leadership and outdoor instructor skills. Summer staff are needed from June 15th until August 29th and work Monday-Friday.
TO APPLY: Visit our website at www.wayaoutdoorschool.com/jobs
Lead Day Camp Instructors are responsible for managing a group of 9-13 campers with the support of an Assistant Day Camp Instructor. This position creates and teaches lessons, runs activities, and organizes games for their group of campers. Our lessons are centered around a science-based curriculum, in combination with Indigenous practices and arts, outdoor adventure, and environmental stewardship, and provide an environment that fosters a sense of wonder for Wa-Ya campers. Compensation for this position is $760 per week salary ($19/hour equivalent) for Leads and $680 per week ($17/hr) for Assistants. Wa-Ya has local connections to help you find affordable housing during your summer contract.
Wa-Ya runs a 10-week summer camp program with Day Camp offerings for ages 6-13 and Adventure Camp trips for ages 12-17. Camp Wa-Ya staff and campers spend most of their day outdoors, engaged in regular activity. Our programs include hiking, kayaking, and outdoor skills, and Instructors should be prepared to work outside in any weather. We visit sites in and around Olympia and Instructors are responsible for transporting campers in 12- and 15-passenger vans. All Wa-Ya staff engage in a culturally integrated environment, where Wa-Ya’s values of respect, diversity, equity, and inclusion are practiced.
Qualifications:
Must like working outdoors and with children
Required Skills:
Comfortable with children
About Camp Wa-Ya
Check us out at www.wayaoutdoorschool.com.
We are a non-profit camp that focuses on outdoor adventure, science education, and Indigenous knowledge. We want passionate outdoor folks who will harness the energy of the outdoors and bring life to our campers.
It is part of our mission at Wa-Ya to make outdoor education accessible to every child. We offer scholarship programs and sliding scale tuition adjustment to help make camp more affordable.
