Overview
We are currently hiring Lead Adventure Camp Instructors (Trip Leaders). Summer staff are needed from June 10th until August 28th and work Monday-Friday (weekends off!).
We are also hiring Day Camp Counselors.
TO APPLY: Visit our website at https://wayaoutdoorschool.com/job-openings
Lead Adventure Camp Instructors are responsible for supervising and leading campers on 2- and 3-night backpacking and kayaking trips. We also offer one- and two-night car camping trips. Each group has 9-13 kids and two Instructors. As part of pre-camp training, Instructors are given a week of intensive overnight sea kayaking and backpacking training. Instructors provide kayak/backpacking instruction, manage risk, teach lessons, run activities, organize games, and monitor the health and safety of their group of 10 campers, ages 12-16. Compensation for this position is $770/week + $100/night stipend for trips. 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 12-16. Camp Wa-Ya staff and campers spend most of their day outdoors, engaged in regular activity.!
Qualifications:
Must like kids and the outdoors!
Required Skills:
Comfortable with kids
Preferred Skills:
Ideally experience with backpacking, kayaking, and/or camping but if you want to learn we'll train you!
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.
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.
