Overview
Under moderate supervision, the Program Manager position works to enhance and support the overall staff and participant experience at Lasting Adventures. This position will actively participate in staff training, guide supervision, and ongoing program development opportunities. Program Managers also assist in the coordination and execution of program logistics, and in assisting in the management of our Gear/Prep room and other facility concerns. The Program Manager will also assist with purchasing, community partnerships, and special groups programming. While implementing and directing programs, Program Managers ensure best practices in compliance with state, local, and federal laws and Lasting Adventures policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
Two or more years of experience in a supervisory/leadership role
Experience as a professional guide and/or camp counselor or outdoor educator
Ability to work 6-day weeks with flexible hours, including weekends, evenings, and holidays
Current Wilderness First Responder Certification
Required Skills:
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively in a team setting with diverse staff
Ability to solve problems quickly and discreetly
Knowledge of the parks we operate in
Ability to work outdoors for multiple days in heat and cold weather conditions, walk up hills, lead hikes, stand to teach, and hike up to 15 strenuous miles daily with a backpack weighing up to and no more than ⅓ of your body weigh
About Lasting Adventures, Inc.
Lasting Adventures is a 501(c)(3) public benefit non-profit with a mission to foster environmental stewardship, teach responsible recreation, and provide opportunities for personal growth through the facilitation of impactful wilderness experiences. Lasting Adventures seeks to provide youth, families, and disadvantaged communities with positive experiences in America’s National Parks and natural spaces.
Lasting Adventures has been sharing our passion for more than two and a half decades, providing the foundation and framework that brings together outstanding Outdoor Educators to share their love for wilderness and inspire a lifelong connection to the outdoors. These Outdoor Educators and Guides share some basic values that shape our unique brand and culture that extends from our guide house to every foot of wilderness trail we cover. Those values are Adventure, Connection, Growth, Respect, and Stewardship.