Overview
We are looking for Assistant Instructors who can work full-time for at least three of our week-long 100% outdoor summer camps from June 8 to August 16, 2025. Our camps take place in Sandpoint, ID, Coeur d’Alene, ID, Priest River, ID, Spokane, WA, and Bozeman, MT. If you’re not available for at least three weeks, let us know, as we may still be able to accommodate you.
Assistant Instructors mentor youth at our summer camps, help support Lead Instructors, and may work alongside teen MITs (Mentors-In-Training). Some of the time is spent with groups of 10-15 campers, while other time is spent with the whole camp of 25-35 campers. Assistant Instructors help support camper safety (physical & emotional), positive group dynamics, and facilitating connection to nature, community, and self. Assistant Instructors achieve this through mentoring youth in a variety of nature connection routines such as the art of questioning, sensory awareness, species identification, nature-based games, wildlife tracking, wild edible & medicinal plants, exploration, storytelling, songs, earth-based crafts, wilderness survival skills, earth-based scout skills, and bird language.
Required Skills:
18 years or older and complete a background check.
Desire to mentor youth ages 6-18 in the deep nature connection journey outdoors.
Certification in First Aid and CPR.
Responsible for your transportation and meals before, during, and after program days.
Be available for communication (via phone/text/email) with the Program Director of the camps you are working at before they begin to review logistics, details & plans.
Serve as a positive role model and hold boundaries well with youth.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with and knowledge of Inland Northwest hazards, mammals, tracking, edible/medicinal plants, aidless navigation, ecology, trees, survival skills, birds/bird language, scout skills, and history of local Indigenous Tribes.
Residence in the Inland Northwest (Sandpoint, ID, Coeur d’Alene, ID, Spokane, WA, etc.) with intentions to stay in the area.
Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder certification.
About Twin Eagles Wilderness School
Twin Eagles is a family-centered outdoor educational organization serving families and communities through out the Inland Northwest. We offer programs out of a deep love for the Earth and for our role as humans to be stewards of it. That stewardship is a result of connection. Wilderness survival, outdoor leadership, community building and mentoring are but a few of the tools and approaches we use to facilitate that connection. We hope you’ll join us!
