Overview
Lead Instructors plan and lead our youth summer camps, and are responsible for a group of 10-15 campers along with the support of an adult Assistant Instructor and/or teen MIT (Mentor-In-Training). Lead Instructors are responsible for camper safety (physical & emotional), positive group dynamics, and facilitating connection to nature, community, and self. Lead 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.
1 - 3 years of professional experience mentoring youth ages 6-18 in deep nature connection in an outdoor setting.
Certification in First Aid and CPR.
Responsible for your own 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 for youth.
Preferred Skills:
Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder certification.
Residence in the Inland Northwest (Sandpoint, ID, Coeur d’Alene, ID, Spokane, WA, etc.) with intentions to stay in the area.
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!
