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Description
Postitions still open for Spring 2007 and Fall 2007!
Located in beautiful western Washington State, YMCA Camp Colman is a resident camp and conference center with dense evergreen forest, over a mile of beach on the Puget Sound and great views of the Olympic Mountains.
Join an enthusiastic and creative outdoor environmental education team in learning how to instruct and facilitate school and weekend groups. Our seasons run from the beginning of March through the end of June, and the end of August through mid November.
Responsibilities: Teach environmental education with an emphasis on forest and marine classes; facilitate team-building activities on challenge courses and climbing wall; instruct in outdoor skills such as orienteering and canoeing; lead games, campfires and other evening programs; assist with hosting duties for youth and adult groups, including orientations, meal announcements, and supervision of recreation areas; provide administrative and camp support as needed to ensure efficient running of program and camp.
Qualifications:
Experience with and enthusiasm for working with children; BA/BS in the natural sciences or similar degree; camp and/or teaching experience; positive, committed, service oriented attitude; developed communication and presentation skills; ability to have fun in a fantastic outdoor setting; current CPR/First Aid and Lifeguarding certifications preferred.
Benefits: $190-$220 per week plus meals, housing and laundry. Use of camp equipment such as sea kayaks, bicycles, climbing wall, canoes and rowboats. Regular nightly observation of beautiful sunsets and bioluminescence. Direct access to paddling on the Case Inlet and running on the hilly terrain of the Key Peninsula.
Contact: Send resume and references via email, fax or mail.
20016 Bay Rd KPS,
Longbranch, WA 98351