Outdoor Education Cabin Leader
OUR MISSION
Thousand Pines Outdoor Science School exists to help students learn, grow, and experience the outdoors.
WORKING FOR TPOE
Staff travel from all over the world to be a part of our Outdoor Education team. Being in operation during the school year, Monday through Friday, we are privileged to teach 5th & 6th-grade students of varying backgrounds visiting from all over Southern California. Being a leader here will grow your skillset quickly as our program gives both students and staff opportunities to Learn, Grow, and Experience the outdoors in a hands-on environment.
Staff lead hikes, teach science curriculum, and help students develop their self-confidence through various challenges, including archery, team building, a climbing wall, night hikes, and more. We have a lot of fun conducting activities such as dance night, camp songs, skits, campfire stories, and games.
When students leave the city and technology to come to the mountains for a few days, our team witnesses growth in the students, which is a rewarding feeling. You will quickly notice our welcoming culture, and by the end of the season, you will have made life-long friends.
While most of our students come to our main site in Crestline, our mission includes running programs across California and even into Oregon. Traveling is usually done on 1-4 week rotations, including housing and meals. During time off there are opportunities to explore not just the camps around you but the parks, forests, beaches, and cities nearby too.
Outdoor Education Cabin Leader
2022-2023 Season runs from mid September to early June
The Cabin Leader's primary role is to supervise a group of students, as well as guide hikes, sleep in the cabin, lead activities, and help students grow through program elements.
Essential Functions
- Lead and live with students in cabin groups according to program needs for 3, 4, and 5-day sessions
- Develop professional relationships with guests (students, teachers, chaperones, administrators) and coworkers
- Perform duties and/or participate in activities including:
- Support Program Instructors in the teaching of the curriculum
- Lead various program elements including rock wall, archery, crafts, songs, games, chapels, worship, skits, dances, and team building exercises
- Enforce dining hall standards during meals
- When necessary, travel to multiple sites for the outdoor education programs
Additional Functions
- Attends team meetings
- Provide supportive leadership when necessary
- Assist in cleaning and inventory management
- Provide first aid and basic health care when necessary
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Major Competency Areas
- Ability to work effectively within a team or alone
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to model desired behaviors, including a positive attitude, on a consistent basis
- Reliability, punctuality, and good time management
Qualifications
- Minimum education of a high school diploma
- Godly Christian character
- Current Red Cross/American Heart Association CPR and First Aid certifications
- Full agreement with TPCC doctrinal statement, mission, vision, and values, and compliance with staff handbook
Physical Demands
- Abilities sufficient to carry out the essential functions of the job, including the physical fitness and endurance needed to lead hikes and activities
- Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions and ground conditions
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs
- This job involves a lot of walking, hiking, standing, and participation in outside activities on various types of terrain (often uneven). While activities and hikes vary, some will be strenuous. Applicants and/or employees may be asked to take a Fitness-For-Duty test in regard to the physical nature of the job.