Outdoor Educator Manager- Outschool

Coyle Outside LLC

Outdoor Educator Manager- Outschool

Corvallis, OR
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Training & development

    Bonus based on performance

    Employee discounts

    The Outschool Manager position that will take a lead role in the development of the Coyle Outside Foundation, a 2024 formed non profit branch of Coyle Outside. We serve the Benton County/Corvallis community. Our mission is to restore and preserve outdoor childhood.

    This position would lead instruction for weekly programs that are immersive and curriculum focused 75% of the time and would spend 25% of their time working on supporting administrative tasks such as training staff, developing curriculum, and communication with families and partner organizations. The lead educator would work toward curating a strong and credible curriculum for various offerings. The ideal candidate

    Has 1-3+ years outdoor teaching experience

    Is self starting, innovative, and motivated to act in a leadership position

    Is comfortable working outdoors in ALL seasons

    Is highly aligned with the values of Coyle Outside and its mission to have youth engaging the natural world

    Has strong risk/group/behavior management skills and experience in the outdoors including Outdoor First Aid training

    Can mentor/train and supervise assistant and team instructors

    Loves working with kids and comfortable leading programs for a variety of age groups

    Solutions and big picture focus/capable

    Looking for a meaningful challenge as much as they are looking for a job

    This individual has a passion for outdoor education and creating a vision which serves our community's children and families.

    Optimally we would love to find a candidate with backpacking experience who can develop seasonal overnight programming.

    Duties include:

    -Leading 100% outdoors, year round after school, homeschool, and seasonal camps with children ages 6+

    -Working with co staff during programs

    -Behavior/group/risk management

    -Developing/elevating curriculum for current program offerings, expanding classes, & developing new curriculum

    -Weekly email communications with parents

    -Weekly/biweekly phone check ins with administration

    -Instructor team support & feedback

    -Communicating with Parks & Rec partners & additional non-profit partners

    Tasks to provide additional, more full time hours as desired:

    -Development of monthly skills trainings

    -Development of instructor trainings pertaining to content, delivery, & professionalism

    -Community event staffing tables, interacting with the public

    -Gear organization

    -Land development for program use

    Coyle Outside provides:

    -$24-32/hr DOE and credentials

    -Training in operations, policy and procedure, culture, and mission/vision

    -Programs, rosters, gear/supplies to perform curricula

    -Discounted/free access to programming for self/child(ren)

    -Opportunities for growth & personal/professional/skills development & training

    • Opportunity to transition to salary pay structure