Coyle Outside is pursuing a passionate person who is excited to work with toddlers in the outdoors. This co/assistant instructor will assist in implementing curriculum and consistency within the weekly camp program. This position provides the opportunity to work with toddlers (ages 3-5) as a guide and mentor using principles of free play and socio emotional development in a natural setting.
Must have experience raising and/or working with young children, and be comfortable and capable in the outdoors. Our camps serves ages 3-5. Work in this position is typically with 8-10 toddlers and one co instructor/lead for outdoor exploration from 9am-1pm Mon-Fri.
There is a new group of kids each week and locations will be in public parks in Lake Oswego & West Linn. Camps are partnered with Lake Oswego & West Linn Parks and Rec and will require communication with local Parks staff and interacting with the general public in parks professionally.
There is a new group of kids each week and locations will be in public parks in Lake Oswego & West Linn. Camps are partnered with Lake Oswego & West Linn Parks and Rec and will require communication with local Parks staff and interacting with the general public in parks professionally.
Instructors have flexibility and autonomy in curriculum delivery and instructors with children may be able to have their child participate at no cost or as an older helper. We believe in providing opportunities for participants to explore the environment in all kinds of weather. Interacting freely and with limited interruption is a foundational value of our program. Background check and 3 strong references required.
Hourly wage is $16-19 DOE. We are seeking two instructors; two co-instructors or a lead/assistant team. Please apply if you have experience and are interested in any of those positions.
Hourly wage is $16-19 DOE. We are seeking two instructors; two co-instructors or a lead/assistant team. Please apply if you have experience and are interested in any of those positions.
Compensation: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour
Adventure, Discovery, Inspiration First
We don't put safety first at Coyle Outside. That is said with trepidation as it seems our culture, especially around kids, increasingly values safety above all else sometimes. That leaves things like good judgement, relationship, trust, connection to come AFTER. What we see is that the world kids grow up in is increasingly sanitized of adversity and opportunities to experience failure/victory and to experience themselves as potential difference makers. We believe there is a distinction between discovery and 'learning' and that discovery changes a person forever. We believe that wisdom (as well as a beautiful, rich life) comes through failures, taking risks and from entering and passing through what is scary and uncomfortable.
Work With Us
To work here we want you to be up to something in life. We are looking for instructors who feel the need to make a difference as much as the need to have a paycheck. Our instructor team is expected to develop themselves as guides and mentors for our participants while also developing strong working relationships with co instructors that build a strong culture and keep standards high.
Many, if not most, of our programs have been the brainchild of or inspired by the initiative and talent of individual instructors whether that be our fishing and archery camps or our expansion to new states. Our instructors are self sufficient, autonomous and adventurous OR they are committed to developing themselves in these ways. The work is challenging and rewarding and instructors are at the same time highly independent and part of a larger culture.
We provide training in instruction approach, group and behavior management and technical outdoor skills. Our instructors work largely autonomously and with limited supervision and are confident and ready to be responsible. All instructors are on a first name basis with the founder/owner.
Year round we are looking for unique people who are ready to both stretch themselves and contribute to something larger
- Make a difference for youth and impact their experience of themselves and what is possible for the future of their world
- Commit to and explore the power of nature based experiential education
- Challenge and develop your own personal and professional sense of adventure and self sufficiency/autonomy
- Develop your own outdoor skills competency and/or use your developed passion/skills in an instructional role
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