Submit a letter of interest via email with a resume and three professional references to info@rewildportland.com. Selected candidates will be asked to schedule an in-person interview. Final candidates will complete a paid trial work day. Deadline to Apply: May 31. Interviews in Early June. Job starts late June.
Summary
Rewild Portland is seeking a high-energy, enthusiastic educator for our Outdoor Youth Program Leader position. This role serves as a primary, part-time to full-time, year-round field instructor for Rewild Portland. You will work with a team of outdoor educators to manage and co-lead our Youth and Teen Homeschool Programs as well as our winter, spring, and summer break Kids Camps, our Coming-of-Age Programs, and the kids program at Echoes in Time. We will provide training in our philosophy, curriculum, ancestral technologies, and pedagogies so that you can embody and expand our work in designing and implementing rewilding-based programs. Our programs emphasize autonomy and self-direction, while providing knowledge and skills in a safe container for students held by our staff. Through the learning environments we create, participants develop social-emotional learning and life skills such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making while engaged with the natural world. Administrative duties include scheduling and leading staff meetings, communicating with parents through phone calls and in person, maintaining and organizing gear and supplies, managing program logistics, researching, learning, and teaching ancestral skills to children and teens, in addition to other tasks as assigned.
About Rewild Portland
Rewild Portland is a nonprofit organization serving Portland, Oregon, and surrounding wild and rural communities. Our mission is to foster resilience through place-based arts, traditions, and technologies. This mission comes to life in the form of community-building, ecological restoration, and education. You can read more about our organizational objectives, philosophy, and core values here: https://www.rewildportland.com/about/
Compensation and benefits
$20/hour starting
Staff development: educational training in rewilding-related skills
Work with highly creative people to cultivate a powerful learning culture for youth
Strong community support and opportunities to build meaningful relationships with local leaders, parents, elders, and children
Work outside year-round
Work with a low student-to-staff ratio (average program is 6:1)
Employment period and hours
Position begins in late June
Year-round, part- to full-time position with potential for developmental growth within the organization
Work is generally Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, from September through June. When our summer camps run, from mid-June through August, the work is Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Much of August is curriculum planning, and hours are more flexible
The average hours per week over the whole year will be around 32, with some weeks more and some less. The actual field work week fluctuates, depending on the season and frequency of scheduled program days
Job qualifications, required
Experience working with youth and teens ages 5–18.
A passion for nature and a desire to learn bushcraft, ancestral skills, plant identification, etc.
Experience with customer service, working in a team
Experience with Google suite
Strong ability to work on your own with some guidance but minimal supervision
Ease in making phone calls and communicating with parents
Personal transportation (with the ability to transport gear and supplies to and from our office to program locations)
Personal laptop
Ability to regularly commute to a variety of locations, including transporting program gear and supplies
Ability to play actively with children, lift and carry up to 50 lbs for short periods of time, walk for extended periods over uneven, unpaved outdoor terrain while carrying a day pack, hear verbal communication and speak clear instructions, see well enough to keep track of children in varied natural environments
Strong communication skills in both verbal and written media
Current certification in pediatric first aid and CPR (online certification OK)
Responsibilities
Keeping children safe during programs
Helping children resolve conflicts as they arise
Designing and leading activities that connect youth with nature
Working as a team with the other program staff
Coordinating staff meetings
Preparing supplies and equipment for program activities
Communicating with parents and clients
Creating registration and curriculum spreadsheets
Other duties as assigned
Before applying, please make sure to familiarize yourself with our organization and programs by reading the following pages on our website.
Submit a letter of interest via email with a resume and three professional references to info@rewildportland.com. Selected candidates will be asked to schedule an in-person interview. Final candidates will complete a paid trial work day. Deadline to Apply: May 31. Interviews in Early June. Job starts late June.
Hiring an Outdoor Youth Program Leader
Submit a letter of interest via email with a resume and three professional references to info@rewildportland.com. Selected candidates will be asked to schedule an in-person interview. Final candidates will complete a paid trial work day. Deadline to Apply: May 31. Interviews in Early June. Job starts late June.
Summary
Rewild Portland is seeking a high-energy, enthusiastic educator for our Outdoor Youth Program Leader position. This role serves as a primary, part-time to full-time, year-round field instructor for Rewild Portland. You will work with a team of outdoor educators to manage and co-lead our Youth and Teen Homeschool Programs as well as our winter, spring, and summer break Kids Camps, our Coming-of-Age Programs, and the kids program at Echoes in Time. We will provide training in our philosophy, curriculum, ancestral technologies, and pedagogies so that you can embody and expand our work in designing and implementing rewilding-based programs. Our programs emphasize autonomy and self-direction, while providing knowledge and skills in a safe container for students held by our staff. Through the learning environments we create, participants develop social-emotional learning and life skills such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making while engaged with the natural world. Administrative duties include scheduling and leading staff meetings, communicating with parents through phone calls and in person, maintaining and organizing gear and supplies, managing program logistics, researching, learning, and teaching ancestral skills to children and teens, in addition to other tasks as assigned.
About Rewild Portland
Rewild Portland is a nonprofit organization serving Portland, Oregon, and surrounding wild and rural communities. Our mission is to foster resilience through place-based arts, traditions, and technologies. This mission comes to life in the form of community-building, ecological restoration, and education. You can read more about our organizational objectives, philosophy, and core values here: https://www.rewildportland.com/about/
Compensation and benefits
Employment period and hours
Job qualifications, required
Responsibilities
Before applying, please make sure to familiarize yourself with our organization and programs by reading the following pages on our website.
Learn about Rewild Portland’s guiding principles:
Learn about our Youth Homeschool Program:
Learn about our Teen Homeschool Program:
Learn about our Kids Camps:
To apply
Submit a letter of interest via email with a resume and three professional references to info@rewildportland.com. Selected candidates will be asked to schedule an in-person interview. Final candidates will complete a paid trial work day. Deadline to Apply: May 31. Interviews in Early June. Job starts late June.