“I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as
they are looking for the experience of being ALIVE.”
Joseph Campbell
ALIVE Outdoors runs programs year round. We are always looking for subcontractors that are highly experienced educators who are driven by a sense of contribution and service.
We feel we offer a deep and meaningful form of outdoor ed. experiences for people of all ages—mostly grade 3-12 students. We truly feel that our programs empower young people to reach for their potential. We focus on helping students of all ages recognize and tap into their personal strengths, and aim to inspire them to share their gifts with their communities. Our ultimate goal is to empower every student that we work with, and have them return to their school with enriching, life-long memories.
Our programs are all about 2 things: People and Relationships. To achieve the calibre of programs that ALIVE is committed to delivering, we rely on highly experienced instructors and facilitators that believe in the importance of these experiences as much as we do. This requires high levels of experience and training.
At ALIVE we truly value instructors who are individuals with strong character. Most ALIVE Instructors are mid-twenties to early thirties and many are certified teachers & veteran wilderness guides. We know that outstanding instructors are the key to delivering meaningful, exciting programs. We are deeply committed to making everyone feel like they are a part of a team and like they are highly valued and respected.
Requirements:
- Proven experience working with and mentoring youth.
- Proven experience instructing, guiding or facilitating outdoor, experiential or adventure based activities.
- Education (university or college completion or experience highly preferred.)
- Current Standard First Aid (16 hours) & CPR minimum.
- A clear and current Criminal Reference Check.
- A minimum of 2 personal references from schools, instructors, employers.
- Minimum 20 years of age.
- Must be intrinsically motivated with strong communication skills.
- Must be a team player, and love kids!!
Desired additional qualifications and certifications:
- NLS Lifeguard, WAFA (40hr) or WFR (80hr) wilderness first aid, ACCT ropes training, ORCKA paddling and Certified Teachers.
WE ALSO NEED QUALIFIED NURSES, DOCTORS or PARAMEDICS.
Duties & Role:
- Professionalism & Positive Role Modelling at all times.
- Providing positive leadership by acting as a mentor and facilitator.
- Creating meaningful relationships with students, teachers and fellow instructors.
- Maintaining professional, warm and positive relationships with teachers and students/participants.
- Instructing activities to ALIVE’s high quality standards.
- Developing and maintaining strong skills in technical activity areas.
- First Aid care & aiding any Crisis Response actions.
- Active supervision of participants at designated times.
- Food and gear preparation for Out-trips/Off-site Programs.
- Participating in activities/programs when not in a leadership role.
- Participating in ALIVE Briefings/Debriefs and familiarizing self with Risk Management standards and protocol.
- Working as a team with our partner operators.
- Exercise strong judgment skills.
If interested, please send your resume, with at least 2 references to:
info[a]aliveoutdoors.com & Jarvis[a]aliveoutdoors.com
If you have any questions please call Jarvis Strong, Associate Director of ALIVE @ 705.250.2665 or Jalynn Bosley, Owner & Director @ 416.429.8082
