Do you love education and enjoy working with students in a unique and dynamic educational setting? Are you ready to experience the Alabama that no one ever told you about, the home of some of the world's greatest biodiversity and some of the nicest people you'll ever meet? Camp Cosby is looking for a few good people to join our community of residential environmental educators. We are working together to take a successful 25 year old program and make it even better. Our program provides hands-on experiential science and history with fun challengers, games, and activities. We are located in the southern Appalachians on Lake Logan Martin near Talladega National Forest, with 135 acres of mixed hardwood and evergreen forests and 2 1/2 miles of lakefront. We are 1 hour south of Birmingham, AL; 2 hours from Atlanta, GA; and 4 hours from the Gulf Coast and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We are 1 hour from Alabama's highest mountain (Cheaha), and close to many rivers that are great for canoeing, whitewater kayaking, fishing, and swimming. Naturalist job responsibilities include teaching, facilitating meals, working on projects to improve program resources and the physical site, being positive role models, handling gentle captive animals, and participation in weekly scheduling and in-service meetings. Educational topics include Aquatic and Forest Ecology, Wildlife Ecology and Adaptations, Sensory Awareness, Night Hikes, Organic Gardening, Town Meetings, Maps, Orienteering, Team Building, Living History/Underground Railroad Simulations, and others. Naturalists are required to evenly share responsibilities of meal facilitation and evening programs.
Qualifications:
We are seeking people with experience working with children in dynamic outdoor settings. Our instructors have a commitment to children and a healthy environment; well-developed communication skills; willingness and physical ability to facilitate experiential learning activities on the trail and adventure activities including teambuilding challenges, Alpine Tower (top-rope climbing), canoeing and low-ropes initiates; and the ability to demonstrate leadership skills on an outstanding team. Experience with residential camps, organic gardening, canoeing, climbing, and hands-on/minds-on outdoor education is a plus.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary includes approximately $225 per week; room and board (meals when groups are on site); training (Outdoor Environmental Education, CPR, First Aid, Low Ropes, Alpine Tower, life guarding); access to a wide variety of recreational equipment and facilities. (This compensation package represents an approximate hourly wage of $10.45 when values for room and board are included.) Opportunities to earn extra income are occasionally available by working on weekends. Some evening hours are required.
To Apply:
Fax/email resume with references and cover letter to: Tyler Gault, OEE Program Director: 2290 Paul Bear Bryant Rd. Alpine, AL 35014. 800.852.6729 or 256.268.2003(fax)
tgault@ymcabham.org
info@ymcabham.org
www.campcosby.org
