Naturalists at Large Hiring for Outdoor Educators at Ventura, California Full Time

Explore California’s most beautiful parks. Lead students in 1-6 day outdoor education programs for grades 2-12. Teach natural history, human history, environmental education, team building & a variety of outdoor skills. Outdoor skills include camping, hiking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and backpacking. Assist specialists in adventure activities such as rock climbing, ropes courses, sea kayaking, snorkeling and flatwater canoeing. All NAL employees are responsible for transporting themselves from site to site throughout California. Expect to travel from site to site week to week all throughout the state. We do not offer travel/gas stipends.

New staff training for Spring will be held on March 14-18, 2022.  Expect consistent work through June 10th.  Our Fall 2022 training begins in August and the season continues through November 18th.. Please feel free to inquire about the Fall season as well!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous Professional Experience working with youth in an outdoor setting
• Significant personal outdoor experience
• Group management, time management, and solid facilitation skills for team building and initiatives
• Enthusiastic self-starter capable of working with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated leadership/facilitator skills and safety/risk management skills
• 4-year University level academic background in environmental education, the natural sciences, outdoor recreation or related field
• Familiarity with academic (biology, botany, geology, ecology, etc…) outdoor programs and a variety of outdoor activities
• Current Wilderness First Aid and CPR. (Wilderness First Responder or WEMT training is desirable).  Please submit certification copies with application.  On-Line certifications are NOT acceptable
• Satisfactory response from the California Livescan Fingerprinting process
• COVID-19 vaccine required for employment
• Negative Tuberculosis test required for employment

BENEFITS: Entry-level compensation is $147 per day.   For an average 4-day program plus a staff preparation day the pay is $735 plus room (or tent space) and board during program. A variety of specialized training are offered to employees throughout the season for Ropes Courses, Colorado River paddle trips, Catalina Island snorkel and kayak trips, Natural History, Rock Climbing/Anchor Building, and Outdoor Cooking.  Pro purchase programs.