Educator Roles
Interns, Leads & Coordinators (seasonal day or overnight options). Supervisors (year-round, full-time options).
Intern
Meet and greet campers during check-in and check-out. Play games, and prepare them for adventure.
- Required Excitement for outdoor education, 14 years & up
- Pay $15.00 - $15.25 per hour
- Career and professional development.
- 25% off all Trackers Earth programs.
- Mon - Fri 7AM - 9AM, 2PM - 4PM
Intern
As an Intern Guide, you can help greet kids and families, preparing them for their day of outdoor adventure or assist during after camp, engaging kids in afternoon activities. In this role you develop educational and group leadership while teaching.
Responsibilities
- Greet campers and families as they arrive and depart for the day
- Provide fun, engaging, and safe experiences for campers before and after their outdoor adventures
- Provide assistance with activities for campers to support Leads, Coordinators and Supervisors
- Develop skills that will help you become a Trackers Guide and beyond
- Participate in Trackers training and collaborate with a career coach to prepare for your future goals
- Report directly to a Trackers Coordinator
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications
- Completed Vaccinations for COVID-19 (verification required)
- Interest in the outdoors (maybe even a future career option)
- Friendly, positive attitude and proactive mindset
- Communication skills, ability to interact with kids and parents
- Food Handlers certified (or able to complete before starting)
- Model Trackers values
Location
Able to report to assigned workplace location in Denver.
Work Commitment
This is a temporary seasonal position.
Interns have the opportunity to work one or both shifts:
- 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Interns can commit to the first or second 5 weeks of summer, or both.
About Trackers
Since 2004, kids and extended families in all their forms have journeyed on adventures with Trackers Earth and our Guides. We share the Arts of Tracking through stewardship and enduring outdoor skills. We commit to developing opportunity by respecting the diverse cultures and values of every Guide, youth, and family serving with us. We endeavor to grow with families for the increased accessibility of these experiences. We define ourselves by an ever deeper kinship to the more than human world, multi-generational character, and the principles discovered and found in the quietest moments with the forest.
Lead
Meet and work with kids outdoors while sharing new skills. Work with coordinators mentoring youth in outdoor education.
- Required Enthusiasm for Trackers programs. 16 years & up
- Pay $17.25 - $23.25 per hour, pay add-ons for certifications
- Career and professional development.
- 25% off all Trackers Earth programs.
- Mon - Fri, 9:15 AM - 2:00 PM.
Lead
As a Lead Guide, you help supervise and inspire teams of campers during incredible outdoor adventures, showing kids why we care for and preserve the places we explore. You may embark on a wilderness survival trek, fish, kayak, rock climb, or co-create a story adventure with secret agents, wizards, or elves.
Responsibilities
- Provide fun, engaging, and safe experiences for campers and co-workers
- Encourage independence in campers to align with Trackers Teams
- Help ensure activities for each age group are developmentally appropriate and engaging
- Implement Trackers schedules and programs
- Teach speciality programs based on skills and experience:
- Bushcraft, Archery, & Wilderness Survival Skills
- Farm, Wildcrafting & Sustainability
- Fishing, Boating & Mariners Skills
- Outdoor Adventure: Rock Climbing or Kayaking
- Photography, Ceramics, Woodworking or Blacksmithing
- Be a mentor and remember what it’s like to be a kid
- Follow all risk management and Trackers policies
- Model and teach proper gear and tool usage, care, and organizational tidiness
- Be prepared to respond to and/or assist in an emergency situation
- Keep and safeguard confidential information
- Promote and model the Trackers Code and culture
- Report directly to a Trackers Coordinator
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications
- Completed Vaccinations for COVID-19 (verification required)
- Enthusiasm for Trackers and its programs. 16 years & up
- Can exercise discretion and independent judgment in remote locations
- Interest in developing and sharing outdoor skills with youth
- Can adapt to changing logistics and collaborate on solutions in a calm, positive way
- Capacity and enthusiasm to learn and teach wilderness skills and techniques
- Model professionalism while supporting youth, families, colleagues, and supervisors
- Can stand, bend, squat, climb, lift (up to 50 lbs), hike on and off trail (up to 5 miles) per day
- For Lead Guides ages 18+ Trackers will complete pre-employment criminal background & references checks
- Lead Guides need the following certifications (or able to complete before starting):
- CPR/First Aid/Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine Auto-Injector
- Food Handlers
- (ages 18+) Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect (OR & WA)
- (ages 18+) Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training - General (Oregon)
- State fishing license if guiding a program that includes fishing
Location
Lead Educators meet at the field site and are not assigned to an officially fixed worksite. A free shuttle is usually available from Check-In/Check-Out location.
2022 Salary
Starting salary for new Leads - $17.25
Starting salary for returning Leads - $17.50
Additional Pay Bonuses for certifications:
| Class B Commercial Drivers License | $1.50 |
| Wilderness First Responder (WFR) | $1.00 |
| ACA level 3 (Canoe) | $1.25 |
| Single pitch climb Certification - AMGA | $1.25 |
| Certified teacher | $2.25 |
Training
Our flexible training times going into summer accommodates school year schedules. Part of your training may occur online, while others sections are in-person and in the field. Please Note Training pays Minimum Wage. During your normal teaching and work schedule your regular pay scale applies.
About Trackers
Since 2004, kids and extended families in all their forms have journeyed on adventures with Trackers Earth and our Guides. We share the Arts of Tracking through stewardship and enduring outdoor skills. We commit to developing opportunity by respecting the diverse cultures and values of every Guide, youth, and family serving with us. We endeavor to grow with families for the increased accessibility of these experiences. We define ourselves by an ever deeper kinship to the more than human world, multi-generational character, and the principles discovered and found in the quietest moments with the forest.
Teaching Coordinator
Teach, lead, and mentor during the summer. Guide kids outdoors while managing teen and adult staff.
- Required 1+ years general education experience, 18 years & up.
- Pay Day Camp $785-$827 per week
- Free camp for 2 children (Grade K-5).
- 25% off Trackers Earth programs.
- Flexible training schedule.
Teaching Coordinator
As a Teaching Coordinator, you act as a mentor for teams of Trackers Guides and youth during incredible outdoor adventures, showing kids why we care for and preserve the places we explore. You may embark on a wilderness survival trek, fish, kayak, rock climb, or co-create a story adventure with secret agents, wizards, or elves. You collaborate with families and Trackers leadership to deliver the highest quality experience for campers.
Responsibilities:
- Guide a group of campers, teaching Trackers curriculum and theme-specific content.
- Supervise and manage Lead and Intern staff assigned to your Group.
- Provide fun, engaging, and safe experiences for campers and co-workers Manage, administer, and run the daily operations of a Trackers Fellowship and/or Bus Team.
- Communicate with guardians about needs, accomplishments, and expectations of campers.
- Anticipate and exceed the needs and expectations of Trackers Earth campers and families.
- Model, teach, and maintain proper gear and tool usage, care, and organizational tidiness.
- Observe and document staff performance evaluations, executing development strategies.
- Communicate and document safety and behavior incidents.
- Teach speciality programs based on skills and experience:
- Forest Craft, Archery & Wilderness Survival
- Farm Craft, Animal Care & Wild Plants
- Mariners Craft, Fishing & Boating
- Outdoor Adventure, Paddling & Rock Climbing
- Woodworking, Ceramics, Blacksmithing & more!
- Keep and safeguard confidential information.
- Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 1+ years (or 3 seasons) experience in outdoor education or 2+ years in general education.
- Experience with outdoor programs similar to Trackers and/or skills relevant to Trackers programs.
- Can exercise independent judgment that reflects Trackers policies and protocols, while managing campers and staff in remote locations with limited support.
- Can coordinate, adapt and plan for complex logistics, and be flexible in working with challenges.
- Possess grit, becoming more calm, creative, and proactive when challenged.
- Can stand, bend, squat, climb, lift (up to 50 lbs), hike on and off trail (up to 5 miles) per day.
- Trackers Earth completes pre-employment criminal background & references checks.
- Coordinators need the following certifications (or able to complete before starting):
- CPR/First Aid/Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine Auto-Injector
- Food Handlers
- (ages 18+) Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect (OR & WA)
- State fishing license if guiding a program that includes fishing
- Optional Pay Add-on - Class C CDL Trackers can assist you in getting this certification. Class C Commercial Drivers License (CDL) required for driving a 15 passanger vehicle (van or bus).
- Completed Vaccinations for COVID-19 (verification required).
Location
As a seasonal Coordinator and educator you are not assigned to an officially fixed worksite. You are responsible for your own transporation and be able report to work at any of our locations
2022 Salary
Day Camp- Day Camp Coordinator: $785 per week
- Day Camp Coordinator & Driver (with Class C CDL): $827 per week
About Trackers
Since 2004, kids and extended families in all their forms have journeyed on adventures with Trackers Earth and our Guides. We share the Arts of Tracking through stewardship and enduring outdoor skills. We commit to developing opportunity by respecting the diverse cultures and values of every Guide, youth, and family serving with us. We endeavor to grow with families for the increased accessibility of these experiences. We define ourselves by an ever deeper kinship to the more than human world, multi-generational character, and the principles discovered and found in the quietest moments with the forest.
