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Camp Carmel Creek - Wilderness Specialist (San Diego, CA)
San Diego Jewish Academy - Camp Carmel Creek
compensation:
$22-$30 per hour. Our pay scale is based on level of schooling and experience.
employment type:
part-time
job title:
Camp Carmel Creek - Wilderness Specialist
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Our 4 core values are Joy, Curiosity, Adventure and Community.
What you can expect to gain from this role.
We are committed to providing you with the skills to not just be successful at this camp, this summer, but rather we are providing you with skills that you can take into any career path in the future.
Responsibilities:
• Plan and lead outdoor wilderness programs for campers, including activities like hiking, survival skills, nature exploration, and environmental education.
• Teach essential wilderness survival skills, including shelter building, fire-making, water purification, navigation, first aid, and outdoor cooking.
• Lead guided hikes and outdoor adventures, fostering a sense of wonder and respect for nature, while ensuring camper safety at all times.
• Encourage teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving through group challenges, team-building exercises, and cooperative games in the wilderness.
• Promote environmental stewardship by educating campers on sustainable practices and the importance of conserving natural resources.
• Organize and lead camp-wide wilderness activities, including survival skill competitions, scavenger hunts, and outdoor leadership programs.
• Maintain the safety and well-being of all campers by ensuring all activities are conducted according to safety standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with other camp staff to integrate wilderness education into camp-wide events, performances, and nature-related theme days.
Qualifications
• Experience in wilderness education, outdoor adventure programs, or similar fields (e.g., Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, environmental education, etc.).
• Experience in leading outdoor activities, including hiking, camping, navigation, and survival techniques, with a focus on youth education.
• Wilderness First Responder (WFR) or Wilderness First Aid certification (preferred).
• Background in environmental science, outdoor education, or a related field (preferred).
• Experience with Jewish, Israeli, or cultural traditions related to the outdoors (preferred).
Leadership: As an activity specialist you are responsible for your program area. You design it, you plan it, you enact it, you own it. You have the opportunity to be creative and build the best program possible for our campers.
Communication: Good communication between you and your campers, between you and your supervisor, between you and your co-workers, is essential to a successful day at camp.
Organization: Following the schedule, being at activities on time, being creative, having your lesson plans ready and all supplies available to run your class effectively.
Problem Solving: Good problem-solvers are adaptable, resilient, collaborative, and open-minded. A camp day presents many opportunities to flex these muscles.
Teamwork: Camp is not about the individual. Success is not defined by what you do alone, it’s about what we do as a team. Learning to work together and rely on each other to achieve our goals is what’s most important.
Term Of employment Date: (June 16th - August 8nd, Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm) 4 staff training dates prior to June 16th. (30-40 hours of online and in person paid training prior to the start of camp)
Salary Range: $22-$30 per hour. Our pay scale is based on level of schooling and experience.
Statement of Inclusivity and Non-discrimination: Camp Carmel Creek is a community of learners who value the rich diversity of its members. We welcome campers, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.
Camp Carmel Creek is committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. The Camp will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship would result. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on the employment application. If, however, you require reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability, requests must be made in a timely manner.
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