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Posted 9/20/09

Hello, my name is Shauna Nacewicz with Wilderness Ventures in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Wilderness Ventures is a multi-environmental wilderness travel program for student ages 12-20 years old. We have been running outdoor adventure travel programs for young adults since 1973. 2010 marks our 38th summer in operation and we are still owned and operated by the founders of the program, Mike and Helen Cottingham.

We operate in some of the most amazingly beautiful wilderness areas throughout the western United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Central and South America, Europe and the South Pacific. We are looking for individuals with proven leadership skills, a desire to work with youth and a love for the environment and being outdoors to lead a co-ed group of teenagers on these adventure expeditions.

Our staff are responsible for the group and its' safety at all times during the expedition. Staff and students will travel together from one wilderness area and activity to the next throughout the Northern Rockies, Pacific Northwest, California, Alaska, Hawaii, and overseas. Trips range in length from 16 days to 6 weeks. Activities include backpacking, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, mountaineering, snow climbing, canoeing, sea and river kayaking, mountain biking, skiing/snowboarding, service projects, sailing, snorkeling, surfing and SCUBA diving. Our staff lead all activities with the exception of technical climbing and whitewater, SCUBA diving and surfing. In these activities we utilize professional instructors.

Group facilitation is very important in every trip we run! This is your opportunity to positively impact a group of teenagers in some of the most dramatic landscapes in the world while building a solid sense of community. Responsibilities include teaching outdoor skills, minimum impact camping, cultural history, environmental awareness and outdoor education.

We are interested in visiting schools with strong outdoor programs and outdoor clubs in an effort to provide information about summer employment and learn more about the outdoor opportunities at your school. As the Personnel Coordinator I would love to visit and send along an information packet! Is there a specific day that your club meets? Would you please provide a mailing address and contact name to which I may send the information packet? Please be in touch if you would like to set up a visit for your outing club and/or recreation class to learn more about employment opportunities with Wilderness Ventures. If interested in becoming a summer wilderness trip leader you may also download the application from our website, www.wildernessventures.com.


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Quest Summer 2010 Positions

Quest will have 4-6 summer positions working on our camps. We are also looking for a coordinator to start now on some planning. If you are interested, talk to Brett.


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Hello!

My name is Kat Martin and along with Mike and Kathy Jay we direct a
summer camp for girls in Northern Minnesota. We have positions
available for Wilderness Trip Leaders and think that this is a good job
opportunity for students who are interested in Outdoor Recreation. We
hope that you will please pass along this email and the attached flyer
to your Outdoor Recreation Department and/or Clubs and Groups.

That said, we are including some preliminary information about the
Wilderness Trip Leader positions available (including attached job
description for the position and a flyer that can be posted or emailed)
for the summer of 2009. We are hopeful that you might forward this
message onto your students or club members who, could in turn, contact
us directly. It is a great chance for your students/club members to
work outside, share their love for the outdoors/outdoor activities and
have fun!!

Here goes:

Northern Minnesota Residential Summer Camp for Girls is Seeking
Wilderness Trip Leading Staff for the Summer of 2009.

Looking for experienced people who enjoy the outdoors to lead overnight
canoe/kayak/climbing/camping trips at Camp Kamaji beginning no later
than June 1, 2009 with an end date of August 12, 2009.

We have two sessions of 160 campers each. Every camper participates in
at least one overnight trip, lead by a Wilderness Trip Leader. We hire
about 6 Wilderness Trip Leaders a summer, and with help from the cabin
counselors, lead groups of 8-12 girls on overnight trips varying in
length from 2-10 days.

In addition to competitive salary including travel allowance, board and
room ~ what's in it for you??
(1) Working with children makes you feel good about yourself.
(2) Camp is a great place to find out if you would enjoy a career
working with kids.
(3) Camp provides a setting to develop skills - including leadership,
teamwork, cooperation, motivation and organization.
(4) You get to stay in shape and teach something you love to do.
(5) Camp staff form deep and long-lasting friendships with other staff
members and campers.
(6) Working in the out-of-doors, in a beautiful setting, is a great
change from school or work in the city.
(7) Camp is FUN.

For more information please contact Mike Jay by email mike@kamaji.com

OR by phone: 800/752-6254

OR visit us at www.kamaji.com. where you can link onto the Summer Jobs
page to read more and, if interested, complete and submit the on-line
staff application.

If a position as a Wilderness Trip Leader does not exactly appeal to
you, we do have other positions available to teach activities such as
canoeing/kayaking, archery, fishing, sailing, windsurfing and on our
climbing wall and low ropes course (instructors that teach in these
fields also work as cabin counselors-females only!). Please contact me
at kat@kamaji.com if you would like to learn more.

Much appreciated if you can help out! Thanks!


Kat, Kathy & Mike
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Kat Martin
Camp Kamaji
Assistant Director
Chicago Office: 773-857-3378
St. Louis Office: 800-752-6254
Email: kat@kamaji.com
www.kamaji.com


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Hello from the shores of Lake George!

I’m getting I touch in regards to Trip Leader positions available at Camp Chingachgook for Summer 2009 which I thought people participating in you respective outing organization may be interested in looking into further. I’ve enclosed flyers with brief descriptions of various positions and would appreciate it you could relay the information either via a notice board or passing on the information to your members. Below is a brief overview of what we offer at Chingachgook but if you require more information I would be more than happy to pass that along;


§ Camp Chingachgook is located right on the crystal-clear waters of Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York (about 4 hours from NY City or Boston).
§ Our Adventure Trip Leaders work with coed groups of usually 10 teens and a co-leader for trips anywhere from 1 to 5 weeks long. The trips take place throughout New York, New England and neighboring states, and the Southwest. Offering a variety of activities from hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, and biking to whitewater rafting, kayaking, sailing, canoeing and more, each week offers something different.
§ Some of the activities are outfitted by local guides in the area so there is a nice mix of instructing, facilitating, working with the group dynamics, and just playing along with the group!
§ Trip Leaders are hired for their proven ability to lead others in the outdoors, must be a minimum age of 21, and hold current valid lifeguarding and wilderness first aid certifications (training can be provided). Visit our website at http://www.capitaldistrictymca.com/branches/chingachgook/teenadvtrip.htm.

Salary of $2000-2600, depending on experience and certifications for up to 10 weeks including training opportunities and room & board for the season. Positions begin as early as June 6, 2009 for staff needing certifications, end August 16 or 26, 2009, and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis closing March 31, 2009. To apply, contact Dan Poole, Adventue Co-ordinator, at dpoole@cdymca.org or 518-656-9462, ext 6646. Application materials can be found online at http://www.capitaldistrictymca.com/branches/chingachgook/downloads.htm.

Thanks
Dan Poole
Adventure Coordinator
YMCA Camp Chingachgook
1872 Pilot Knob Road; Kattskill Bay, NY 12844
518-656-9462, ext 6646
518-656-9362, fax
dpoole@cdymca.org
www.chingachgook.org


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