OPEN POSITION

Camp Instructor

Seasonal Position: starting at $20.00/hour – depending on experience

Position Hours: June 15th through August 24th. This schedule begins with training and set up the week of June 15th for a total of 30 hours. Once summer sessions begin, instructors will work Monday-Friday 40 hours per week.

Position Summary

Friends of Tryon Creek seeks enthusiastic, responsible, and environmentally motivated people for our Tryon Forest Adventures instructor positions! Instructors lead groups of youth (ages 5-11) in activities designed to build knowledge, comfort, and community in an outdoor setting, while managing a safe and positive culture that values the perspective, needs, and knowledge of all participants through the use of age/developmentally appropriate techniques.

Applications should be

• 18 years or older at the start of employment

• Able to commit to the entire 8 weeks, plus training week

• Have education and/or experience in early child development, child education, outdoor education, or equivalent field

See the full position description here.

To apply

Send resume and cover letter sharing why you want to be an Instructor at Tryon to jonathan@tryonfriends.org with “Instructor Application” in the subject line.