CYO Camp Outdoor Environmental Education Program
Program Instructor Job Description

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General Function: An instructor works as part of a team responsible for delivering top quality residential OEE camping programs.

Qualifications: College graduate or coursework and experience in a relevant field (Education, Recreation, Science, Environmental Education, Psychology, etc). Experience with youth and in the outdoors, positive attitude, high energy, enthusiastic, team oriented, service minded. A desire to work with children, adults and staff alike in an outdoor, community environment.

Responsibilities Include:

Program Planning:

• Functions as part of a staff team to maintain and improve CYO Camp’s programs, being alert to new program opportunities and responsive to evaluations.
• Assists in the continued development and delivery of the curriculum.
• Functions as a part of the entire Association. Participates in all program areas of CYO Camp or any other activities as assigned.
• Responsible for general facility and equipment upkeep on a daily basis. Maintains the center facility for safety and cleanliness including end of the session facility clean-up.
• Maintains a safe, high quality standard program for all guests of CYO Camp.
• Will be prepared to teach all curriculum areas through research, class outlines and peer observation.
• Class equipment and facility are well cared for and kept clean, energy efficient and orderly.
• Equipment and facility needs are communicated to supervisors in a timely manner.
• Participates in weekly staff meetings.

Implementing Programming:

• Teaches curriculum areas of Natural Sciences, Environmental Stewardship, Community Building (including the low Challenge Course), Cultural and Living History.
• Develop positive, friendly, professional rapport with guests and fellow staff members.
• Provides a flexible program to adapt to the variety of needs and desires of our guests.
• Facilitates recreational activities and evening programs as scheduled for OEE groups.
• Weekly evaluations from teacher, cabin leaders and group leaders on class knowledge, presentation and professionalism are consistently high.
• Will perform the rotated duties of a staff member each week including dining hall skits.
• Will serve as part of other department activities when needed and assigned by the director of the program area.
• Functions as part of the staff team.
• Abides within the Personnel Policies of Catholic Charities CYO and CYO Camp.

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean living environment inside and outside of assigned living unit.
• May require serving as a cabin leader with students on a rotational basis (additional overnight compensation provided)
• May require working some weekends.