Seasonal Staff - Group Leaders, Field Educators, Cooks and more!

Posted by Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions on 05/08/2023

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Seasonal Staff - Group Leaders, Field Educators, Cooks and more! Job Basics

Industry Sector: Outdoor
Job Type: Seasonal Full-Time
Job Categories: Camp Staff & Counselors
Salary: starts at $1700 a month- food/lodging included
Required to Relocate: Yes
Required to Travel: Yes
Employee May Telecommute: No
State: New Mexico
Job Seeker Must Live Within: -
City: Albuquerque/Thoreau
Required Experience: 0 - 1 year

Seasonal Staff - Group Leaders, Field Educators, Cooks and more! Job Description & Requirements

Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions (based in New Mexico, US) is hiring seasonal staff for 2023!

Seasonal staff at Cottonwood Gulch support our programs while adventuring in the American Southwest. During the summer, our staff are crucial to getting our treks into the field and exploring our Basecamp in Thoreau, NM.

Road Cooks, Group Leaders, Program Staff and Specialists are all essential in supporting our trekkers, ages 8-18 as they live in community, learn about the history, science and art of the Southwest and forge deep connections with the natural world.

We are hiring for the following positions- if interested please visit our website at https://cottonwoodgulch.org/join-our-team/

Group Leaders:Group Leaders take on the responsibility of leading their trek throughout the season. This position is ideal for those who are knowledgeable about the Southwest and seeking leadership opportunities. Familiarity with the Gulch and/or summer camp experience is preferred.

Program Staff: Program staff work with the Group leader to plan educational programming based on the needs and location of the group and are essential in maintaining the ‘flow’ of a trek. We are seeking self-motivated, well organized individuals who enjoy working with youth.

Farm Educator: The Farm Educator is part of our Basecamp team providing high-quality farm education programming while also producing vegetables from a ¼-acre farm.

Road Cooks: Road cooks go out with a trek and must be adaptable, creative, and interested in mixing adventure into their daily routine. Our ideal candidates are detail-oriented, flexible and self motivated to create nutritious and delicious meals on the road.

Basecamp Cooks: Basecamp cooks work as a team to create menus inclusive of trekker’s dietary and nutritional needs and often cook for large groups. Our ideal candidates are detail-oriented, flexible and self motivated to create nutritious and delicious meals in our Mess Hall.

Naturalist: The Naturalist is part of our Basecamp team providing high-quality science education programming including, but not limited to: ecology, biology, geology, astronomy, and ornithology to trekkers.

Mountain Bike Specialist: The Mountain Bike Specialist uses our fleet of mountain bikes to facilitate adventure to trekkers throughout the summer. This role includes teaching youth mountain bike skills, IMBA Trail Etiquette and leading single-day and multi-day bike excursions

Positions are based out of Thoreau, New Mexico and many spend significant time on the road.

Salary range starts at $1,700 a month- (summer positions include food and lodging)

About Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions

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An early leader in outdoor education, we’ve been running unique outdoor expeditions in the Southwest since 1926.

Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions is a non-profit, 501c3 organization based out of Albuquerque, NM with a 550 acre Basecamp located in Thoreau, NM. We believe that to experience true adventure, you must first have a reason to be there. To us, adventure is both feeling the thrill of your first 13,000 foot peak and the excitement of discovering how that peak came to be. We believe that knowledge provides the basis for excitement, and that to fully experience the wonder of the Southwest, we must seek to understand it. Cottonwood Gulch creates outdoor learning adventures for youth from all backgrounds that foster personal growth, strengthen community, and inspire stewardship of the natural world. We run programming with local schools during the fall and spring, and develop summer treks for youth eager to spend more time in the wild places of the American Southwest. Living in community and encouraging self-discovery through adventure are key components of our programming, and our essential for our participants to grow into mindful, accountable and confident young people. We hope you'll join us for a season full of curiosity, collaboration and community as we experience wilderness adventure and personal growth.

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