YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake is seeking Challenge Course Instructors to guide our amazing campers at our picturesque overnight and day camp nestled in the heart of the Front Range near Boulder, Colorado. We are looking for creative and adaptive facilitators who are looking to share their love for the outdoors through accessible and engaging outdoor education. You will help ensure our campers are supported by creating transformative summer camp experiences for campers. Our Challenge Course Instructors provide leadership, direction, and supervision to campers as well as to the greater camp community.
Beyond coordinating and mentoring some of our camp population, our ideal candidates understand the power of community and teamwork and are eager to collaborate with and support the rest of our 100-person staff throughout the summer. We are looking for staff who have an "I've got this" mindset, who show initiative and a solution-oriented attitude.
Pay Rate: $425.00/week. This position requires you to live at camp. Room and board are included. Camp staff training begins May 18, 2025.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Previous experience working with youth preferred.
Completion of: Child Abuse Prevention, CPR/AED, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens. (We provide this as part of staff training week) - Completion of YMCA ropes-specific certification during Staff Training.
- Completed ACCT Level 1 Certification preferred
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
- Ability to plan, lead and participate in a range of activities in a variety of outdoor/indoor settings.
- Supervises resident and day campers through climbing programming such as ropes courses and top roping and bouldering.
- Reports directly to the Challenge Course Coordinator.
- Collaborates and works with other Challenge Course Instructors, Camp Counselors, Unit Directors, and
- Waterfront Instructors as needed.
- Maintains ropes and climbing equipment, including inventory, and reports any defective equipment to their supervisor.
- Lives in cabin and/or glamping tent accommodations, including with Camp Counselors and campers as needed to provide ratio.
- Assists with other programming, including all camp activities and mealtimes, as needed.
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all campers under their supervision, including maintaining appropriate staff to camper ratios as required.
- Maintain a professional presence through appropriate staff and camper interactions and adheres to Associations and Camps codes of conduct.
- Attends all scheduled bus chaperone assignments on Check-In and Check-Out days.
- Attend all required staff meetings on time.
- Adheres to program standards and expectations including safety and cleanliness standards.
- Models relationship-building skills for campers and staff.
- Problem solves, communicates, and documents camper behavioral issues as they arise, and passes them off to leadership staff members as needed.
- Incorporate the mission, philosophy, and 5 core values of the YMCA of Northern Colorado in all communication with participants and staff-members.
- Other job duties as assigned.