The Outdoor Academy/Eagle's Nest Foundation
Location
Pisgah Forest, NC | United States
Job description
Job Description, Spring 2024
POSITION SUMMARY WORK ENVIRONMENT AND SCHEDULE
The majority of work will be conducted on campus; however, off-site work in the outdoors supervising teenagers will occur several times each semester. The ability to work long days in hot and/or cold environments and lift heavy gear and boxes is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. All Faculty should be flexible to work evenings and weekends as needed to fulfill program demands. Residents work Thursday afternoons through Tuesday mornings, with Tuesday and Wednesday nights off and large blocks of free/personal time on Mondays and Fridays.
JOB SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS
1. A commitment to transformative educational and community experiences
2. A college degree
3. A willingness to be immersed in the life of the school and to work closely with teenagers
4. Significant background/skills in climbing, white-water canoeing, and/or backpacking; experience
leading/co-leading groups of teenagers in at least one of these areas preferred
5. Experience living and working in a community or congregate living setting (e.g. a summer camp, as a dorm
RA, etc.) may be useful but is not essential
6. Wilderness First Responder (WFR) or Wilderness EMT (WEMT) certification required by the contract dates
above
7. An ability to work collaboratively with a closely-knit team.
About The Outdoor Academy/Eagle's Nest Foundation
Eagle’s Nest Foundation, a non-profit organization located in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, is home to Eagle’s Nest Camp (a residential, co-ed summer camp for children ages 6-17), Hante Adventures (an off-site adventure program for teens), and The Outdoor Academy (a residential semester school for high-performing 10th grade students). Our mission, “Experiential education for young people, promoting the natural world and the betterment of human character”, is fulfilled year-round through our programs, employees, volunteers, donors, and Board of Trustees. The Outdoor Academy is an accredited, residential, semester school for high achieving tenth-grade and select ninth- and eleventh-grade students. Rising from a long tradition of experiential education at Eagle's Nest Foundation, a non-profit organization chartered in 1950, The Outdoor Academy incorporates a college preparatory curriculum with environmental education, wilderness leadership, unique arts offerings, and regional studies in a small community setting. Established in 1995, The Outdoor Academy (OA) enrolls up to 28 students from across the United States each semester to attend our school located in Pisgah Forest, North ... Carolina. The school is built around its four cornerstones of Intellect, Environment, Craft, and Community, and ENF and OA are currently focused on pursuing a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community.
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