Start Date

8/16/2010

Apply by

5/28/2010

Description

Spend your fall in the sunny Carolinas! Positions are available for you to join an enthusiastic staff of instructors at the Environmental Education Center at YMCA Camp Thunderbird. We offer up to 24 different classes in Outdoor and Environmental Education that give children the chance to learn about the environment in a fun and positive atmosphere at camp.

The Environmental Education Center at YMCA Camp Thunderbird is located on the beautiful shores of Lake Wylie, SC. The camp is about 15 miles south of Charlotte, NC.

As a member of the EEC staff you would be an instructor/naturalist starting at $240/ week with paid housing and meals, plus a $22/week insurance stipend and a free membership with the Charlotte YMCA. You would start our fall season beginning August 16, 2010 and running until December 10, 2010, with potential spring and summer employment available.


Applicants must possess a BS/BA in Environmental Education, Biology, Education, Outdoor Education, or related field and an interest and enthusiasm for youth and outdoor work!

Internships available as well! Applicant must be pursuing a degree in the above mentioned fields. Interns earn $175/week with paid housing and meals plus a free membership with the Charlotte YMCA.


Instructors will lead lessons and activities such as aquatic ecology, forest ecology, compass, astronomy, high and low ropes. Instructors will also have opportunities to lead evening programs, assist in curriculum development, conservation projects and staff training. There are also opportunities to become high ropes head facilitators.


If you LOVE to work outside, have a sense of humor, enjoy working with children and being part of a team, know how to PLAY and have fun, join us!

To Apply:
Send your cover letter, resume and 4 references (email preferred) to:
Annie Gresko
Environmental Education Center at YMCA Camp Thunderbird
5 Thunderbird Lane
Lake Wylie, SC 29710
Phone: 1-800-732-3855
Email: Annie.Gresko@ymcacharlotte.org

Check out our website!
www.campthunderbird.org

Looking for

Candidates interested in working outdoors and having fun!

Address

1 Thunderbird Lane
Lake Wylie South Carolina 29710 United States

Company

YMCA Camp Thunderbird

About us

We are a residential environmental education center affiliated with the Greater Charlotte YMCA.

Address

1 Thunderbird Lane
, 29710

Phone number

704-621-7175

Website

http://www.campthunderbird.org

Email