Ropes Course Specialist

Challenge Course Specialist

The Challenge Course Specialist (also called Ropes Course Specialist) facilitates the challenge course, which includes: high elements on two static systems, a climbing wall, and low elements. This position teaches youth about team building, goal setting, and overcoming challenges in a positive manner, and promotes character development. The challenge course team ensures the safety of all participants while on the challenge course.

Key responsibilities include providing a positive and safe environment for participants to engage in all challenge course activities, ensuring the safety of all campers, fostering an atmosphere of teamwork for all participants, and running activities with youth including but not limited to: wellness activities, outdoor education, hiking, and overnight camping.

Required skills include experience facilitating challenge courses/high ropes courses and/or rock climbing walls, experience facilitating team-building activities, experience leading youth programs, demonstrated ability to work effectively with coworkers and youth, ability to handle difficult or stressful situations in a professional manner, strong communication skills, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

By the end of the summer, an incredible Ropes Course Specialist will help build a safe & positive environment, create opportunities for fun & belonging for all campers, establish supportive relationships with campers and adult staff, and encourage a sense of belonging, usefulness, influence, and confidence in campers.

Physical requirements include proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon employment, ability to lift 50lbs, ability to walk on uneven terrain for at least 3 miles, ability to stand for 8 hours (with breaks), and ability to work in temperatures ranging from 30° to 100°.

This is a temporary/seasonal summer position available June 7 - August 7, 2023 to work & live on-site at our Camp location in Northern California (Mendocino County). Staff members work 40-56 hours/week depending on position with two days off per week. Days off vary per session.

Lodging is provided for all staff. Challenge Course staff will not be required to stay in a cabin with youth on a regular basis but will be assigned bunk-style indoor housing that may be shared with up to 3 other staff members.

Benefits include onsite lodging, three cooked meals per day are provided onsite, including on days off (gluten-free, vegan, & vegetarian options), free onsite laundry, Employee Assistance Program: In-Person Counseling + 24/7 Confidential Mental Health Support, sick time, onsite workout facilities, free Wifi access in the staff lounge, and free 1-year membership to the American Camp Association.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and BGCSF needs. At BGCSF, our decisions are based on other factors and dependant on circumstances for each position. Depending on the need and requirement of the position, an individual could be hired at or near the entry level, mid-level or top of the range for their role and compensation. As such, a reasonable estimate for this temporary summer position from June 7 - August 7, 2023, is $2,800.