Outdoor Education and Programs Postbac Intern

Title:Outdoor Education and Programs Postbac Intern

**Only internal Bates grads may apply**

Position Purpose:

Bates College is seeking an Outdoor Education & FirstYear Programs PostBac Intern to join a team of professional staff working to support all of our Outdoor Education & FirstYear Programs on campus. This specifically includes assisting the Coordinator of Outdoor Education and Programs with planning and tasks related to the Annual Entering Student Orientation Program and other orientation initiatives related to the firstyear experience. The Outdoor Education & FirstYear Program PostBac Intern will also provide support for planning and tasks related to the Bates Outing Club.

The Outdoor Education & FirstYear Programs PostBac Intern should be an enthusiastic adaptive and selfmotivated individual with experience in outdoor recreation and program planning. The Outdoor Education & FirstYear Programs PostBac Intern will assist with developing training programs managing budgets trip planning gear management risk management and logistics. The PostBac Intern will support the AESOP team by providing timely assistance with responding to email and phone inquiries supporting the implementation of Leadership Week & AESOP trips managing the AESOP website and supporting other areas of outdoor education and programs. The Intern might also be involved in various projects related to the firstyear experience and new student orientation. The position is paid via stipend and includes an oncampus apartment and a five meal per week plan for the duration of the contract.

Applications will close on April 14 2025

Job Duties:

Annual Entering Students Orientation Programs:

• Incorporate the tenants of equity inclusion access and educational justice in all areas of work.
• Support FirstYears and their families with effective communication and resources.
• Supports the AESOP Coordinators by assisting in designing and planning Leadership Week and AESOP Trips.
• Supports the Coordinator of Outdoor Education & Programs (COEP) in developing and facilitating workshops and training blocks that provide consistent information and resources to all student leaders.
• Coordinates with the COEP to design a summer communication strategy for firstyear students and their families assists in the implementation of this strategy.
• Collaborates with campus partners on AESOP program design.
• Assists COEP and AESOP Coordinators with gear management.
• Assists with updating the AESOP website on Wordpress.
• Additional AESOP projects as assigned.

Bates Outing Club:

• Incorporate the tenants of equity inclusion access and educational justice in all areas of work.
  Assists departmental colleagues to develop programming opportunities aligned with the BOCs Mission
  Statement.
• Supports the COEP & Outdoor Program Managers (OPM) team in various projects and initiatives in preparation for the academic year.
• Assess ERoom gear in preparation for the academic year.
• Organization of the Bates Outing Club Google Drive.
• Handle communications with students and staff over the summer related to upcoming BOC events.
• Assist in planning large scale BOC events such as Clambake and Peaks Week.
• Collaborate with OPMs to ensure a smooth beginning of year transition.

FirstYear Experience:

• Provide assistance as needed with other FirstYear Experience and new student orientation projects.

Livein/on Responsibilities:

• Live in a designated oncampus residence.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Bachelors degree required.

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year experience in outdoor programs and education including at Bates and/or other outdoor
  programs undergraduate experience in outdoor education recreation trip leading student or outdoor leadership positions etc.
• Commitment to supporting students from underrepresented groups including students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups firstgenerationtocollege students LGBTQ identified individuals and lowincome students.
• Commitment to supporting young adults and their families in the transition to a residential college environment through the context of AESOP.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
• Excellent judgment and awareness for interpersonal dynamics.
• Ability to view all programs with an equity and risk management lens.
• Knowledge of general or specialized outdoor activities such as; backpacking hiking biking canoeing skiing etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships with clientele such as
  students families staff faculty external vendors and coworkers.
• Excellent communication (written verbal & listening) skills.
• Ability to effectively engage with diverse personalities and manage difficult situations.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational tracking and assessment skills including proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer software (e.g. Microsoft Word and Excel Power Point WordPress website Google docs email and calendaring.
• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to adapt and explore multiple avenues to a solution.
• Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a toptier small liberal arts college.

Benefits:

Bates College offers competitive salaries access to the library and athletic facilities and a supportive collegial environment in a drug and smokefree workplace. This position may accrue leave in accordance with the Maine Earned Paid Leave law.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age disability genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students in the administration of its education policies and programs or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty staff students contractors visitors and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the NonDiscrimination Policy.

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About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college attracting 2000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855 Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender race religion or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces intellectual trends demographic changes and technology that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions graduates over 90 percent of its entering students and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community Maines secondlargest urban area with a population of approximately 65000. Bates is located on a beautiful 133acre traditional New England campus in Lewiston an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate a lively arts scene and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland 140 miles north of Boston and 350 miles north of New York City.