Adventure Trip Leader Summer 2025
Adventure Trip Leader Summer 2025
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Job Description
Overview
Come join us on the Mountain! Located on 1400 acres on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains camp has some of the most beautiful views of any camp in the country. Share in the beauty and traditions that has made Camp Greenville a special place for over 100 years. You can be part of a dynamic team making an impact on all that we serve.
Camp Greenville is an overnight camp established in 1912 that hosts boys and girls from throughout the region and the world for summer camps retreats and specialty camps. You will get to experience what the great outdoors of Western North Carolina and South Carolina have to offer.
An Adventure Trip Leader coordinates and leads offsite trips for groups of 15. This person will manage the Adventure cabin leaders assigned to their trip as well as the campers through a weeklong adventure providing a safe and fun environment in which campers can thrive. This person will ensure all manners of their trip are taken care of including interactions with outfitters gear/food packing and camp site set up. The Adventure Program is an outdoor wilderness experience that spends time away from our camp property for the majority of each session.
We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become.
We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality.
We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.
We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential.
We are determined: above all else we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.
Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.
Responsibilities
- Supervision of cabin leaders and safety of campers on adventure trips.
- Serve as a role model upholding our camp values and working with integrity creativity and safety in mind at all times.
- Responsible for the health and wellbeing of the campers mentally emotionally and physically during their time at camp.
- Trip Leaders are responsible for packing gear/food and executing safe and educational adventure trips with campers
- Trip Leaders are responsible for driving the 15passenger bus with cabin leaders campers and trip gear.
- Ability to work with participants of all backgrounds.
- Provide expectations outdoor skills and management to the group on each trip.
- Work closely with the Adventure Division Leader and create itinerary for adventure trips.
- Adventure trips include backpacking rock climbing caving whitewater rafting mountainbiking and canoeing.
- Be willing to sleep hike climb swim outside and cook/eat food from outdoor cooking
- Must approach responsibilities in a fun creative enthusiastic and professional manner.
Other Responsibilities
- Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers
- Attend/complete required abuse risk management training
- Adhere to procedures related to managing highrisk activities and supervising consumers
- Follow mandated reporting requirements
- Adhere to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities
Qualifications
- At least 20 years old by June 2025.
- CPR and First Aid WFR/WFA certifications required or ability to obtain by June 2025.
- Valid Driverslicense required.
- Meet Camp Greenville minimum requirements to drive a 15passenger minibus.
- Clean MVR check (Motor Vehicle Record)
- Leadership experience required.
- Specialized training is provided though outdoor knowledge and experience is required.
- Knowledge and experiencein camping and hiking required.
Preferred:
- Knowledge and experience in 2 or more of the following adventure areas: Mountain biking Kayaking Rock climbing or Canoeing.
- Experience in group facilitation and debriefing.
- Lifeguard experience strongly encouraged.
- Driving experience.
Employment Type
Temp
