Viking Outdoor Recreation Program Manager
Viking Outdoor Recreation Program Manager
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Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public mastersgranting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
This position supports the efforts of the Assistant Director in creating equitable opportunities to engage in recreation and helps with increasing accessibility and access to recreation opportunities for students faculty staff and community members alike. This position works to help expand outdoor recreation and wellness programs within VOR. They will conduct ongoing participation demographic and retention data based on participation in programs ensuring the programs are meeting desired outcomes relating to diversity equity and inclusion.
The StateHR classification for this position is Program Manager A.
- Demonstrated 3 years of work experience in an outdoor education or recreation program.
- Demonstrated experience with risk management protocols in a wide range of outdoor recreational activities.
- Experience developing and delivering training in outdoor recreational activities including but not limited to backpacking sea kayaking rock climbing skiing mountain/road biking rafting mountaineering skiing snowshoeing and canoeing.
- Demonstrated experience working successfully with and supporting individuals with diverse backgrounds and identities.
- Demonstrated strong commitment to creating a culturally responsive environment for staff and students the delivery of programs that support diversity objectives and the development of cultural engagement and responsiveness skills.
- Demonstrated experience with supervision (this may include fulltime or parttime staff student staff volunteers or other experiences that demonstrate an understanding of supporting others in achieving goals or objectives as assigned)
- Demonstrated experience communicating effectively and professionally including written and interpersonal.
- Available to work flexible hours including weekends and holidays on occasion. The Program Manager will spend between 2 and 6 weekends and 1 full week per year in the field conducting staff trainings.
- CPR Wilderness First Responder or WildernessEMT certification by hiring date.
- Valid Drivers License.
- Commitment to professional development and growth to keep current with outdoor industry standards and norms.
- Bachelors Degree in Outdoor Recreation Recreation Management Education or related field.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in strategic assessment of programs and/or student learning outcomes.
- Experience working in a retail or outdoor equipment rental operation.
- Experience working with students in a Higher Education setting.
- Experience in responsibly managing budgets.
- American Mountains Guides Association (AMGA) Certified Instructor.
- Institute for Avalanche Instruction & Education (AIARE) Certified Instructor.
- American Canoe and Kayak Association (ACA) Certified Instructor.
- Association of Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) Course Manager.
Application materials should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.
Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse broadly trained faculty and staff. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race color creed religion national origin sex (including pregnancy and parenting status) disability age veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status or genetic information in its programs or activities including employment admissions and educational programs. See WWUs Policy onEnsuring Equal Opportunity and Prohibiting Discrimination and Retaliation. Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance Title IX and ADA Coordinator Western Washington University Old Main 126 (MSHigh Street Bellingham WA 98225; 360.650.3307 (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay);
WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation please contactHuman Resources Disability Services 360.650.3751 or 711 (Washington Relay).
Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: This report is provided pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (The Clery Act). It includes statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on Westerns campus; in certain offcampus buildings or property owned or controlled by Western; and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use crime prevention the reporting of crimes sexual and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report in printed or alternate formats by contacting the Office of the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services at . The report can be found at: Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.
All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires which includes a sexual misconduct background check.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
