Outdoor Education Coordinator
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Job Location:
Plymouth, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Outdoor Education Coordinator
Reports To: Dean of Students; Principal; Director of Academics; Head of Schools
Salary up to $45000
Position located in Plymouth NH
Come in and interview for one of our many open positions here at Mount Prospect Academy.
No appointment is needed! Please bring your resume to 354 Main St. Plymouth NH 03264 Monday through : Mike Sullivan
Company Background:
Welcome to Mount Prospect Academy (MPA) a rapidly growing alliance of nonprofit agencies founded in 1964 with the goal of helping struggling adolescents find a zest for life and succeed in the business of life.
Mount Prospect Academy has evolved to offer a variety of mental health support services to a diverse population of hard to treat and difficult to place adolescence. Our targeted services include home and community-based treatment residential treatment programs group homes and special education schools.
Mission:
MPAsmission is to provide a caring safe therapeutic environment where students have the opportunity to grow and acquire the skills they need to reach their educational and social potential. We aim to develop trusting relationships with students and facilitate experiences that promote their ability to self-regulate; manage thoughts and feelings; and develop feelings of safety confidence and competency.
Summary of Job Responsibilities:
The Outdoor Education Coordinator will work closely with the Education Team to ensure the safety and well-being of the students while participating in the education program. The Outdoor Education Coordinator will play a pivotal role in designing coordinating and implementing outdoor education programs for students and individuals. You will work closely with educators administrators and outdoor professionals to ensure the successful execution of safe engaging and enriching outdoor learning experiences.
The position will provide supported instruction and assessment to students as outlined/assigned by the teacher in support of the assigned academic coursework or Individual Education Plan (IEP) needs.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Reports To: Dean of Students; Principal; Director of Academics; Head of Schools
Salary up to $45000
Position located in Plymouth NH
Come in and interview for one of our many open positions here at Mount Prospect Academy.
No appointment is needed! Please bring your resume to 354 Main St. Plymouth NH 03264 Monday through : Mike Sullivan
Company Background:
Welcome to Mount Prospect Academy (MPA) a rapidly growing alliance of nonprofit agencies founded in 1964 with the goal of helping struggling adolescents find a zest for life and succeed in the business of life.
Mount Prospect Academy has evolved to offer a variety of mental health support services to a diverse population of hard to treat and difficult to place adolescence. Our targeted services include home and community-based treatment residential treatment programs group homes and special education schools.
Mission:
MPAsmission is to provide a caring safe therapeutic environment where students have the opportunity to grow and acquire the skills they need to reach their educational and social potential. We aim to develop trusting relationships with students and facilitate experiences that promote their ability to self-regulate; manage thoughts and feelings; and develop feelings of safety confidence and competency.
Summary of Job Responsibilities:
The Outdoor Education Coordinator will work closely with the Education Team to ensure the safety and well-being of the students while participating in the education program. The Outdoor Education Coordinator will play a pivotal role in designing coordinating and implementing outdoor education programs for students and individuals. You will work closely with educators administrators and outdoor professionals to ensure the successful execution of safe engaging and enriching outdoor learning experiences.
The position will provide supported instruction and assessment to students as outlined/assigned by the teacher in support of the assigned academic coursework or Individual Education Plan (IEP) needs.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provide supervision and mentor students while teaching them the fundamentals of outdoor skills
- Provide leadership to other staff that join the activity or overnight trips to ensure safety of all students and faculty.
- Role modeling appropriate behavior redirection and crisis management.
- Teach basic outdoor skills
- Must be able to manage mid to large sized groups of students during outdoor trips and overnight excursions.
- Supervise manage and maintain all inventory in the Outdoor Education storage area. The Outdoor Education coordinator will be responsible for signing out equipment for use by MPA faculty and students.
- Provide shift coverage for the assigned residential program during school vacation days and weeks. (Typical school vacation working schedule is fulltime Monday-Friday 7:30a-3:30p)
- Trains and supervises students and faculty on basic outdoor education programming skills (safe hiking carry in/carry out team building).
- Assist with behavioral interventions within the classroom as needed modeling and using ARC principles.
- Maintain appropriate documentation that may be assigned by the supervisor such as attendance incident reports data entry daily academic report etc.
- Provide aid as requested by the Dean of Students or Principal in daily routines.
- Participation in mandated and assigned professional training offered in the program.
- Provide transportation with school vehicle for students/teacher activities as needed.
- Participate in student meetings (such as IEPs and ITPs) as assigned by the Dean of Students or Principal.
- Participate in staff meetings as required.
- Always maintain students confidentiality and report all pertinent information to supervisor.
- Pursue appropriate channels of communication.
- Understand the administrative structure chain of command and program philosophy of MPA.
- Appropriately represents Mount Prospect Academy to the community students parents and outside agencies.
- Follow all company policies and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits (Full-time):
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plan (403B)
- STD & LTD
- Life Insurance
- AD & D
- Comprehensive wellness initiatives
- Paid time off
- Employee discount program
- Expense reimbursement
- Further education opportunities
- Requirements Education and/or Experience
- Stewardship Center (Outdoor Equipment Bike/E-Bike Kayaks/Canoes Snowshoes Paintball Course Ropes/High Ropes Alpine and Cross-country Skis Climbing Wall)
- Daily Adventure Outings
- Potential for Employee Housing
- Mileage Reimbursements
- 24/7 Access to Company Gym/Boxing Training Gym
- Regular Wellness and Team Building Activities
- Free meals (Breakfast Lunch Dinner)
- Dynamic Professional Development Often
- Auto Shop Car Repairs at Cost
- Woodshop projects built at Cost
- Promote from Within
- Participation with Federal Loan Reimbursement programs
Qualifications/Requirements:
- 18 years and older
- Bachelors degree in Outdoor Education Environmental Studies Education Environmental Studies Education Associates Degree or Higher preferred High School Diploma (or GED required)
- Prefer two years experience interacting with children/youth. This may include but is not restricted to camp counselor coach babysitting.
Communication Skills
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as directions operating instructions and procedure manuals
- Ability to write routine correspondence
- Timely response to email and phone messages
- Communicate to all levels of employees with courtesy and respect
Physical Demands & Work Environment
This physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires stamina and endurance outdoor skills physical fitness lifting and carrying and first aid and emergency response. This job requires the ability to occasionally travel and you must be able to work in noisy and crowded environments at times. This job requires regular attendance and/or physical presence at the job.Mount Prospect Academy assures equal opportunity and public access and if necessary affirmative action in all its policies regarding employment and provision of services. MPA does not discriminate in its hiring programs or policies on the bases of race color creed religion ancestry national origin age disability sex marital status or sexual orientation.
Mount Prospect Academy strongly recommends but does not require that all MPA faculty (employees) stay protected against COVID-19 by getting their primary vaccine series and stay up to datewith a booster dose if they are eligible to receive one.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Organizational skills
- Classroom Experience
- Data Collection
- Microsoft Publisher
- Special Education
- Adult Education
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Administrative Experience
- Public Speaking
- Writing Skills
About Company
Mount Prospect Academy is an alliance of nonprofit academic and behavioral health companies that operate throughout New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Our continuum of care model offers support to children and families of all ages. Our spectrum consists of Day School E ... View more
