Outdoor Trip Guide

Appleby College has an exciting opportunity for an:
**Outdoor Trip Guide**

**Seasonal Contract: Full-time**

**Rabbitnose Island, Temagami, Ontario**

**Trips - September 5,** **2024, to October 7, 2024**

**ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN AMAZING OUTDOOR JOB OPPORTUNITY?**

Come join us Our **Outdoor Trip Guides **are responsible for safely introducing students to the idea of “living” outdoors in the Canadian wilderness at Appleby’s McLaughlin Northern Campus on Lake Temagami. Appleby’s Outdoor Education program has been providing outdoor fun and adventure for our students for over 50 years. Our focus is placed on experiences that lead to personal growth and character development. Our understanding staff helps guide our students through enriching experiences that allow each individual to develop long-lasting attributes. These qualities include responsibility, confidence, integrity, resilience, and the ability to work with others, all of which, we feel, contribute to the growth of one’s person.

The program begins at our Oakville Campus, where students spend valuable time with our instructors getting acquainted and preparing for their trip to Rabbitnose Island, the location of our Outdoor Education Center. The group will then travel north via coach to Lake Temagami, approximately 500km north of Toronto. The trip provides the students with opportunities to gain valuable knowledge about themselves, others in their group, and the wilderness surrounding them. Throughout the trip, students will receive instruction in a variety of winter wilderness skills. Snowshoeing, wilderness navigation with a map and compass, outdoor cooking, and camping skills are the focus of the instruction. The emphasis is placed on the responsibility that each individual has for self-care as well as the importance of a team. Rabbitnose is home to our Main Lodge; constructed over 80 years ago, it provides our students with a true taste of the area’s rich history. Cabins for students and staff, the “trip-sheds” (equipment storage), activity centers, boathouse, and sauna complete the list of buildings on the property.

Reporting to the _Director, Outdoor Education_, this position is designed to encourage growth and development by enhancing healthy lifestyles through participation opportunities and educational experiences.

**WHAT IS AMAZING ABOUT THIS JOB?**
- Able to work outdoors
- Co-lead a group of students ages 14 to 16 through canoe trips focused on outdoor experiences and learning
- Develop and deliver essential outdoor skills including canoeing and camping while emphasizing teamwork and trust
- Instruct and lead specialized activities with students
- Demonstrates appropriate behaviours in line with the Outdoor Education procedures and policies as well as Appleby’s Mutual Respect Policy
- Continuously build rapport with students, staff and volunteers
- Effectively utilize group and risk management skills, maturity, and role modeling to create a safe and supportive environment for student-centered learning
- Manage and problem solve issues with students
- Safely lead groups on both day and extended backcountry excursions
- Prepare meals, serve, properly store and thoroughly clean up after mealtime
- Properly maintain and store all equipment, instructional supplies etc.

**YOU WILL BE A GREAT FIT IF YOU**:

- Are an experienced outdoor guide, trained in all aspects of out-tripping
- Are kind, empathetic, energetic, and enthusiastic
- Have proven excellence in instructional abilities
- Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills
- Have excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills
- Are team-oriented, motivational, and creative
- Have experience with wilderness travel (map/ compass, GPS)

**WHAT WE WILL OFFER TO MAKE THIS JOB AMAZING**
- A beautiful Northern Campus on Lake Temagami
- Lodging is included, with dietary restrictions accommodated
- Transportation may be available to coincide with student trips
- Competitive pay
- Work with your peers outdoors

**HOW TO APPLY**

As a condition of employment, a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening is required.

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