Program Coordinator Recreational Activities

Strathcona Park Lodge & Outdoor Education Centre; Campbell River; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Strathcona Park Lodge & Outdoor Education Centre in Campbell River, Canada, is seeking a Program Coordinator to design, plan, prepare and manage outdoor education programming, ensuring high-quality delivery by collaborating with client groups and instructors.

You will supervise courses and field staff, support managers and contribute to the lodge’s mission and community values while handling a broad range of logistics and administrative duties.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and facilitating outdoor education programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate logistics including meals, invoicing, and forms.
• Wilderness First Aid and CPR certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Email and phone correspondence with group leaders/organizers
• Writing weekly activity schedules for groups
• Planning and communicating the logistics for each group (meal numbers, invoicing, updating forms, floor plans, etc)
• Collecting and communicating medical information
• Transportation scheduling, driving groups to program locations
• Assist with instructor training, mentoring and shadowing
• Lead outdoor programs as required
• Summer programs planning/development
• Conduct meetings with instructors and clients
• Represent schools and groups in management meetings and on professional and community issues

Skills

Outdoor education experience

Interpersonal & communication skills

Microsoft Office / Google Workspace

Problem solving & multi-tasking

Driver’s license

French language (asset)

Education

Wilderness First Aid certificate (80+ hrs)

CPR C certificate

Related discipline certification/degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

The program coordinator stays in close communication with our client groups to design, plan, prepare and manage the outdoor education programming at Strathcona Park Lodge and ensures quality program delivery.

Candidate Attributes: You believe in the value of experiential education and have the ability to deepen this belief in our program instructors. You are committed to working closely with teachers and group facilitators in planning custom outdoor education programs at Strathcona Park Lodge.

You are highly self motivated, bring a proactive mindset and thrive on figuring out the wide range of details and logistics to be taken into consideration when facilitating outdoor programs. Our environment is dynamic, so a positive attitude towards change and the unexpected is crucial. You work in collaboration with your colleagues and you take initiative.

The ideal candidate has experience in planning and facilitating outdoor education programs. In addition to the wide range of administrative responsibilities you enjoy supervising courses and field staff to ensure quality training and programming. As a part of our management team, you actively support and role model Strathcona Park Lodge’s vision, mission and values in your work and as a community member.

Responsibilities - completed in collaboration with Managers within the Program Team:

• Email and phone correspondence with group leaders/organizers
• Writing weekly activity schedules for groups
• Planning and communicating the logistics for each group (meal numbers, invoicing, updating forms, floor plans, etc)
• Collecting and communicating medical information
• Commercial land-use reporting
• Transportation scheduling, driving groups to program locations
• Assist with instructor training, mentoring and shadowing
• Lead outdoor programs as required
• Summer programs planning/development
• Conduct meetings with instructors and clients
• Represent schools and groups in management meetings and on professional and community issues

Qualifications/Competencies:

• Current 80+ hour Wilderness First Aid certificate
• CPR C (mandatory minimum, must be current for the duration of employment)
• Driver’s license and clean driver’s abstract
• Certification or diploma/degree in a related discipline
• Outdoor education and/or adventure tourism experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including written and verbal
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace programs, and email and internet applications
• Problem solving, multi-tasking, team building, ethics
• Fluency in French is an asset

Reports to: Managing Director

We are open to applicants from indigenous communities and newcomers to Canada with a valid work permit.

Conditions:

• Successful completion of criminal record check and legal entitlement to work in Canada.