Summer Staff Kidder Creek Adventure Guide/Wilderness

Mount Hermon Associationorporated; Etna (CA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Hermon Association, Inc. is seeking a Summer Staff Adventure Guide/Wilderness to lead river trips, manage gear, and ensure camper safety in the Kidder Creek area around Etna, CA. The role involves ministerial duties, living on-site, and active participation in a Christ-centered community.

You will transport campers, participate in training, and rotate into varying guide/counselor roles while supporting camp programs and staff culture. Must be willing to adhere to MHA mission and standards.

Qualifications

• 1 year college experience preferred.
• CPR/Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification required.
• Must complete KC River Guide School and Swift Water Rescue before summer.
• Rock training and ropes guide/lead training required during KC staff training.
• Food Handler’s Card required.

Responsibilities

• Guide adventure trips on river, at camp on ropes courses and in nearby wilderness areas.
• Care for and maintain river, adventure and recreation equipment; perform inspections and report damage.
• Transport campers to and from activities.
• Ensure camper safety during adventure activities and river experiences.
• Assist with food preparation at river, wilderness, and camp areas.
• Host outback adventures and contribute to KC programs when activities are not operating.
• Lead debriefs with campers and relate activities to Biblical truth.
• Rotate into guide/counselor roles as needed; perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain camp areas and participate in broader programs with enthusiasm.
• Support staff community and be punctual and prepared for program execution.

Skills

Outdoor leadership

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Communication

Adaptability

Education

1 year college experience

CPR/WFA certification

KC River Guide School completed

Swift Water Rescue training

Rock training

Ropes training

Food Handler’s Card

Driver’s license

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Etna, CA 96027, Position Type: Summer Staff, Salary Range: $340.00 - $345.00 Salary, Travel Percentage: Kidder Creek Location, Job Shift: Kidder Creek, Position Objective:

General Qualifications

The Kidder Creek (“KC”) Adventure Guide/Wilderness is a Ministerial position. Ministerial staff render their work, stewardship, relationships and behavior as evidence of being followers of Jesus Christ while embracing and affirming Mount Hermon Association, Inc.’s (“MHA”) Christian mission, vision, beliefs, culture code and standards of conduct. They are responsible for defining, cultivating and leading MHA’s Christian community, conference programs and retreats. All staff are expected to join gatherings, which includes prayer, worship, and Bible-centered teaching.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Guide adventure trips as assigned on the river, at camp on ropes courses and in the national forest and wilderness areas around KC Camp.
• Care for and maintain all river, adventure and recreation equipment, conduct daily and regular inspections and provide timely reports of damaged or broken equipment.
• Transport campers to and from wilderness, adventure, river and camp activities.
• Ensure the safety of all campers in adventure and river activities while guiding/facilitating.
• Assist with food prep while at the river, in the wilderness, and at The Outback.
• Host outback adventure, wilderness backpacking, and River groups and assist with KC programs when adventure activities are not operating.
• Lead debriefs with campers and relate activities and experiences to applicable Biblical truth.
• Adventure guides may be asked to rotate into guide/counselor positions for camp programs.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors
• Oversee and implement a variety of adventure, recreation, and guiding activities as assigned, with enthusiasm, including 1-2 trips into the wilderness throughout the summer.
• Ensure camper safety at all times.
• Share in the responsibilities of keeping camp areas clean and orderly (including cabins, living areas, workspaces and supplies).
• Actively participate in and contribute to the broader program with enthusiasm.
• Actively engage and help build the summer staff community with attitude, words, and actions.
• Ensure smooth execution of the program specifically by being on time, prepared, and willing to assist with immediate and/or unforeseen needs.
• Perform housekeeping & kitchen duties during rotation weeks including, but not limited to, dishes, bathrooms, trash, etc.
• Ride the transportation bus as a chaperone one weekend.
• Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisors.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications: Education/Certifications/Licenses

• At least 1 year of college experience preferred.
• Current valid driver’s license and a clean driving record required.
• Must be CPR/WFA (Wilderness First Aid) certified prior to summer.
• Must have successfully completed KC’s River Guide School and Swift Water Rescue (or equivalent course from another provider) prior to summer.
• Must take and pass rock training during KC’s staff training.
• Must take ropes lead training and pass ropes guide/lead during KC staff training.
• Food Handler’s Card.

Work Experience

• Prior experience working with elementary, junior high and high school students.
• Experience with ropes courses, rock climbing, backpacking, hiking and/or river guiding preferred.
• Prior camp counseling experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to articulate the gospel of Jesus Christ as communicated in Scripture.
• Ability to demonstrate a personal, committed and thought-through faith in Christ.
• Positive role model, listener, enthusiastic leader, and friend.
• Ability to follow-through, be creative, and adjust to challenges of the program.
• Ability to engage in a variety of outdoor activities and demonstrate sound judgment.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing job assignments and schedules with short notice.

Physical Demands

The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in the heat/cold, wet/humid and dry/arid conditions. Requires sitting, standing squatting, stooping, twisting and hiking long distances on varied terrain, swimming, climbing and shouting. Requires employees to ascend and/or descend ladders, stairs, cables and trees using hands and feet. Requires lifting and transporting 15-60 lbs. of gear and equipment up and down stairs and over uneven terrain. Physical environment requires the employee to talk and hear from close and long distances in adverse conditions. Specific vision requirements of this job include close vision, distance vision, use of both eyes, ability to distinguish basic colors and shades; depth perception, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Additional Requirements/Skills

• Must be at least 18 years of age due to the requirement for onsite community living.
• Willingness to drive campers in camp vehicles. Must agree to and comply with MHA’s employee driving guidelines for MHA owned vehicles and use of personal vehicles for business purposes. Adherence to the basic principles as expressed in MHA’s Mission, Vision, Values and Commitment statements.
• Adherence to company dress code and professional standards for personal grooming and appearance.
• Satisfactory completion of background investigation as well as ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States