Summer Staff Kidder Creek Adventure Trip Lead

Mount Hermon Associationorporated; Etna (CA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Hermon Association, Inc. seeks a Kidder Creek Adventure Trip Lead for the summer season to host and lead river trips, ropes courses, and rock climbing for campers, ensuring safety and alignment with MHA’s mission and values.

The role requires outdoor leadership, CPR/WFR certification, and river guide training, with willingness to drive camp vehicles. This is a ministerial, on-site position with varied duties and a focus on sharing biblical truths through outdoor ministry.

Qualifications

• Must be CPR/WFR certified prior to camp arrival.
• River guide training; Swift Water Rescue required or equivalent.
• Must have completed KC River Guide School and Swift Water Rescue prior to summer.

Responsibilities

• Guide daily river, adventure and recreation trips for campers and guests.
• Host Guest Groups and river groups.
• Assist with KC programs when adventure activities are not operating.
• Lead daily meetings and communicate responsibilities to staff and supervisor.
• Care for and maintain all adventure equipment, including inspections and repairs.
• Transport campers to and from wilderness, river and camp activities.
• Ensure safety of all campers during activities while guiding.

Skills

River guiding

CPR/WFR certified

Swift Water Rescue

Ropes training

Rocks training

Driver's license

Food Handler's Card

Outdoor leadership

First Aid knowledge

Education

2 years college

Tools

KC River Guide School

Swift Water Rescue course

Rope Level 2 training

Rocks training

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Kidder Creek - Etna, CA, Position Type: Summer Staff, Salary Range: $400.00 - $450.00, Travel Percentage: Kidder Creek Location, Job Shift: Kidder Creek, Position Objective: The Kidder Creek (“KC”) Adventure Trip Lead will primarily host and lead group adventure groups and camper groups on the river, ropes courses, rock climbing and other adventure/recreation activities as assigned ensuring that campers have an adventure experience in a manner consistent with MHA’s mission, vision and values.

General Qualifications

The Kidder Creek (“KC”) Adventure Trip Lead 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”) mission, vision and beliefs. They are responsible for defining, cultivating and leading MHA’s Christian community, conference programs, and retreats.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Guide daily river, adventure and recreation trips with campers and guests.
• Host Guest Groups and river groups.
• Assist with KC programs when adventure activities are not operating.
• Lead daily meetings and communicate responsibilities and needs to staff and supervisor.
• Care for and maintain all adventure equipment, including conducting daily and regular inspections and making 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.
• Coordinate food prep while at the river and Outback.
• Lead debriefs with campers and relate activities and experiences to applicable Biblical truth.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Adventure Guides on assigned trips.

Qualifications: Education/Certifications/Licenses

• Must be at least 21 years of age or older with a clean driving record due to MH driver policy.
• At least 2 years’ college experience preferred.
• Must be CPR/WFR certified prior to arriving at camp. WFA, WAFA or EMT certification may be acceptable.
• 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 ropes level 2 training during KC staff training.
• Must take and pass rocks training during KC staff training.
• Current valid Class C driver’s license.
• Food Handler’s Card.

Work Experience

• Prior experience working with elementary, junior high school students.
• 1 year’ experience river guiding on Class III-IV river required.
• Experience with ropes courses and/or rock climbing 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.
• Ability to be a positive role model, listener, enthusiastic leader, and friend.
• Follow-through, creative, flexible and able to adjust to challenges of the program.
• Ability to engage in a variety of outdoor activities and demonstrate sound judgement.
• 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, and 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 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.