Middle School Project Teacher & Ropes Course Instructor
Listed on 2026-06-19
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Education / Teaching
Middle School, Youth Development
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Middle School Project Adventure Teacher & Ropes Course Instructor
Reports to
:
Middle School Division Director
Salary Range
: $50,000-$97,000 annually
Anticipated start date
:
August 2026
Location
:
All positions are in person
School Overview
Breck School is a preschool through twelve, coeducational college preparatory, Episcopal day school located in Golden Valley, Minnesota, with a national reputation for excellence and achievement in academics, athletics, and the arts. Our School’s Episcopal roots are lived through an unwavering commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging where we respect the dignity of every human being. We prioritize lifelong learning and a commitment to the greater good.
We are a community of highly engaged and motivated students, faculty, staff, and school leaders focused on building trusting relationships and strong academic scholarship through a practice of bridging research to practice. Upon graduation, Breck students are prepared for a life of intellectual curiosity, self-knowledge, and social responsibility, matriculating to colleges and universities throughout the world.
Position Overview
Breck is seeking an innovative, student-centered educator to join our faculty as a Middle School Project Adventure Co-Teacher and Ropes Course Specialist. Operating within a dynamic, collaborative co-teaching model, this instructor partners closely with a fellow faculty member to deliver our adventure-based experiential education curriculum for students in grades 5-8.
This role pairs technical challenge course expertise with strong facilitation skills—knowing how to use sequenced group initiatives and reflective processing to foster character development, emotional resilience, and authentic leadership during a critical stage of adolescent growth. Utilizing our extensive indoor and outdoor facilities, the co-teaching team shares collective responsibility for student growth.
Crucially, this program is more than a high ropes course; for younger grades, the curriculum is rooted deeply in foundational, ground-based adventure programming. The successful candidate must possess the knowledge and instructional capacity to deliver foundational cooperative skills and field-based initiatives seamlessly before students transition to high elements. Because safety and pedagogical alignment are our highest priorities, the new hire will collaborate closely with their co-teacher to manage day-to-day operations, routine equipment inspections, annual third-party audit prep, and internal certification tracking.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Collaborative Co-Teaching & Experiential Instruction
- Shared Facilitation:
Partner fully with a co-teacher to manage group dynamics, balance instruction, and safely supervise middle school classes across various elements. - Curriculum Delivery:
Co-design and execute age-appropriate ice-breakers, games, and initiatives, ensuring a deliberate sequence that moves from ground-level team building to low elements, and ultimately to high-element challenges as students develop trust and readiness. - Experiential Philosophy:
Implement the Project Adventure framework, guiding students to discover their own internal resources by presenting them with collective problems rather than pre-determined solutions. - Inclusive Environment:
Maintain a supportive environment honoring "Challenge by Choice" ensuring students participate at a meaningful personal level without being forced. - Spotting Oversight:
Teach and enforce active, proper student spotting techniques to maintain a high standard of physical safety during ground and low-element activities.
- Shared Facilitation:
- Ropes Course Management & Operations
- Element Oversight:
Set up, manage, and operate low elements, group initiatives, and high elements across both indoor and outdoor facilities. - Routine Inspections:
Collaborate on standard pre-use…
- Element Oversight:
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