Seasonal - Program Coordinator - Trips & Pack - Bryant Pond -H Learning Center

Seasonal - Program Coordinator - Trips & Pack Out - Bryant Pond 4-H Learning Center Job Info

• Job Identification 2117
• Posting Date 12/02/2025, 01:57 PM
• Locations University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Bryant Pond, ME, 04219, US (On-site)
• Business Unit University of Maine
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Temporary
• Department UM Cooperative Extension
• Job Type Temporary Salaried
• Work Duration Months 3

Looking for a job that combines teaching, adventure, and the outdoors? Spend your season at Bryant Pond 4-H Learning Center, leading youth in environmental education, trips, campfires, and community building. You’ll gain real-world experience, build leadership skills, and make lasting memories all while working in one of Maine’s most beautiful outdoor classrooms.

Statement of the Job:

This role involves coordinating and supporting camp trips, ensuring the safety and preparedness of participants, and contributing to the overall success of outdoor experiences. The Program Coordinator - Trip Coordinator & Pack-Out is responsible for planning and supporting all overnight and day trips at Bryant Pond 4-H Camp. This role includes training staff on the use of Garmin InReach devices, maintaining communication with trip groups to ensure their safety, and preparing food and supplies for off-site participants.

Additionally, the coordinator may assist in driving camp vehicles to support transportation logistics.

Stipend is $500 - $600 per week for about 10 weeks, including paid training, paid in bi-weekly installments.

We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.

• You need a High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)
• You need a minimum of 3 years related experience working with youth and teaching in the outdoors or equivalent AND/OR
• You need to hold an additional certification that is value-added to keep our campers safe like:
  • Lifeguard certification
  • Wilderness First Aid and CPR certification

Preferred:

• You hold a higher additional certification that is specific to the outdoors like:
  • Wilderness Responder Certification
• You have a genuine motivation to work with children in a vibrant, high-energy outdoor setting where every day is an adventure.
• You demonstrate responsible and safe decision-making skills, ensuring a secure and enjoyable experience for all campers during outdoor programming.
• You hold a First Aid and Basic Life Support certification or are eager to obtain one before the start date to ensure the safety and well-being of campers.
• You have the ability to lead groups in various outdoor environments, comfortably carrying a small backpack filled with teaching supplies and a first aid kit to support your activities.
• Experience with Garmin InReach or similar GPS communication devices.
• Knowledge of outdoor trip safety and risk management practices.
• Prior experience in a summer camp setting or working with youth.
• You have a genuine motivation to work with children in a vibrant, high-energy outdoor setting where every day is an adventure.
• You demonstrate responsible and safe decision-making skills, ensuring a secure and enjoyable experience for all campers during outdoor programming.

About Bryant Pond 4-H Learning Center:

The 4-H Camp and Learning Centers provide environmentally focused programs for Maine youth and families in Bryant Pond. Our mission is to teach youth and adults to be effective and caring citizens of the earth through affordable environmental education and fun nature-based experiences. The camp is located in Bryant Pond, Maine, nestled on the shores of Lake Christopher with 160 acres of forest and mountain trails leading to remote campsites, streams, ponds, wetlands, and a mountain summit.

A short drive from the camp you can be in the beautiful White Mountain National Forest and the Rangeley Lakes area. The local area provides many opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts including rock climbing, backpacking, hunting and fishing, canoeing, and a large winter ski and sport industry. Portland, Maine’s largest city is only an hour’s drive with live music, great food, and shopping.

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