Nature Camp Counselor

Nature Camp Counselor for Inspire Active Learning's Call of the Wild Camps: hiring for employment for Fall Break (November 23-25) and Winter Break (December 28-31) sessions in Oakland, CA. Nature camps on second Saturdays now through May are also available.

Do you love teaching children?
Are you an avid hiker with a love of nature & the outdoors? Are you vegan? Nature Camp Counselors teach and lead children to learn about the outdoors, biology, environmental stewardship, ethical vegan values, and more through experiential learning, play, hikes, and exploration in outdoor nature camps. Open a door to the wonders of nature as a living classroom in Call of the Wild Camps, where kids in grades K-5 come to connect with nature, hike, read, write, explore, learn, & play!

Camp Type: day camp, nature camp, elementary school level camp

• A communicative and collaborative team player bursting with creative ideas, fun, adaptable, friendly, outgoing, energetic, and eager to inspire and engage children in learning by doing
• Experienced in early childhood education, elementary education, outdoor education, environmental education, nature education, literacy education, outdoor recreation, and related fields
• Vegan or open-minded about veganism. Learn more on Inspire's website:

We believe that to inspire learning is to inspire action. We believe in experiential, lifelong learning. Outdoor educators in Call of the Wild Camps provide a fun, safe alternative to screen addiction; inspire nature connection and curiosity; and foster healthy, positive relationships with flora and fauna in our natural environments.

• Complete training online and onsite at Call of the Wild Camps
• Punctually and reliably attend scheduled work hours, rain or shine, including training, staff meetings, and camp session dates
• Safely lead hikes in parks up to approx. 6 miles per day for K-5th graders in small groups
• Maintain a 4:1 or 5:1 student: staff ratio or ratio approved by the camp supervisor
• Implement age-appropriate, grade-appropriate, K-5 level nature-themed science, outdoor education, language arts, art, and motor activities for Call of the Wild Camps
• Supervise and engage children on occasional science museum & science center visits
• Teach and facilitate fun and positive nature education curriculum on vegan topics such as animal rights, speciesism, health, food, clothing, and the environment
• Teach and lead outdoor language arts activities for children with nature and wilderness themes, including circle time with story time and singing, literary show-and-tell, skits, nature journaling, mapmaking, creative writing, and authoring and illustrating books
• Teach and facilitate science activities on topics in biology, ecology, zoology, life science, environmental science, outdoor education, stewardship, conservation, preservation, etc., integrating naturalistic observation, group discussion, games, children's books, and writing activities
• Teach and engage children in outdoor activities that blend recreation and education, such as nature-themed field games, hide and seek and chase games, forest "I Spy" games, and scavenger hunts
• Teach and facilitate nature-themed arts and crafts
• Engage children with a fun teaching style and high energy, creativity, adaptability, spontaneity, dynamism, and positivity
• Supervise and facilitate children's rest breaks, snack and lunch breaks
• Provide naturalistic executive function teaching across diverse activities
• Implement teaching and behavior management based on principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), including prompting, positive reinforcement, and contingencies of reinforcement based on student preferences and choices
• Facilitate emergent curriculum and child-centered, student-centered, experiential, incidental, and play-based teaching and learning opportunities
• Create both structured and incidental learning opportunities
• Keep work materials neat, organized, and in good working condition
• Drive by personal vehicle during the work shift for emergency or safety-related situations or to access reception as needed under supervisor direction
• Follow the three camp rules: (1) be kind, (2) be safe, and (3) leave no trace, and make sure campers follow them
• Follow all health and safety requirements, and make sure campers follow them
• Follow all seven leave no trace principles, and make sure campers follow them
• Actively contribute and participate in staff training and meetings
• Proactively communicate camp…