Wilderness Camp Nature Mentor

Become a Summer Camp Cook

Cook Positions:

• Lead Cook
• Expedition Cook

to learn more about becoming a summer camp cook!

Wilderness Awareness School offers a wide variety of day camps, skills camps, overnight camps, and expeditions for campers age 6‑18. As a member of our team of nature mentors and instructors, you will:

• Make a difference by helping kids connect with the natural world
• Learn to be a “Coyote Mentor” and ignite kids’ passion, curiosity, and gifts
• Develop and deepen your nature connection and mentoring skills
• Be part of the Wilderness Awareness School mission to help children and adults cultivate healthy relationships with nature, community, and self

Coyote Mentoring utilizes a variety of teaching styles that focus on how children naturally learn. The result is what we call an “invisible school” where kids experience fun and games in nature without realizing how much they’re learning.

Children’s lives are becoming more and more screen‑based and a vast majority of their time is spent indoors. Wild spaces are shrinking, and our impact on the planet is reaching a breaking point. It is more urgent than ever for people of all ages and backgrounds, especially children, to experience and fall in love with the natural world.

Our camps take place in multiple locations across the greater Seattle, WA area on the traditional lands of the Snoqualmie, Snohomish, Skykomish, and Duwamish peoples. Our current locations are:

• Seward Park (Seattle)
• Woodland Park (Seattle)
• Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park (Renton/Issaquah/Bellevue)
• Linne Doran (Our 60‑acre campus in Duvall)

Each camp program is one week, and summer staff may work a variety of camps and locations throughout the summer, depending on their skills, experience, preferences, and availability.

Summer Camp Directors, Program Coordinators, Nature Skills, Overnight, and Expedition positions require additional experience and will require additional training/planning. Applicants with interests or previous experience may be considered and are encouraged to indicate in their application and interview if they believe they might be a good fit for these positions.

• Instructor Positions
  • Day Camp Instructor
  • Backup Instructor
  • Skills Day Camp Instructor
  • Overnight Camp Instructor
• Leadership Positions
  • Day Camp Director
  • Skills Day Camp Director
  • Overnight Camp Director
  • Field Program Coordinator

• This is a seasonal position, working Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm daily
• Planning Week:
  Training hours determined by positions worked and will be a variety of in‑person and/or online (Dates on Application)
• Staff Training Week:
  Mandatory paid training for all staff. Our training will be held at our Duvall campus. Camping overnight is not mandatory, but HIGHLY encouraged. (Dates on Application)

First Year Instructor Day/Skills Camp Salary – $892.50/Week
First Year Director Day/Skills Camp Salary – $1,102.50/Week