Outdoor Education Instructor

Dates: September 18 to November 17, 2026

Camp Sealth is seeking individuals to be a part of our outdoor education team. Ideal candidates have a passion for the outdoors/nature and sharing it with others, as well as living and working together on-site with a close-knit team. While this position is primarily responsible for leading programming, instructors also assist with operational tasks on a rotating basis and/or when there are no programming needs.

These tasks primarily include pre-meal preparation (excluding food preparation), cleaning dishes/kitchen facilities after meal service, preparing spaces for guests, responding to guest needs, and cleaning cabins and bathrooms after guests depart. This position involves working a schedule from week to week (with at least 2 days off for every 5 days worked) that often includes evenings and weekends. Staff also live on-site in communal housing with other Outdoor Education staff in a rustic heated building with shared bathroom, kitchen, and nearby laundry facilities.

Candidates should also be prepared to live on a rural island where traveling without a car can be challenging.

Camp Sealth is located on the south end of Vashon Island, a rural community close to Tacoma, and is accessible only by ferry. It is easiest to travel by car as there is limited public transit service around the island. We are happy to pick you up at any nearby airport, bus, train, or ferry terminals at the beginning and end of your employment.

Camp Sealth is sometimes able to provide transportation around or off Vashon Island, but is dependent on staff availability. Transportation to the main town area of Vashon with grocery stores and restaurants is provided on a weekly basis.

Camp Sealth encompasses 400 wooded acres, including a mile and a half of saltwater beach on Puget Sound. It has been owned and operated by Camp Fire Central Puget Sound since 1920 and serves public and private schools in the Puget Sound area through the Outdoor Education program as well as private rentals. Camp Fire Central Puget Sound offers a variety of enrichment opportunities that empower youth, staff, and volunteers to discover their sparks, gain confidence, build essential life skills, value the natural world, and be active contributors in their communities.

Camp Fire Central Puget Sound is an organization that supports diversity and inclusion. We expect our staff and volunteers to demonstrate respectful interactions with all guests and other staff in all communications and functions as representatives of the organization. We strive to create an environment where each youth and staff member has a sense of belonging, opportunities to share their passions, and a place to thrive.

Camp Fire stands on the lands of the Coast Salish People who came before us and, despite systemic efforts to silence their voices and erase history, are still here today. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the Coast Salish peoples.

Camp Sealth is on the unceded ancestral land of the first people of Vashon Island: the Duwamish, the Suquamish , and the Puyallup tribes. Sealth is a namesake from a Duwamish and Suquamish chief, Chief Si’ahl and the Camp Fire Seattle offices are on the land of the Duwamish Tribe. We honor the legacy and the history of these tribes – past, present, and future – and invite you to learn more .

Camp Fire strives to provide diverse, inclusive, and equitable environmentsthroughoutourorganizationsand programs.

We recognize that both access to and success in our programs requiresintentionalwork,to cultivate respect, eliminate systemic barriers, and address injustice head-on.

We affirm, and support young people and adults of…