Thank you for your interest in applying to The Road Less Traveled.  Below you will find a job description and qualifications of a successful leader on our programs.

Sincerely,

Jim and Donna Stein
Directors

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

The following are characteristics/qualifications that each staff person is expected to match regardless of position:

Education: Minimum of Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience working with young people and/or in outdoor education and service learning.

Maturity: Must be twenty-one years of age by June 1st and possess mature judgment necessary for the ongoing demands and safety requirements of the program.

Current Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness EMT: Wilderness First Responder is an 80 hour nationally recognized curriculum that includes standards for urban and extended care situations. This course is offered all over the U.S. by a number of companies. SOLO (www.soloschools.com), WMI (www.nols.edu/wmi), WMA (www.wildmed.com) and Aerie (www.aeriemed.com) are all great companies that offer this course.

Current unrestricted drivers license: Includes no major convictions during the previous three years, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving, hit and run, homicide or assault with a motor vehicle, drag racing, operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, license suspended or revoked within the previous three year period for accidents and/or moving violations.  Driving record should reflect no more than three moving violations and/or chargeable accidents during the previous three years.  Ability and/or experience in driving a 15-passenger van with an 8-foot utility trailer is mandatory for domestic expeditions.  

Experience: Knowledge of and experience in facilitating groups, supervision of meal planning, food preparation and cooking, foreign travel logistics, backpacking preparations, and backcountry travel. Previous experience working with young people is mandatory.

Knowledge of one or more wilderness travel methods: Knowledge of the following is helpful but not mandatory: whitewater kayaking or rafting, sea kayaking, desert hiking, international trekking, biking, technical rock or ice climbing and mountaineering. Mandatory requirements for wilderness trips include: the ability to lead groups of students on backpacking trips of three to eight days, ability to comfortably lead by yourself through remote wilderness areas. This includes, but is not limited to, route finding, campsite selection and maintenance, Leave No Trace camping techniques in desert and alpine terrain and proper protocol in dense bear country.  All leaders must possess the ability to make prudent decisions in adverse conditions.  

Language/Abroad Experience: International Language Study and Community Service Learning staff must be highly proficient or fluent in the spoken language of the region of travel and preferably have extensive experience in international travel and/or living abroad.

Awareness: Ability to teach basic wilderness skills, environmental awareness, and related scientific, cultural, and historical knowledge pertaining to the regions through which you will travel and their relationship to each other.

Confidence: Self-assurance is required to live and relate with adolescents and staff in close knit situations.  

Personality/Motivation: Must be self-motivated and act as a role model possessing personality characteristics that will accelerate and maintain a healthy rapport with participants and other staff.

Flexibility/Patience/Organization: Must have the patience to respond to stress, crisis, change, and non-glamorous tasks in positive and productive ways at all times.  Must have the ability to organize and assure a smooth flow of activities.