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About the Role

Lead students on outdoor adventure courses including hiking, low ropes courses, belaying support on rock climbing walls, and team-building programs. Plan and facilitate adventurous learning experiences, adapt activities based on students’ needs, and ensure a safe and exciting learning environment. Model high-quality instruction and provide professional development, coaching, and support to fellow instructors.

Responsibilities

Participate in course planning, including developing educational and outdoor skill lessons, logistics, and scaffolded activity progressions.
Serve as a Lead Instructor on course, providing guidance, mentorship, and on-site support to Instructors.
Instruct experiential education and overnight programs for NYC students.
Create a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment at outdoor sites and in NYC parks and schools.
Proactively assess risk and adjust programming to ensure participant safety.
Oversee medical screening and medication management on course.
Attend and actively participate in all required trainings.
Manage and submit required program documentation, including daily course reports, youth surveys, incident documentation, and post-course debriefs.
Support students through their outdoor experience by aiding in preparation, ensuring timely meals, supervising sleeping arrangements, and addressing overall needs during overnight programs.
Instruct students on rock climbing programs in adherence to safety standards.
Provide clear, effective, and timely communication to students and staff.
Provide solo instruction to a group of students, when necessary.
Effectively resolve conflict with students, when necessary.
Ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students, including those with diverse learning needs.
Support student health and safety in accordance with NYC Outward Bound Schools policies.
Model effective instructional strategies that engage students and promote student engagement and learning outcomes.
Plan, design, and facilitate professional development workshops and training sessions.
Step into Site Lead & Lead Instructor role, when required.

Requirements

Must be 18 years or older.
Commitment to educational equity for BIPOC youth and supporting explicit anti-racist work.
Able to carry, lift, and move a minimum of 50 pounds for up to five miles per day on uneven terrain.
Able to work outdoors in various weather and temperature conditions.
Capable of physically delivering proficient belaying assistance to climbers.
Able to manage multiple priorities in real-time while managing and resolving individual and group behavioral needs.
Able to take initiative, carry out tasks individually, and work cooperatively as a team.
Able to work with staff that have different styles and experiences.
Able to support the physical and emotional needs of students who have never camped before.
Able to obtain clearance through a NYC Department of Education Background Check.

Skills

Facilitating youth programs
Diversity and inclusion
Collaborative work
Outdoor adventure courses
Climbing
Experiential facilitation
Course structure
Youth development
Safety protocols
Wilderness Advanced First Aid
CPR
Epi administration
Mandated Reporter training

Location

Fishkill, NY
Five boroughs of NYC
Long Island City (Queens)

Work Type

Remote
Overnight
Urban adventures
Per diem

Experience Level

Previous experience in outdoor adventure courses and/or climbing is not necessary
Experience facilitating youth programming in various settings such as overnight multi-day programs with 24 hour supervision of students, preferred.

Education Level

Ability to obtain and maintain required outdoor adventure certifications upon hire and through ongoing training

Salary/Compensations

Daily Compensation: $200.00

Benefits

Comprehensive training and onboarding, including instruction in experiential facilitation, course structure, youth development, safety protocols, and best practices.
Access to Outward Bound’s Employee Resource Groups, and additional employment opportunities within the network
Transportation from our headquarters in Long Island City (Queens) to the Fishkill, NY site is provided.
Limited staff housing is available at the Fishkill, NY location for those who need it.

About the Company

Founded in 1987, NYC Outward Bound Schools is a nonprofit organization that partners with more than 100 public schools across NYC to engage students in equitable, immersive and joyful learning that prepares them to thrive in community, college and career.
Our unique approach to programming focuses on adventurous learning — daring exploration, real-world engagement, and meaningful challenge — whether in school, local communities, or the outdoors.
In schools, we coach teachers and school leaders to implement Crew, our signature advisory structure that supports student connection and belonging, and Instruction for Deeper Learning in the classroom.
Outdoors, whether in the city or upstate at our wilderness basecamp, we deliver adventure programming to students, helping them realize that they can do hard things, and develop leadership skills like collaboration and initiative that transfer to the academic classroom.
In all spaces where we work, we support students to be co-creators of their own learning and growth, in environments where their voices are heard and valued.
Every day, we are proving that transformation and innovation can happen within a public school system, and that with truly equitable schools, all students — regardless of background or circumstance — are capable of achieving at high levels.

Equal Opportunity

NYC Outward Bound Schools is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination against and harassment of any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, qualified individuals with a disability on the basis of the disability, or any other category which may be protected under applicable state or federal law.
Studies have shown that certain populations, including women and people of color, are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. We may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.