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PRIMITIVE PURSUITS JOB OFFERINGS
Seeking gregarious, enterprising individuals to join the area's premiere wilderness skills mentoring team!
Seeking gregarious, enterprising individuals to join the area's premiere wilderness skills mentoring team!
With a core of year round staff and low staff to student ratios, you will find a welcoming environment and a summer filled with opportunities to learn and master valuable skills. If you are interested in spending a summer immersed in the natural world practicing and teaching wilderness skills with a team of like-minded educators then Primitive Pursuits is your path.
REGISTRAR/CLIENT SERVICE MANAGER:
Location: Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County Administrative Building, Ithaca, NY
Employment Period: Starting now, ending mid-late summer
Job Type: Temporary benefits eligible, starting at part time with potential increase to full time by April.
Employment Period: Starting now, ending mid-late summer
Job Type: Temporary benefits eligible, starting at part time with potential increase to full time by April.
Description: This individual will be responsible for customer correspondence and record keeping, while supporting the administrative efforts of Cornell Cooperative Extension's Primitive Pursuits program. The majority of this support will come from implementing client relations management software, managing spreadsheets, cultivating communication with clients, and maintaining accurately detailed accounts and reports.
ADMINSTRATIVE ASSOCIATE:
Location: Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County Administrative Building, Ithaca, NY
Employment Period: Starting now, ending mid-late summer
Job Type: Temporary benefits eligible, starting at part time with potential increase to full time by April.
Employment Period: Starting now, ending mid-late summer
Job Type: Temporary benefits eligible, starting at part time with potential increase to full time by April.
Description: This individual will support the administrative efforts of Cornell Cooperative Extension's Primitive Pursuits program. This includes designing marketing strategies and materials, implementing client relations management software and managing other administrative projects alongside the registrar and program leaders.
CAMP DIRECTOR:
Location: Various camp locations around Ithaca, NY & Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County Administrative Building, Ithaca, NY
Employment Period: 3 months, June through August
Job Type: Full time. Summer season: 10 weeks of camp, June 25th-August 31st; staff training, June 18th-23rd; and pre-camp preparation.
Description: This individual will coordinate efforts between program leaders and field staff. S/he will act as a liaison between families, students and instructors, will support field staff with leadership development activities and exercises, and will facilitate team work through regular meetings. This individual will oversee resource allocation for programs and must be organized and capable of multi-tasking in high energy environment.
Location: Various camp locations around Ithaca, NY
Employment Period: 3 months, June through August
Job Type: Full time. Summer season: 10 weeks of camp, June 25th-August 31st; staff training, June 18th-23rd; and pre-camp preparation. Applicants who are available for six or more weeks are preferred.
Employment Period: 3 months, June through August
Job Type: Full time. Summer season: 10 weeks of camp, June 25th-August 31st; staff training, June 18th-23rd; and pre-camp preparation. Applicants who are available for six or more weeks are preferred.
Description: Wilderness Field Instructors facilitate the core aim of Primitive Pursuits; bringing groups of youth into natural areas, away from facilities and without modern gear, and engaging them in a self-directed inquiry into basic, personal and group survival needs. Her/his key role in this task will be to assist and instruct youth on survival skills in the wild including but not limited to: primitive technology, fire making, shelter construction and procurement of food and water.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR:
Location: Various camp locations around Ithaca, NY
Employment Period: 3 months, June through August
Job Type: Full time. Summer season: 10 weeks of camp, June 25th-August 31st; staff training, June 18th-23rd; and pre-camp preparation. Applicants who are available for six or more weeks are preferred.
Employment Period: 3 months, June through August
Job Type: Full time. Summer season: 10 weeks of camp, June 25th-August 31st; staff training, June 18th-23rd; and pre-camp preparation. Applicants who are available for six or more weeks are preferred.
Description: Environmental Field Educators facilitate the core aim of Primitive Pursuits; bringing groups of youth into natural areas, away from facilities and without modern gear, and engaging them in a self-directed inquiry into basic, personal and group survival needs. His/her key role in this task will be mentoring youth in naturalist skills and knowledge, promoting stewardship and building healthful relationships in the outdoor environment.
Individuals who bring a diverse perspective and are supportive
of diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.
