Teach Mountain Biking at Summer Camp

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Summer Camp Mountain Biking Jobs

Overview

"Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt."
Mountain Biking at Camp IHC is an important part of our Outdoor Adventure Program. Campers, more typically older campers, will have opportunities through-out the summer to grab life by the handles and head onto our trails to learn and improve their mountain biking skills.
Why Teach Mountain Biking at Camp?

The Camp IHC property is 400+ acres of adventure. We have over 8 miles of trails that encompass all levels of difficulty, to our basic runs in our play park to our more advanced trails over rocks and through the woods.
Our Mountain Biking program typically brings 2 or 3 MTB specialists to Camp IHC during the summer. You’ll work together to build a series of lesson plans and then put them into action over the summer.
Teaching a group of campers will challenge you, you’ll learn how to keep campers engaged, encourage participation and help them learn new skills that can easily lead to new passions.
The mountain biking team falls under our wider Outdoor Adventure program so you’ll have a larger team and plenty of other opportunities that come with the job!

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5 things we look for in our adventure team

Outdoor Survival and Technical Skills: An in-depth understanding of outdoor survival techniques, such as navigation, shelter-building, fire-starting, and first aid, is crucial. Proficiency in activities like hiking, rock climbing, and orienteering ensures that the instructor can safely guide and teach campers in various outdoor adventures.
Risk Management and Safety Awareness: Ensuring the safety of campers in outdoor environments is the top priority. An outdoor adventure instructor must be skilled in assessing risks, managing group safety, and responding effectively to emergencies or unexpected challenges in nature.
Leadership and Confidence-Building: The ability to lead groups confidently and instill a sense of courage and adventure in campers is key. A good instructor can encourage children to step out of their comfort zones, face new challenges, and develop confidence in their abilities.
Environmental Stewardship and Education: Teaching campers about the importance of respecting and preserving nature is an essential part of outdoor education. The instructor should be knowledgeable about the environment and passionate about fostering a sense of responsibility and appreciation for the natural world.
Problem-Solving and Adaptability: Outdoor adventures often come with unpredictable elements, such as weather changes or unexpected obstacles. An effective instructor needs to be resourceful, quick-thinking, and adaptable, able to solve problems on the fly and adjust plans as needed to ensure a positive experience for all campers.

FAQs

Teaching periods are around 40-50 minutes long and you’ll normally coach 5 or 6 periods a day. Camp counselors will accompany the campers to the Mountain Biking area and then it’s your responsibility to engage with the campers and get them ready for the lesson. You and your team will have lesson plans (that you help build!) that will be tailored for the different levels and abilities. Those 40-50 minutes are yours to make as amazing as possible.
A typical class will have around 6-12 campers. You will have a schedule for each day to know what campers to expect before the day starts. Sometimes bunks have split activities or off-camp trips, or perhaps extra campers are scheduled for mountain biking at once!
This means you can sometimes have a small handful of campers or a larger class to teach.
We do not require qualifications for mountain biking. We do require look for a great deal of mountain biking experience and other skills to help support your application.
We are looking for passionate people who simply love to ride all summer long. Mountain Biking isn’t about qualifications, it’s a way of life. So if you breathe mountain biking and want to help our campers do that too then this is the job for you.
Our camp season runs from mid-June to mid-August. For this position you would need to be available for this period.
Unlike other activity specialists, mountain biking staff are part of our outdoor adventure staff who don’t live in a bunk with campers.
When you’re not teaching you may be asked to help other outdoor adventure staff in their areas, this may include ropes course & lifeguarding coverage or helping off-camp trips.
Yes. On a regular schedule you will have one period off each day.
You will also have one full day and night off each week. This is your chance to rest, recover and try some new things on camp and explore new places off camp with other staff.