Saturday November 21, 2009  

Outdoor Action Jobs Page

On Campus Jobs during the Semester

These jobs are open only to students at Princeton University. Jobs with Outdoor Action are eligible for students on Federal Work Study.

Work Study Positions: OA has openings for Work Study positions in the OA Office. The time range is 5-10 hours a week and the specific days and hours are flexible. This is a fun job helping keep OA running smoothly.  Responsibilities: Work includes preparing for outgoing OA trips, maintaining office records and databases, handling trip billing, researching equipment and trip areas, and other projects.  Salary: What ever your current Work Study salary allocation is. Contact the OA Office (oa@).

Climbing Wall Staff: Outdoor Action is looking for experienced rock climbers to work at the OA Climbing Wall. Hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Monday & Wednesday, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Qualifications: Applicants must have good basic climbing skills and be competent to teach belaying. Responsibilities: Wall staff check in climbers, distribute climbing gear, teach basic belaying, coach beginners on climbing skills, maintain equipment inventory. Salary: Code C. (Complete Word Application).

Equipment Room Staff: OA has openings for Equipment Room Staff. Hours are Thursday from 4:30 - 6:30 PM. Qualifications: Staff must have completed or be in the process of completing OA Leader Training. Staff must be comfortable working with outdoor equipment and with basic equipment repair skills. Responsibilities: Staff check out gear for rental purposes, maintain equipment inventory, repair broken items, prepare group equipment for OA Trips, and manage the Equipment Room. Salary: Code D. Contact the OA Office (oa@). To apply please complete the online ER Staff Application.

First Aid & CPR Instructors: HEART needs students to teach the Wilderness First Aid Course and/or CPR. Qualifications: Staff must be currently certified as Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness EMT or EMT or as an American Red Cross CPR Instructor.  Responsibilities: teach classes, prepare materials, grade exams. Salary: Code F. Contact the OA Office (oa@).

Rock Climbing & Kayaking Course Instructors: OA needs experienced rock climbers and kayakers to teach courses. Qualifications: Staff must be have extensive experience in the skill area and excellent teaching ability.  Responsibilities: teach classes, maintain equipment. Salary: Code F. Contact the OA Office (oa@).

OA Reunions Staff : This is the best Reunions job - running OA activities for alumni and their families. We are hiring leaders to work Thursday, May 29 - Sunday, June 1. Unlike other Reunions Jobs the OA work is during the day so your evenings are free. We are running canoeing and kayaking trips on Lake Carnegie and the climbing wall. We'll have leaders staffing our sign-up table and driving people around campus in mini-vans. Everyone who has worked Reunions has really enjoyed meeting alumni and kids. Applying takes just a minute complete the online Reunions Application. I'll also be looking for someone to take on the role of Reunions Captain to manage this years OA Reunions activities. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 15 if you want to be eligible for Reunions Interim Housing.

University Pay Rates 2009 - 2010

Job Classification
Code		 Starting Hourly Rate
Climbing Wall Staff C $10.90
Equipment Room Staff C $10.90
HEART Wilderness First Aid or CPR Instructors F $12.30
Rock Climbing or Kayaking Instructors F $12.30
Leader Trainers F $12.30

University Time Collection System

To get paid you need to enter your hours worked. This is down through the University Time Collection Process. You should have already been set up by Outdoor Action. You will need to go into the system to establish yourself for the first payroll. After that you should see the correct payroll options the next time you log in. If you are working more than one job for OA you may have different pay rates. Also your pay is charged to different OA accounts depending on what you are doing. All HEART instructors are paid from one account and Climbing Wall staff paid from another. Make sure that you are putting down hours for the correct pay rate and to be charged to the proper OA Account.

Summer Jobs

These jobs are open only to students at Princeton University.

Frosh Trip Coordinators

Don't want to be at home, not interested in being a corporate tool? How about working for OA. We are hiring a team of committed leaders who want to take charge of Frosh Trip 2008. Here's some of what previous coordinators had to say about their great summer.

  • It was an ideal summer job. You learn a ton about OA, get to meet leaders and frosh, and are responsible for planning a trip that will affect more than 800 people.
  • Low key atmosphere, fun working conditions, meeting lots of people = excellent summer.
  • This is the most rewarding summer job I've ever had.
  • The last week before the trip was one of the most exciting of my life.

You get to be responsible for putting togther the largest wilderness orientation program in the country working with a budget of $250,000. It takes a lot of preparation to send over 750 people backpacking for one week in September. OA is hiring four leaders to work full-time next summer from the beginning of June through the Frosh Trip. Each coordinator is in charge of two major trip locations like the Catskills, Shenandoah's or Vermont. You will be responsible for all aspects of trip planning for those locations including route, equipment, and transportation. It's a great opportunity to learn how OA works behind the scenes, develop your trip planning skills, spend time in the outdoors, and contribute something really important to OA and to the Class of 2013.

Coordinators will spend up to ten days of the summer hiking the areas that they are responsible for to gain in-depth knowledge for planning and briefing purposes. This is a challenging and extremely rewarding job that requires you to learn and implement many skills including logistics planning, route planning, menu planning, equipment inventory and ordering, trip assignments, researching new areas, etc. At the end of the summer it is incredibly gratifying to see the end result of all your efforts come together, the smiling faces of hundreds of frosh on another successful Frosh Trip! It's a great learning opportunity for anyone interested management and leadership as well as outdoor education.

Qualifications: You must have completed all of the leader training requirements, have lead at least one multi-day OA trip and become an authorized van driver. In addition, you need to be well-organized and a self-starter to take on this position of significant responsibility.

Salary: $3,500 for the summer plus an ~$1,800 housing allowance. For more information, contact Rick Curtis at the OA office.

Applications: If you are interested in working with OA over the summer, please fill out an online Frosh Trip Coordinator Job Application. Applications are taken on a first come, first served basis. The application deadline is February 27, 2008.

Summer Sustainability Internships

Check here for information on the OA Sustainability Internships.

Princeton-Blairstown Center Positions

These positions are open to all interested candidates.

Salaries begin at $3,500
Room & board included

Extensive training in adventure programming and youth development

June 1 – August 24, 2009
(negotiable)

If you love the outdoors and working with kids, consider a summer job at the Princeton Blairstown Center. Our Blairstown, New Jersey campus is situated on 263 acres of trails, waterfalls, wildlife and opportunity. If you are interested in any of the positions listed below. Visit the employment page on our website http://web.princeton.edu/sites/pbcenter/Employment/index.shtml to apply.

Waterfront Coordinator
Responsible for implementing safe operating procedures in all water-related activities as well as maintenance of the boating and canoeing equipment. Teach daily swim lessons and serve as the primary lifeguard on duty. The Waterfront Coordinator will supervise all staff assigned to the waterfront. Must be lifeguard certified.

Field Instructor
Work with a Lead Instructor to ensure the safety & health of participants. Instructors live and cook at a campsite, instruct adventure activities, including but not limited to: new games, initiative problems, outdoor living skills, high ropes, environmental education activities, peace education, canoeing.

Lead Instructor
Responsible for the safety, health, and behavior of participants. Instructors live and cook at a campsite, instruct adventure activities, including but not limited to: new games, initiative problems, rock climbing and rappelling, high ropes courses, environmental education activities, peace education, canoeing, hiking, and swimming. Instructors co-instruct overnight backpacking and canoeing trips up to six days in length.