Description: The OSI is responsible for teaching the Wildwood Outdoor Education Center curriculum to students, typically in grades 4-6. The curriculum is taught to the OSI during a four day training session prior to students arriving. The OSI also facilitates on the Adventure Challenge Course (ACC). The ACC is a course of thirty plus elements constructed to teach students leadership, communication, problem solving, and much more. The OSI also assist with evening programming, ending around 8:30 pm, 2-4 nights a week:

• Compensation: $2,250
  plus room and board
• Start Date: March 24, 2008
• End Date: May 23, 2008
• If candidates perform well they may be offered the opportunity to carry employment
  through the summer and spring seasons
• To Apply: Print the Application for Employment, fill it out and send it to Wildwood.

Contact Robin Cooper-Cornejo at 1-913-757-4500 or wildwood@peoplestelecom.net.

Employment Application  (PDF)

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Position: Cook

Description: Food service employees for the Wildwood kitchen are directly responsible to the Executive Directors. Beginning compensation depends upon experience but is in the range of $6 to $8 per hour. The responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Representing the Wildwood Outdoor Education Center in philosophy and attitudes in working with all visitors (student and/or adult), teachers, counselors, administrators and members of the Wildwood Board of Directors
• Preparing meals and washing dishes for 30 to 110 participants and staff
• Willingness to fill in for co-workers during times of personal emergencies or illnesses
• Willingness to help prepare the kitchen for use at beginning of season, i.e. giving kitchen and store room a thorough cleaning prior to the first group of the season’s arrival.  End of the season responsibilities include closing down the kitchen, which involves cleaning out walk-in refrigeration unit, properly storing all remaining food items and kitchen equipment

Contact Robin Cooper-Cornejo at 1-913-757-4500 or wildwood@peoplestelecom.net.

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Description: The Summer Camp Counselor position is required to be residential.  The counselor resides in one of the living units with campers.  During the day the staff teaches educational classes and/or lead recreational activities.

• The Wildwood Summer Program will operate from June 1 - August 1, 2008. Included in this time will be a week of staff training and then eight camp sessions; five Summer Learning, two co-ed Summer Adventure sessions, and one all girls session (Women Of Wildwood W.O.W)
• There will also be an optional training for those wishing to Facilitate on the Adventure Challenge Ropes Course (May 29-30) and/or get Lifeguard Certified (May 21-23, 2008)
• The salary for the seven week position will be $1700.00 plus room and board with additional pay increases based on experience and certifications.  The one week extension contracts (for W.O.W only) will be offered at a salary of $212.50

Contact Robin Cooper-Cornejo at 1-913-757-4500 or wildwood@peoplestelecom.net.

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Description: The Wildwood Adventure Challenge Facilitator is responsible to the Director of Adventure Programming.  Although the Adventure Challenge Facilitator  will mainly be responsible for  facilitating on Wildwood’s ropes course, the Adventure Challenge Facilitator  may be involved in all of Wildwood’s programming needs, including leading educational and recreational activities during Wildwood’s spring and fall Outdoor School Program, during the summer residential camps and school programs, as well as hosting weekend groups.  Compensation based upon experience and successful completion of training. Responsibilities and Duties include but are not limited to:

• Participate in and successfully complete staff training and ongoing training workshops throughout the season
• Keep current on all aspects of the Adventure Challenge program in order to meet the overall goals of Wildwood as described in programming literature
• Conduct ongoing evaluations and observations of Adventure Challenge participant's performance
• Supervise participants until they are released to their schools teachers or individual in charge of all students
• Assist in preparing lunches, organizing equipment and clean-up at the end of the day
• Coordination and greeting groups as they arrive to participate on the Adventure Challenge course
• Communicate the need for maintenance of the Adventure Challenge course structures to insure safety and usability to the Director of Adventure Programming

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Professionally represent Wildwood in attitude and philosophy in all communications with Kansas City area educational communities, with the Wildwood Board of Directors and with all Wildwood staff members

• Greet school groups and weekend groups enthusiastically and work with these groups to make their stay at Wildwood a pleasant and enjoyable experience

Wildwood’s Adventure Challenge Facilitator’s must realize that their duties will vary with the time of year and the responsibilities may include duties not specifically listed on this description.  All Wildwood staff are expected to help with cleanup needs at camp, and to otherwise help with any activity or need that occurs as part of programming at Wildwood.

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