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Saturday Explorers Program Manager – Adventure Crew

Job Description

The Saturday Explorers Program Manager is an exempt position reporting to the Director of Programming. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, leading, and evaluating the organization’s longest-running and most extensive program, the Saturday Explorers, where over 900 youth in grades 7-12 experience a variety of outdoor experiences, including kayaking, skiing, and snowboarding, ice and roller skating, hiking, archery, high ropes courses and more each year.

The Program Manager will provide management and coaching of part-time staff, volunteers, and school advisors to ensure engaging, challenging, and impactful adventure programming year-round.
The ideal candidate is an avid adventure enthusiast, a champion of equity and inclusion for marginalized populations to access nature and outdoor recreation, comfortable in leadership roles, and capable of innovating and contributing to the organization’s strategic growth.

The Program Manager might also assist with occasional weekday evening programs, and this individual needs to attend Adventure Crew’s annual community events, such as Paddlefest and fundraising events.

Worksites

This position requires a blend of worksites, including weekly work-from-home hours by arrangement with the Supervisor, time in the office, and working on Saturdays during the school year and weekdays during the summer at program sites across the region.

Schedule

Mid-August through May, Saturdays are mandatory workdays except for PTO arranged in advance with the Supervisor, with Sundays and Mondays off. June to mid-August, work days are primarily on weekdays.

Saturday adventure programs often require a work day of 10 hours or sometimes more, with compensatory time off when more than 8 hours are worked in a single day.

Physical Requirements

Lifting up to 50 pounds and spending significant time moving across large areas for adventure activities.

Transportation

This position requires reliable transportation, and must be comfortable driving a 15-passenger van to transport students.

Job Responsibilities

Adventure Outings

Coordinating and managing program schedules, weekly student attendance, and waivers with school advisors.
Ensuring all program evaluations are completed, including weekly, monthly, and annual attendance, other measures speciﬁc to each program, and student testimonials for communications.
Communicating with the Cincinnati Public Schools Athletic Department regarding transportation, advisor stipends, and quarterly program reports.
Communicating and coordinating with all school advisors.
Reserving activity venues.
Managing and coordinating bus schedules and routes.
Planning and preparing meals (breakfast, snacks, lunch) for all outings.
Purchasing, preparing, and packing all needed outdoor gear, food, and equipment for each adventure.
Creating and printing maps, rosters, waivers and signs for each outing.
Assigning job duties to staff and volunteers for each outing.
Delivering orientation and safety talk for students, staff, and volunteers speciﬁc to each adventure activity and program agenda at each adventure.
Assisting with delivering spring break and summer programming, including week-long or multi-day camps, overnight outings, and 1-day adventure experiences with partner nonproﬁts.
Participating in program budget preparation and accountability.

School Relationships

Schedule and facilitate recruiting fairs at all participating schools at the beginning of the school year
Create and update presentation and outreach materials
Attend back-to-school events
Coordinate staff and volunteers to assist with school events

Partner Organizations

Work with the Director of Programming to identify partner organizations for Saturday Explorer collaborations and manage partnership agreements, coordination, and evaluation.

Volunteers and staff

Oversee all part-time program staff for Saturday Explorer outings.
Work with other staff on volunteer intake and processing.
Maintain consistent communications with staff and volunteers, including sign-ups, emails, program de-briefs, and planning.
Work with other staff to plan annual volunteer recognition events.
Schedule and manage staff and volunteers needed for each outing.
Track and input staff hours for payroll.
Assist the Director of Programming with an annual review of all part-time program staff.
Work with the Director of Programming to plan, coordinate, and attend staff and volunteer training.
Ensure and track background checks and certiﬁcations for volunteers and program staff.

Qualifications

Minimum

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of one-year professional experience in youth programming, outdoor
education/recreation program experience preferred.
Proﬁciency with Microsoft Ofﬁce Suite, Google Drive and willingness to learn
program-speciﬁc technology for tracking student and program data.
A strong personal relationship with the natural world, sustainability, and environmental justice.
Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations and commitment to belonging, equity, and inclusion.
Demonstrated organizational skills, time management, priority-setting, and ability to work independently.
Strong personal, written, and spoken communication skills, and comfortable with public speaking.
Problem-solver who easily adapts to changing environments.
Comfortable driving a 15-passenger van transporting students; must be 21 or older and maintain a good driving record.
Embraces leadership roles.
Experience managing staff or volunteers.
Ability to pass a comprehensive background check upon acceptance of the position, including a clean driving record.

Preferred

Experience in teaching outdoor education and recreation
Current CPR, First Aid, and Leave No Trace Certiﬁcations (if none, required training and certiﬁcation will be provided)
Proﬁciency in at least one outdoor adventure sport and willingness to learn new ones.

Benefits

Adventure Crew offers a Qualiﬁed Small Employer Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement of up to $375/month, a Simple IRA match, paid time off, mileage reimbursement, and professional development.

Application Process

For consideration, qualiﬁed applicants are directed to submit one PDF, including a cover letter and resume, to [email protected]. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 12, 2024.
No phone calls, please.

Adventure Crew deeply values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages individuals with lived experiences that reﬂect our community of city teens to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status.

About the Organization

Adventure Crew is a 501c3 nonproﬁt organization founded in 2012 to connect city teens to nature and each other through engaging outdoor experiences. Our big-picture goal is to transform who accesses the outdoors by nurturing the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts and environmental stewards who exemplify the diversity of our city.

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