Oregon Outdoor School Team Instructor Fall Season at Coyle Outside LLC

Eugene, Oregon, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Sep, 26

Salary

30.0

Posted On

21 Jun, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Outdoor Education, Inquiry Based Teaching, Fire Building, Shelter Building, Foraging, Navigation, Orienteering, Tracking, Wood Craft, Fishing, Archery, Naturalist Study, Teamwork, Youth Mentoring, Problem Solving, Lesson Planning

Industry

Description

Sept -Nov with potential to return for Mar -June season. https://www.coyleoutside.com/join-our-team This position is for: Flexible and internally motivated individuals with strong work ethic Available for seasonal work Individuals interested in approaching work with youth through Character Development Those with the ability to work well in a team environment and support larger systems while performing creatively at individual assignments. Candidates who are oriented toward service, making a difference, commitment and a capacity to make sacrifices for a greater cause. We consider it truly a privilege to do this particular work that the state and Oregon state voters founded. Requirements: 1+ year experience teaching outdoor skills OR 1+ year experience conventional teaching with personal/other significant related outdoor skills experience Coyle Outside is a 'Mobile' Provider for Outdoor School programs in the state of Oregon. These 3–5-day programs have us providing outdoor experiential education to public school students throughout Oregon. This position is both for candidates who are based near/in the Benton County Oregon area who can work locally OR also have the ability to travel. Fall 2026 Programs are predominately non-residential (multiple day-based field trip style - hours are typically 7:30 am - 3:30 pm). Team members commute to or drive to and camp at program sites (typically amazing outdoor parks or camps) the day prior to program start to scout and prep the site and set up our lodging/camp with the ODS team. Programming involves Inquiry based teaching of outdoor skills lessons that we specialize in including Chemistry thru Fire Building, Habitat thru Shelter Building, Botany/Flora thru Foraging, Geography thru Navigation/Orienteering, Fauna thru Tracking, Woody Plants thru Wood craft, Fishing, Archery, Physics thru Traps, Naturalist Study through Observation/Interpretation etc. Other duties include physical set up and break down of lesson sites, pre briefing and de briefing, coordination and support of other assignments and logistics support. This seasonal position can likely be supplemented with Fall, Spring and Summer full-time work (inquire upon interview). There are one-week trainings that occur in Corvallis prior to each season. We have a strong team culture and commitment to our mission, which is "The Preservation and Restoration of Outdoor Childhood". The ideal candidate for this work has experience working in teams shares our organization's culture and mission to prioritize childhood experience/competency in 2 or more of the content areas we cover (foraging, fire, tracking, shelter, cordage/knots, knife work, traps, navigation etc.) experience teaching and working outdoors is healthy and fit and can work outdoors in poor weather for extended periods positive and solution focused Most of our instructor team has life experience working in the outdoors and teaching/mentoring. Instructors are generally highly self-sufficient and comfortable problem solving unpredictable or unforeseen work events.

Responsibilities

Deliver inquiry-based outdoor experiential education to public school students through various skill-based lessons. Manage the physical setup and breakdown of lesson sites and coordinate logistics for multi-day field trips.