Facilitating groups on our challenge course is fun, stimulating, and
rewarding work that you can feel good about at the end of each day.
Beyond the rewards of working in a meaningful way with a wide range of
people, our instructors are drawn to this work by many things: outdoor
work in a beautiful setting; a flexible schedule; fabulous coworkers;
uniqueness in each program; an excellent wage; the chance to master
highly transferable skills; and ongoing opportunities to advance, grow,
and learn in a supportive environment.
One factor that makes our team successful is that our facilitators
are as diverse and unique as our clients. They come from a variety of
backgrounds and possess a wide range of supporting skills, interests
and experience. Our facilitators also have a lot in common: they are
intuitive, energetic, and charismatic. They can quickly build rapport
with others, read group dynamics, and react appropriately to help
elicit desired outcomes. They are natural leaders, but they know that
facilitation is not about leading the group. It is about helping
participants develop team and leadership skills.
If you think you would like to join our team, please send along a
resume and/or experiential transcript to either address below.
We are always looking for grounded, inquisitive, open and engaging people to join our team. Previous teaching, outdoor, group management and/or facilitation experience is preferred, but integrity and inherent people skills are far more important. Twice yearly we hold a Facilitator Training which provides an introduction to the basics of ropes course facilitation. The training costs $75 ($50 for UVM students and employees) and is open to the public; it also serves as a group interview for anyone wishing to pursue employment with the UVM ARC. Our next Facilitator Training is April 28 and 29, 2007, from 8:00am -5:00pm.
Upon successful completion of this (or another, approved ropes
course facilitation training), applicant resumes and/or experiential
transcripts are considered. Chosen individuals are then invited to a
UVM ARC Orientation, and then to a Refresher Training for established
facilitators. We follow up with rescue and gear retrieval trainings.
Every third week from May through October we hold shorter workshops on
a variety of associated topics to advance the skills and knowledge of
our facilitators. As you can see, experiential educators never stop
learning!
Please contact us to register for a training or for more information.
University of Vermont Adventure Ropes CourseLast modified April 20 2007 09:34 PM
