NEWWilderness Trip Leader

The Wilderness Trip Leader will spend four days per week leading backpacking and hiking trips in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Along the way, the Trip Leader will teach Leave No Trace skills and ethics to the group. The Wilderness Trip Leader is responsible for all trip logistics, managing risk, and group dynamics.

Location: Adirondak Loj & Heart Lake Program Center, Lake Placid, NY

Position Dates: June 1 to October 15; start/end dates negotiable

Application Deadline: February 7

Wage: $17.50 / hour

Benefits: Paid sick time

Perks: Free ADK membership; Option for Leave No Trace Trainer workshop; Free ADK workshops; Discounts on store merchandise and rental equipment.

Housing: Shared on-site housing available at Heart Lake Program Center with three meals a day for a small deduction.

Required Qualifications: New York State Guide's License, current Wilderness First Responder certificate, valid driver's license.

ADK screens prospective employees through a background check. Information obtained is not an automatic bar to employment but is considered in view of all relevant circumstances. Any falsification, misinterpretation, or incompleteness in this disclosure alone is grounds for disqualification or termination.

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