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Experiential Teachers, Adventure Specialist, Student Support Counselors, Vocational Instructors
With five campuses across south central Pennsylvania, Yellow Breeches Educational Center offers an innovative approach to education that seamlessly integrates experiential learning with adventure. By tailoring teaching methods, dedicated educators actively engage, encourage, and empower students. This approach fosters their academic, social, and personal growth both within and beyond the classroom walls.
Yellow Breeches Educational Center classrooms extend far beyond the walls of traditional settings to promote academic, social, and personal growth through experience. Seeking engaging and empowering individuals ready to create a nourishing learning environment!
•Adventure Specialists collaborate with other program teachers to develop and execute an adventure education curriculum and imparts essential skills in the core adventure disciplines (multi-pitch rock climbing, white water canoeing, skiing and snowboarding, or scuba diving) through a blend of classroom instruction and weekly adventure trips. • Through a blend of classroom instruction and adventure education, Experiential Teachers instruct a core subject 3-4 days per week as well as assist with weekly adventure/experiential trip and high-end adventure trips throughout the school year. • Additional positions include Student Support Counselors who build rapport with students throughout various aspects of programming and Vocational Instructors who prepare students for technical field careers through large-scale construction projects.
Positions follow a typical school year schedule from mid-August through early June. All staff enjoy traditional school holidays and a paid summer break. Compensation starts at $40,000/year plus a comprehensive benefits package and a fun and engaging work environment with opportunities for growth. If you have a passion for experiential/adventure education, a desire to make a difference, and are ready to work collaboratively to shape the lives every student, learn more at YellowBreeches.org.
2025-26 Hiring! •Join a creative, fun, and passionate team! YBEC is currently accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year.
Venture into a day-to-day life here at YBEC. You can find YBEC in the classroom, on a field study in Central Pennsylvania, or even on one of their high-level adventure trips to places like Colorado and the Florida Everglades. See for yourself how YBEC offers students a chance to grow beyond the walls of a traditional classroom.
With a 550+ acre campus located 40 minutes north Pittsburgh, Camp Kon-O-Kwee is a traditional overnight camp for youth (2nd–11th grade), Camp Spencer Superstars is an overnight camp experience for adults with special needs (ages 18 and older), and the Outdoor Education program serves school and retreat groups spring to fall. Programming is built around belonging, adventure, accomplishment, and leadership, with activities that include canoeing, swimming, fishing, indoor rock climbing and zip lines, low/high ropes course, sports, archery, BB guns, crafts, guided hikes, offsite day trips, overnight campouts, bonfires, and much, much more.
This is your first step to all the laughter, friendships, incredible experiences, and skill building that YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee Spencer has to offer! Summer camp jobs include Cabin Counselors, Adventure Counselors, Lifeguards, Unit Leaders, Outdoor Living Skills Coordinators, Village Directors, Health Officers, and a variety of other support and leadership positions (June 13 to August 9th; flexible contracts with minimum 2-week commitment plus staff training). From the spring to fall, Outdoor Education staff are needed to lead outdoor, environmental, science-based nature education, team building and leadership, and recreational programming for school, family, and other retreat groups (April 1st to November 15th with flexible contracts). Compensation ranges from $400-$1,000/week depending on position, plus housing (most summer staff live in cabins with kids; some leadership positions and all outdoor education staff live in shared private housing with access to a kitchenette), meals when campers/groups are in session, and any specialized training/certifications. If you are interested in serving others and making a difference, being part of a team, enjoy the outdoors, and a passion for fun, explore current job openings and apply now! Internship opportunities also available.
Summer fun at YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee Spencer—get a glimpse of all the excitement.
Camphill Communities are dedicated to creating communities where the recognition of each individual's gifts and contributions offer a model of renewal for the wider society. Camphill Volunteers live and work alongside children, youth and adults with developmental and other disabilities in one of fifteen sustainable communities throughout the U.S. (California, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont) and Canada (British Columbia).
Spend a year developing yourself—discover your deeper purpose and share your life and gifts in a thriving intentional community with Camphill! Live-in Volunteers grow faster than they imagined possible, build deep, lasting relationships, and develop practical and creative skills that open doors for the rest of their lives. Begin to master new skills and carry them forward into your future. Biodynamic farming. Artisan baking. Woodworking. Leadership and cooperative collaboration. Mindfulness. Through a mix of structured training and hands-on practice under the guidance of mentors, you dive right in, and by the end of your year, you're not only comfortable with them, but you’re also leading others in learning. In addition to college loan support program, the community ensures that every volunteer's basic living needs are covered. This means you receive a monthly stipend, a private room in a beautiful environment, wholesome, mostly organic meals, medical insurance, and other essentials—from toiletries to use of community cars.
Camphill Is Actively Welcoming Live-In Volunteers! Apply for one of the 125 volunteer spots with start dates throughout the year and share your gifts in one of Camphill's 15 sustainable communities. Learn more about the volunteer experience and explore current positions here.
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