Seasonal Backpacking Trip Leader

Spend your summer building happier people by teaching critical life skills through wilderness experiences.

If you’re passionate about helping others grow, and about growing your own skills in a community of caring and collaborative professionals, Tumbleweed Day Camp has the job for you! We’ll provide the training and tools to hone your skills in teaching, youth development, leadership, problem-solving, communication, and much more. If you care about our mission of building happier people and want to share your knowledge with the leaders of tomorrow, Tumbleweed is the right place.

What You’ll Do Every Day At Camp

  • Build happiness in teenage campers through our wilderness backpacking program.
  • Create a welcoming, safe environment where kids can connect with nature and their community, feel autonomy and master new skills.
  • Teach backpacking, Leave No Trace, and other skills.
  • Collaborate with your coworkers to strengthen each other.
  • Gain real leadership and interpersonal skills you’ll use for the rest of your life, no matter your future career.

What You Need to Know (check out the Job Description for more)

  • Trip Leaders lead three week-long wilderness trips each summer, in Yosemite National Park. Between trips, Trip Leaders work at our day camp in Los Angeles.
  • All positions are temporary, seasonal, full time during the camp season. Expect to work from approximately 8 am through 5 pm, Monday through Friday while at day camp and continuously during trips.
  • Trip Leaders must be at least 21 years old and have a valid drivers license.
  • As a day camp, we do not generally provide housing, meals or transportation. Transportation to and from trips and meals during trips are provided.

Learn more from our Frequently Asked Questions page, and read the attached Job Description for more information on requirements and responsibilities.
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