College Outdoors Worker Application

College Outdoors Student Worker Application

Thanks for your interest in working at College Outdoors. Please fill in the form below, and hit Submit when you are done. Note: There is no way to save your application while it is in process, so be sure that you have time to do the entire application now! If you have a resume on your computer to compliment your application, feel free to email it to us at outdoors@lclark.edu.

This application should take at least 20-30 minutes.

Personal Info First name: Last name:
Email:
Phone: MSC:

Your Year at LC
First-Year Sophomore Junior Senior+
Academic Major (if decided):
Your Credit Hours This Semester: Your Current GPA (or high school GPA):
Amount of Work/Study Available to You (if any):

Activities & Academics We are looking for staff that can work at least 6 hours per week (if you are on Work-Study). Non-work study people may in some cases need to work less than this, due to our budget.

1) Can you realistically do this with your academic schedule, and other clubs or organizations with which you plan to be involved?

2) What activities, besides College Outdoors, will you be involved in this year? (crew, club sports, varsity sports, research projects, other clubs, Resident Assistant, campus restaurant manager, etc.)

3) What position or job do you plan to have in each of those organizations, and how many hours per week does it involve?

4) Do you plan to go on an overseas study program this year? Next year? If so, which program and which semester(s)?

5) Please briefly explain why you want to work at College Outdoors.

Schedule Please indicate what hours you would be available to work for College Outdoors, either in the office or in our equipment warehouse.

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CO Gear Checkout
Working on the College Outdoors student staff does not, unfortunately, entitle you to use of the program's gear for personal trips at no cost. Trip leaders and assistant leaders may use the gear under certain conditions-- generally for scouting trip areas and improving their skills to lead certain trips. The leaders who use equipment are also expected to give something back to the program in return, such as teaching clinics for free, doing volunteer work days to repair gear for us, and similar contributions.

Please initial if you understand this agreement:

Office Questions Please list experience with computers and knowledge of software, i.e. e-mail and the Internet, MSWord, Pagemaker, Microsoft Works, Excel, FileMaker Pro, and HTML.

Warehouse and Vehicle Questions Have you previously worked in the outdoor industry? Which organization, what was your role and what did you learn?

Would you be able to be cleared to drive school vehicles (that means you have no tickets or accidents in the past 3 years on your record)? Parking tickets don’t count-- just moving violations, like speeding, reckless driving, etc.

What types of vehicles have you driven? What is the biggest vehicle you have driven? How much have you driven them?

Do you have any experience repairing or doing maintenance on vehicles or trailers?

Previous Experience Describe your past experience in environmental education, environmental issues, community service projects, or outdoor pursuits on or off-campus.

List any activities or jobs that would apply to this job, volunteer or paid.

Describe any additional outdoor experience. For example-- trips or training with N.O.L.S. (National Outdoor Leadership School), Outward Bound, College Outdoors trips you have been on, Scouts, etc.

If you could name your passion or life motivation, what would it be?

Employment History Please list your past 3 to 4 employers or supervisors (for paid as well as volunteer positions). List what company or non-profit group your supervisor worked for next to their name and phone number. (To check references, we need the name of your immediate supervisor in the previous jobs and her/his phone number.)

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Last Question! If you participated on a new student trip, or other College Outdoor trips, can you remember which one(s), and what year(s)?

THANKS for your application! Hit the Submit button below to email it to us. We'll forward a copy to you, so you know what you wrote. If you'd like to change anything on your application, please let us know as soon as possible. We will contact you soon. Have a great day!

Note: There is no way to save your application while it is in process, so be sure that you have time to do the entire application now!