LEADER

LADDER

Role

Qualifications

Responsibilities

Benefits
  • LEADER
  • Professional
    • Experience in field

 
  • Clearance by program director
  • Current WFR certification
  • *Details w/in contract
  • Setting communication with ALs/CRs prior to PTM
  • Running &/or coordinating PTM flow & details
  • Pulling group gear and directing ALs/CRs on group gear specifics
  • Planning trip itinerary, teaching plan and flow during trip
  • SAFETY: see checklist
  • Driving
  • Giving critical feedback to help ALs/CRs grow as leaders
  • Coordinate post-trip debrief
  • Post-trip care of group gear
  • Writing PTR
    • paid
    • pro-deals(w/ min. 4 trips led per semester)
    • equipment borrowing for scout trips
    • ASSISTANT LEADER
    • advanced student in PD program

     
    • Minimum 2 trips with College Outdoors in the specific activity
    • Minimum 3 trips as a Coordinator for College Outdoors
    • Understanding of CO system logistics including the gear checkout database, trip files, missed PTM notices, and location of equipment at Sequoia
    • Driver clearance
    • Clear understanding of responsibilities of an Assistant Leader
    • WFR required
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  • Pull trip file, make sure forms complete before or @PTM (meds, releases, PTRs…) trip file from office à PTM à trip
  • Filling out & mailing missed PTM notices
  • Help TL pull group gear
  • Driving
  • Post-trip care of personal equipment
  • Growing from critical feedback given by TL
  • Limited leading opportunities in the field @ leaders discretion
  • Coaching the coordinator in the interest of developing own skills with feedback and CRs skills with leadership
  • In certain rare instances, the AL may be paid when their responsibilities expand outside of those listed here, at the discretion of the program director.
  • May consider pursuing summer job in the outdoor industry (see College Outdoors' Job Resource Center) to gain field experience.
    • unpaid
    • pro-deals (must meet specific requirements of the company)
    • given critical feedback
    • equipment borrowing
    • go on trip for free
    • COORDINATOR
    • beginning student working to move up Leader Ladder
    • Involvement as a participant in one previous CO trip of the same length
    • Some trips require previous experience, some trips do not.
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  • Showing up for everything: PTM, pulling group gear, post-trip debrief
  • PTM gopher
  • Engaged in learning trip process from AL/TL
  • May consider pursuing summer job in the outdoor industry (see College Outdoors' Job Resource Center) to gain field experience.
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    • unpaid
    • given critical feedback
    • go on trip for 1/2 price, counted as a participant