The Program Director is an exceptional leader who supports our mission to build resilience through outdoor adventure. The Program Director has a deep understanding of trauma informed care principles, a passion for outdoor adventure, and will lead our program team while relentlessly pursuing quality improvement of our programs. The program director has a heart that aligns with our mission, sets the tone for camp and all programming with a caring, supportive, attentive, and encouraging presence. The program director represents Life Adventure Center with community partners and at community events with a professional presence.

The Program Director serves as the primary liaison with the leadership of participant groups to ensure appropriate creation, implementation and evaluation of programs. They will have direct supervision of program team members including recruitment, retention, evaluation, coaching, active listening and support for these key program delivery roles.

As with all positions at LAC, this position extends beyond work as a role model to youth in our community, especially regarding trauma-informed care, growth mindset, respect, communication, leadership and teamwork-values promoted in our programming.

Compensation: $55,000-80,000/year based on experience, skills and education. Excellent benefits include generous PTO, health insurance, 403(b) with up to 5% employer match contribution, flexible hours and an office located on a spectacular 575-acre, natural preserve.

The full posting with job duties and responsibilities, expectations and qualifications  is available here: Program Director 2022

To apply, please email apply@lifeadventurecenter.org with cover letter, resume, and three professional references and “Program Director” in the subject line. Review of applicants will begin August 15^th, with a target start date of early October.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every requirement. At LAC, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but don’t perfectly meet each requirement, we hope you apply anyway. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles.

The Program Facilitator is a positive team player who supports our mission to build resilience through outdoor adventure by facilitation of programs with our participants. The program facilitator helps set the tone for camp and all programming with a caring, supportive, attentive, and encouraging presence. The program facilitator focuses not only on the highest level of physical safety of the element, but also the emotional safety of the participant and group. The program facilitator is a curious learner, an excellent communicator and has a heart that aligns with our mission.

Program Facilitators complete pre-program tasks including but not limited to the facility readiness, physically set up elements, review program plan, review group goals, and readiness to warmly welcome group upon arrival. They facilitate programs utilizing a trauma informed approach and being attentive to the participant while mindful of group dynamics, and empower, encourage, and celebrate participant growth through role modeling, group facilitation, unconditional positive regard, and trauma-informed language. Program Facilitators also complete post-program tasks including but not limited to the proper return of equipment, physical sites returned to pre-program status, photos processed, consent forms processed, and debriefing with program team always looking toward quality improvement and ways we can do better.

Compensation: $28,000-$42,000/year based on experience, skills and education. Excellent benefits include generous PTO, health insurance, 403(b) with up to 5% employer match contribution, flexible hours, and an office located on a spectacular 575-acre, natural preserve.

The full posting with job duties and responsibilities, expectations and qualifications  is available here: Program Facilitator 2022

To apply, please email apply@lifeadventurecenter.org with cover letter, resume, and three professional references and “Program Facilitator” in the subject line. Review of applicants will begin August 15^th, with a target start date of early October.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every requirement. At LAC, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but don’t perfectly meet each requirement, we hope you apply anyway. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles.

The Part-Time Program Facilitators are positive team player who support our mission to build resilience through outdoor adventure by facilitation of programs with our participants. They help set the tone for camp and all programming with a caring, supportive, attentive, and encouraging presence. The program facilitators focus not only on the highest level of physical safety of the element, but also the emotional safety of the participant and group. The program facilitators are curious learners, excellent communicators and have hearts that align with our mission.

Program Facilitators complete pre-program tasks including but not limited to the facility readiness, physically set up elements, review program plan, review group goals, and readiness to warmly welcome group upon arrival. They facilitate programs utilizing a trauma informed approach and being attentive to the participant while mindful of group dynamics, and empower, encourage, and celebrate participant growth through role modeling, group facilitation, unconditional positive regard, and trauma-informed language. Program Facilitators also complete post-program tasks including but not limited to the proper return of equipment, physical sites returned to pre-program status, photos processed, consent forms processed, and debriefing with program team always looking toward quality improvement and ways we can do better.

Compensation: $12-$18/hour based on experience, skills, and education. This position has a flexible schedule that varies with an average of 5-15 hours per week, in our beautiful natural setting on 575 acres.

The full posting with job duties and responsibilities, expectations and qualifications is available here: Part Time Program Facilitator 2022

To apply, please email apply@lifeadventurecenter.org with a resume and three professional references and “Part-Time Program Facilitator” in the subject line. Review of applicants will begin August 15^th, with a target start date of early October.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every requirement. At LAC, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but don’t perfectly meet each requirement, we hope you apply anyway. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles.

The VISTA Engagement and Stewardship Coordinator will help build the capacity of Life Adventure by helping us grow our fundraising pipeline and increase the frequency we communicate with potential donors and community partners; ensure Life Adventure Center can continue to provide our programming at a free or reduced cost by researching grants and assisting with grant applications and grant stewardship; and help our community learn about the work we do at Life Adventure Center to build awareness for our mission through special events and updating our donor database.

Job duties and responsibilities (other duties may be assigned):

• Attend sessions with participants including camps and retreats and take pictures and videos of activities and confirm video/picture release of those being photographed.
• Develop a social media and outreach marketing plan for our fall and spring giving weeks, and prepare marketing materials for same
• Create stewardship materials to keep donors (individuals, corporate, and foundation) updated about the impact of their donations.
• Research new and existing grant opportunities, highlighting potential impact and most promising opportunities.
• Review current grant reporting requirements and develop protocols around collecting information needed for grant reporting from program staff and others.
• Develop materials for potential grantors to help tell the story of Life Adventure Center, and the impact of our work.
• Develop in-person or virtual events to share with our community about the work we do at Life Adventure Center, and the impact we are having on the Central Kentucky community.
• Produce materials with the help of LAC Staff to share with community members during public
  facing events like our golf scrambles, donor volunteer events, community festivals and more.
• Develop protocols around keeping our donor database updated, and help clean up donor
  records to assist with institutional knowledge being retained to help the organization continue to grow.
• As with all positions at LAC, this position extends beyond work as a role model to youth in our community, especially with regard to trauma-informed care, growth mindset, respect, communication, leadership and teamwork-values promoted in our programming.
• Provides services in manner that respects individual dignity and cultural heritage.

Americorps members receive: a modest living stipend, money for college or trade school, professional development, Loan deferment and interest forbearance, and more. For more information, please visit: https://www.americorps.gov/serve/what-to-expect

Application Process: All VISTA applicants must submit a resume & cover letter to laurel@lifeadventurecenter.org (please cc: vista@plantory.org) and also apply on my.americorps.gov site

Full Job Description available here: VISTA Engagement and Stewardship Coordinator Description