Ropes Course & Climbing Instructor

Are you ready to take your passion for adventure to new heights? Camp Nor'wester is seeking Ropes Course & Climbing Instructors to join our Ropes Team this summer! As an Instructor, you'll be at the forefront of our challenge course and climbing wall operations, where we guide campers ages 9-16 through high and low ropes elements, rock climbing adventures, and team-building games. With our four-week long sessions, you'll have the opportunity to watch campers grow and develop their skills as they come back to the departments multiple times! We also run an extensive outcamp trip program, including rock climbing trips to sites around Washington. 

Safety is our top priority, which is why the Ropes Team undergoes rigorous paid on-site training in equipment usage and group facilitation. Applicants should have some experience in rock climbing, ropes courses, group facilitation and/or belaying, but we are also ready to work with an excited applicant with limited experience.

As a department staff, this position also involves staffing outcamp overnights and potentially longer trips, contributing to a camper unit, and supervising campers during non-department activities including meals, evening activities, and nighttime coverage. As with all department staff at Nor'wester, the Ropes Team are a residential staff, assigned to live in a camper unit, in a tent shared with other staff members, and included unit supervision responsibilities.

Dates: 06/06/2025 - 08/21/2025 (with the option to extend to 08/27)

Housing: Shared on-site accommodation (canvas tent)