Sup II - Superior Adventures Lead

• Currently enrolled student at UW-Superior in good academic standing

• Experience working with outdoor adventure programming

• Experience planning, leading, and evaluating wilderness trips (day trip and multiday expeditions)

• Excellent people, communication, customer service, and organization skills

• Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to lead and facilitate required meetings and trainings

• Technical knowledge, ability to teach, and evaluate a wide variety of outdoor skills

• Ability to work with all ages of all populations in a variety of group sizes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has or is willing to obtain CPR, WFR or WFA, PCIA/AMGA, LNT, and ACA Certifications

• Experience with Fusion software, and Canva (or other digital design software)

• Hire, train and develop, supervise, schedule, and evaluate Superior Adventures and Climbing Wall staff

• Assist in the daily operations, design, implementation, and evaluation of all programming areas, which includes, but is not limited to, outdoor gear rentals, outdoor skill clinics, and wilderness trips

• Assist with promoting wilderness trips, rentals, clinics, and climbing wall

• Coordinate communication for students, professional staff, facilities staff, participants, external users, and community members about programs

• Assist in decisions involving disciplinary action to program supervisors, student staff, and/or participants as necessary

• Assist in the development, implementation, enforcement, and evaluation of program policies and procedures

• Oversee and manage equipment inventory and equipment maintenance; including gear retirement and replacement

• Serve as an active member of the Campus Recreation Leadership Team

• Participate in staff development activities sponsored by UWS, Division of Student Affairs, and/or the Department of Campus Recreation

• Other duties as assigned

Student Supervisor, Level 2.$14.00/hour.

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