Posted 2 months ago
Program Coordinator Recreational Activities
@ Strathcona Park Lodge & Outdoor Education Centre
Campbell River, British Columbia
Overview
Strathcona Park Lodge & Outdoor Education Centre is hiring a full-time Program Coordinator for recreational activities. The role plans and manages custom outdoor education programs for client groups, coordinates logistics and instructors, and supervises field staff. The posting states full season availability and a criminal record check.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and manage outdoor education programming for client groups
- Write weekly activity schedules and coordinate group logistics
- Collect and communicate medical information
- Schedule transportation and drive groups to program locations
- Assist with instructor training, mentoring and program outreach
Requirements summary:
- Outdoor education or adventure tourism experience
- Current Wilderness First Aid certificate (80+ hours)
- CPR C certification, kept current
- Driver's licence with clean driver's abstract
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- French is an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-22
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-11
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Seasonal | Yes |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Wilderness First Aid, CPR C |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Newcomers to Canada |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Outdoor education, Recreation, Adventure tourism |
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Strathcona Park Lodge & Outdoor Education Centre
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
The program coordinator stays in close communication with our client groups to design, plan, prepare and manage the outdoor education programming at Strathcona Park Lodge and ensures quality program delivery.
Salary: bi-weekly, $2520
Candidate Attributes: You believe in the value of experiential education and have the ability to deepen this belief in our program instructors. You are committed to working closely with teachers and group facilitators in planning custom outdoor education programs at Strathcona Park Lodge.
You are highly self motivated, bring a proactive mindset and thrive on figuring out the wide range of details and logistics to be taken into consideration when facilitating outdoor programs. Our environment is dynamic, so a positive attitude towards change and the unexpected is crucial. You work in collaboration with your colleagues and you take initiative.
The ideal candidate has experience in planning and facilitating outdoor education programs. In addition to the wide range of administrative responsibilities you enjoy supervising courses and field staff to ensure quality training and programming. As a part of our management team, you actively support and role model Strathcona Park Lodge’s vision, mission and values in your work and as a community member.
Responsibilities - completed in collaboration with Managers within the Program Team:
Email and phone correspondence with group leaders/organizers
Writing weekly activity schedules for groups
Planning and communicating the logistics for each group (meal numbers, invoicing, updating forms, floor plans, etc)
Collecting and communicating medical information
Commercial land-use reporting
Transportation scheduling, driving groups to program locations
Assist with instructor training, mentoring and shadowing
Lead outdoor programs as required
Summer programs planning/development
Program outreach
Conduct meetings with instructors and clients
Represent schools and groups in management meetings and on professional and community issues
Qualifications/Competencies:
Current 80+ hour Wilderness First Aid certificate
CPR C (mandatory minimum, must be current for the duration of employment)
Driver’s license and clean driver’s abstract
Certification or diploma/degree in a related discipline
Outdoor education and/or adventure tourism experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including written and verbal
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace programs, and email and internet applications
Problem solving, multi-tasking, team building, ethics
Fluency in French is an asset
Reports to: Managing Director
We are open to applicants from indigenous communities and newcomers to Canada with a valid work permit.
Conditions:
Successful completion of criminal record check and legal entitlement to work in Canada.
Full season availability
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