Working at Guelph Outdoor School means fun, challenging and fulfilling work. GOS is a non-profit, living wage employer working to make nature-based education a viable career path. We offer flexible work schedules with opportunities for full time work, as well as the chance to work with a variety of experienced instructors and staff teams.
GOS nature immersion and mentorship programs are an excellent home for specific professional backgrounds including education, child development, social work, nature -based therapy, and inclusion specialists - to name a few. While a love of the outdoor is important, we also look for people with skills in communication (ASL, indigenous languages), art, music, naturalist knowledge, conflict resolution, and facilitation.
Lived experience is equally valuable to academic and professional experience. Guelph Outdoor School welcomes and strongly encourages people from communities historically underrepresented in nature connection work to apply. This includes Black, Indigenous and people of colour.
Co-Director Position Open
The Guelph Outdoor School is seeking a Co-Director to join our team. This is a director-level position that will work collaboratively with our existing Director of Programs and Development and share responsibility for the organization's overall leadership, sustainability, and integrity.
Together, you will collectively steward the mission, support staff and instructors, ensure program excellence, and guide the organization through its next stage of growth following a transition in founding leadership.
While the existing co-director focuses on the following areas: program quality & pedagogy, training & staff experience, community partnerships, and fundraising; the incoming co-director will focus on systems, financial oversight, non-profit governance, fundraising and grants, and organizational function, growth, and stability.
GOS is currently well staffed. If you would like to be considered for our “Sub List” for occassional fill-in work for our weekly programs, or for our Summer Youth Positions (Canada Summer Jobs for ages 15-30), kindly fill our our Prospective Staff Intake Form Here.
You may not hear back from us right away, but may be contacted as positions open up.