Instructor - Liberal Arts jobs in Springfield, OR

At Caldera, we believe in the power of creativity. Our mission is to inspire and support youth from underserved rural and urban communities by awakening the potential of their creative voice. We do this through a unique fusion of art, environment and mentorship. Our Youth Program provides students from Portland and Central Oregon with long-term relationships with caring adults, which nurtures individual creativity, beginning in sixth grade and continuing into young adulthood.

During the summer, Caldera hires for a variety of positions to support our Discovery and Immersion overnights at the Arts Center. Positions include:

• Challenge Course
• Head Chef
• Kitchen Assistant
• Sous Chef
• Health Director
• Environmental Educator
• Environmental Assistant
• Junior Advocate
• Youth Advocate
• Camp Artistic Manager
• Artist Assistant
• Teaching Artist
• Logistics Assistant
• Connect Facilitator

Compensation:

• Salary/Rate of Pay is by the day, depending on position, with 1% increase for each year of experience working at Camp Caldera (not to exceed 7%)
• Room and board provided during days with programming; room only during non-programming days. A light dinner will be provided on staff arrival days. Brunch is served on the last day of each session.

Location: This is a seasonal position at our Arts Center-31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 97756 (transportation not provided)

You'll be able to choose one or more sessions:

• Discovery 1 (Middle School) session July 1-8
• Discovery 2 session July 12-19
• Immersion 1 (High School) session July 23-Aug 1
• Immersion 2 session Aug 5-13

Sample Daily Schedule:

8:00 Breakfast

8:40 Community Circle

9:30-12:25 Break

12:25 Kitchen Prep

12:30 Lunch

1:20 Staff Meeting

2:00 Class Prep

3:10-6:20 Assist in Classes

6:30 Dinner

7:45 Capture the Flag or Other Evening Activity

8:45 Campfire

10:30-11:30 Night Duty (once per session)

Equity & Inclusion

We recognize that Caldera communities face many societal inequities. We recognize the history and ongoing impacts of racism in our country, state, and institutions. We acknowledge that we will always have room to grow as an organization and as individuals in our understanding of racism and oppression. We commit to continually examining our role in both perpetuating and combating institutional racism. We also commit to ongoing alignment of our policies and practices to advance racial equity, inclusion, and freedom of expression.

We commit to integrating equity and inclusion into all areas of our work to better serve our mission; when we do, we get closer to the world that we want for our youth. To ensure our own accountability, we will 1) seek deeper relationships with and feedback from our larger community; 2) use our Equity Plan to guide ongoing work; and 3) apply our Equity Lens to decision-making. We will also seek inspiration from artistic and cultural traditions.

Caldera is an equal opportunity employer encouraging applicants of all backgrounds and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

We encourage people of color and Caldera community members to apply.

For more information about specific summer positions and to apply go to the online application.

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