Working with Glacier Peak Institute is a unique opportunity to work in outdoor education and recreation in a beautiful mountain community! Enveloped in the heart of the Cascade Mountains, Glacier Peak Institute (GPI) empowers youth, community, and ecosystems to prosper and cultivate a shared resilient future through action-based outdoor education. GPI provides STrEaMs based education to rural youth (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math experienced through recreation and art to gain skills) as well as having and operating a youth forestry crew.

Interns should be passionate about empowering at-risk youth, and willing to serve both directly and behind the scenes. These positions are vital to our capacity as we are a very small non-profit serving in an under resourced community. Our internship program is designed to provide valuable professional and personal experiences.

Dates: Beginning May/June and ending in August/September.

Interviews: Starting ASAP and ongoing until position is filled

Supervisors: GPI Executive Director, and GPI AmeriCorps

Essential Responsibilities:

• Write and prepare grant application materials
• Research potential funding sources
• Implement marketing strategies and create outreach materials
• Film and collect media for marketing and social media purposes
• Editing and producing source material for marketing purposes
• Assist in the coordination of fundraising and outreach coordination
• Connect volunteers and businesses with service and grant opportunities
• Facilitate and participate in youth programs focused on STEM, outdoor crew recreation, and environmental education

Responsibilities: 

• Plan, coordinate and facilitate youth programs focused on STEM, outdoor recreation, and environmental education
• Assist in critiquing and revising existing programming
• Manage, coordinate, and recruit volunteers
• Maintain, log, and organize donations and gear
• Assist in grant writing and fundraising campaigns
• Update and manage social media accounts
• Plan, coordinate, and participate in community outreach events
• Assist in ensuring compliance with COVID-19 protocols during programs
• Maintain safety of participants and staff at all times during activities
• Drive GPI vehicles for event and program needs. Load, unload, and operate
  recreational equipment as needed for the program
• Store and care for equipment and vehicles to ensure they are safe and reliable for current and future programs
• Assist with compiling information, and keeping necessary paperwork up to date
• Be on time and prepared for events
• Be a positive representative and promoter of GPI and WSU, events, and activities in our community
• Other duties as identified

Qualifications, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Must be willing to adhere to GPI COVID-19 protocols
• Ability to work closely with people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines
• Ability to work independently with little supervision as well as collaboratively with your supervising AmeriCorps VISTA
• Ability to be flexible, creative and positive in a variety of situations
• Commitment to a positive, fun and team-oriented working environment
• Ability to receive feedback, and provide constructive feedback to peers
• Has experience and a passion for outdoor recreation, and experiential learning
• Ability to share living quarters with other interns
• Understanding that work hours may go beyond or outside of a typical eight hour day

Benefits: 

• Access to recreation gear (such as boots, rain gear, fishing equipment, climbing gear, etc)
• Summer/Community events: Darrington Bluegrass Festival, Summer Meltdown