goat (Great Outdoor Adventure Trips)

2012 Internships

Working under the supervision of our program staff and program coordinator, our summer programs interns basically serve in two different capacities. Every summer intern will lead about three trips a week. They will lead various types of trips, including rock climbing, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, day hiking, and backpacking trips. Interns may also be responsible for taking care of gear, preparing food and/or transportation, guiding trips, providing support and guidance for volunteer guides, and teaching various Bible lessons. All interns will definitely be responsible for building relationships with the youth on our trips.

Interns will also each have different specific responsibilities outside of trips. These roles include a communications intern, a visual media intern, and an administrative intern. All interns will lead trips, and then each will fill one of these three positions. Descriptions for each of these positions are listed below.

Interns are required to have a relationship with Jesus Christ and a desire to love kids. All Interns will be trained in First Aid and CPR and will also go through rafting, climbing, backpacking and mountain biking guide training by GOAT staff. Prior experience in any of these areas is preferred. This position requires being physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit to work with all risk levels of middle school and high school students as well as the ability to deal with and manage emergencies. The intern should be a self-starter who has the passion and ability to work diligently towards accomplishing the mission of GOAT. The internship requires a 40-hour per week commitment from May 15- August 15 of 2011, which includes minimal required hours in May for guide training.

All Summer Interns will be responsible for:

• 3-4 days/week of field work, which includes rafting, rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking and backpacking
• Preparing food, gear and transportation prior to trips; cleaning food items, gear and transportation after each trip
• Preparing and teaching Bible studies and leading devotionals for participants on trips
• Accountable for all equipment used and maintaining individual gear logs

Specific Roles:

• Communications Intern
  Preferred skills: writing, design, story telling, creativity
  Responsibilities: assisting GOAT administrative staff with updating the GOAT blog and other social media outlets, weekly e-articles, 1-2 newsletters during 10 week summer program
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  Visual media Intern
  Preferred skills: videography, photography, video and/or photo editing Responsibilities: assisting program staff with filming, editing and producing a promotional video for GOAT summer outreach program; photo editing for promotional and media outlets; organizing photos; getting photos to groups
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  Administrative Intern Preferred skills: organization, self-starting, creativity Responsibilities: assisting GOAT staff with organizing and stocking food for trips, maintaining guide calendar, correspondence with group leaders and group follow up

Still interested? If this sounds like you, let's do this! Once you've finished the application, give us a call. We'd love to hang out with you and see if you're a good fit for the team.