Outdoor Trip Leader

Title: Outdoor Trip Leader

Dates: June 12, 2024 - August 13, 2024

Locations: US, Europe, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico

Salary: $2,500-3,000 plus food, housing, and intra-summer travel costs included.

Minimum Qualifications:  Applicants must be at least 20 years old by mid-June, 2024. Select Trip Leader positions are restricted to those 21 years old and older with a valid driver’s license.

About this Position: Positions are available to lead hiking, backpacking, cycle-touring, community service, writing, photography, and Spanish-language programs, which includes a variety of work environments ranging from camping in remote wilderness settings to indoor front country accommodations. In any setting, trip leaders must serve as excellent role models while fostering an atmosphere that is safe and welcoming to bring out the best in each student. Excellent decision-making, adaptability, risk management skills, and the ability to work effectively in a shared leadership position are absolutely necessary. Previous experience working with youth and in leadership positions is also required. Trip-specific technical skills and experience (e.g. backpacking, bike touring, etc.) are encouraged but not required. 

About Apogee

Apogee offers summer outdoor adventure programs to teenagers. We provide students with well-designed hiking, biking, community service, writing, photography, and language programs varying in length from one to six weeks in spectacular locations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. Other activities include sea kayaking, surfing, snorkeling, stand-up paddle boarding, ice climbing, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting.

We travel in small, supportive, co-ed groups led by dynamic, responsible, and well-trained leaders. In this environment, Apogee’s primary goals are for students to experience a strong sense of community, build their confidence, and gain a greater appreciation for the outdoors. Working together with their group, students will push themselves - physically, socially, and emotionally - to learn about themselves and achieve new heights.

We want our students to return home with a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence that carries over into all aspects of life - and we strive for our staff to gain as much from these experiences as our students.