Summer Assistant Director

Title: Summer Assistant Director

Dates: May 1, 2024 - August 16, 2024 (start date is flexible but preferably no later than May 29)

Location: Brunswick, Maine

Salary: $4,000-6,000 plus food, housing, and intra-summer travel costs included (depending on start date, experience, and other factors)

Minimum Qualifications:  Applicants must be at least 21 years old by mid-June, 2024 and hold a valid driver’s license

About this Position:  Starting several weeks before our summer begins, Summer Assistant Directors will take a more substantive role in facilitating Leader Training, managing trip logistics, communicating with families and other organizations, and troubleshooting on-trip challenges. Previous experience in the outdoor industry, working with students, and an excellent history of problem solving and risk management are preferred. 

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.