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Position: Community Adventure Program (CAP) Instructor
Location: Angevine Middle School – Lafayette, CO
Status: Part-Time Non-Exempt, eligible for overtime (varies: 15 hours/week minimum)
Compensation: $20-$27 depending on experience, see incentive structure below for details
To Apply: Please fill out our application here by June 4th. Interviews will take place the week of June 10-14. If you have any trouble with the application, please send your application to Chelsea@CottonwoodInstitute.org.
About Cottonwood Institute
Cottonwood Institute (CI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to connect middle and high school students to nature and inspire them to protect it. CI partners with local middle schools, high schools, and youth organizations to offer programs that engage students in environmental education, outdoor skill development, and service learning. We lead programs in Boulder, Denver, and Aurora and trips throughout the Colorado Front Range.
Community Adventure Program (CAP) Instructor Position Description
Cottonwood Institute is looking for an inspired and passionate educator to teach our CAP Class, an innovative elective that blends service learning, community building, environmental and outdoor education. During CAP, students develop outdoor skills and connect with themselves, each other, and the natural world on field days and overnight camping trips. Students also explore solutions to local environmental issues, choose a challenge to address as a class, and collaborate with local organizations to design and implement a student-directed Action Project in their community. As a CAP Instructor, you will:
We are currently hiring a CAP instructor for our Angevine Middle School partnership. In addition to the program times listed below, CAP Instructors will have two paid hours of planning time for each paid hour of class time.
Program Days: Classes 5 days per week, Monday-Friday, with 1 field day & 1 overnight per semester
Class Times: TBD, 45 minute class periods
Contract Length: August 1, 2024 – May 23, 2025
Anticipated hours per week: ~15 hours per week, with additional paid hours for trips, trainings & other duties
About Angevine Middle School
Angevine Middle School is a public middle school in Lafayette, CO serving 660 students in grades 6-8. Cottonwood Institute has been partnering with Angevine for nearly 8 years, and has a long history of successfully offering CAP class. Angevine student demographics include: 44% free and reduced lunch rates; 38% Hispanic; 1% Black/African American; 53% white; and 3% Asian American, Indian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
Compensation: This is a variable hour, non-exempt position. We are committed to providing a thrive-able wage for our staff, and we reevaluate our compensation structure regularly. Every instructor starts as a Level 1 Instructor at a base hourly rate of $20 per hour, with additional compensation for the incentives below.
CI pays for all time directly working with students during field programs, and employees are eligible for overtime at time and a half for more than 12 consecutive hours and for more than 40 hours in a work week. Other perks include:
Benefits: All CI employees are eligible for Sick Leave benefits in accordance with the Families and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) of Colorado. Employees are eligible for Worker’s Compensation if they are injured while leading a program.
Required Competencies: Skills and orientations that we feel are necessary for success as a CAP instructor
Interpersonal Skills
Educational Skills
Outdoor Trip Leading/Technical Skills
Preferred Competencies: These are nice-to-haves or things you can learn with us!
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement: Cottonwood Institute (CI) strives to create an inclusive and inspiring environment for all of our students and our staff. We actively value and support folks of every age, race, sex, colors, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, military status, veteran status, political service, or affiliation. We aim to build a staff that reflects the communities we serve. If you are an aspiring outdoor/environmental educator who identifies as a person of color, woman/non-binary, LGBTQIA+, we highly encourage you to apply!
To Apply: Please upload your resume and cover letter to our application from here, or email Chelsea at chelsea@cottonwoodinstitute.org . Interviews will begin and will continue until the position is filled. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
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