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Amazing trips in amazing places need amazing leaders! AAVE is about teenagers, adventure travel, community service, leadership and learning. Venture to the western U.S., Hawaii, Alaska, Costa Rica, South America, Africa, Asia or Europe. Camp, rock climb, mountain bike, sea and river kayak, raft, backpack, surf, ski/snowboard, horseback ride, ice climb, sail, windsurf or study a foreign language. As a trip leader you'll spend 4-9 weeks this summer facilitating group dynamics with 12-16 teens while teaching a broad range of adventure travel skills along with an experienced senior leader. Benefits include a starting salary of $250/week (with substantial monetary increases each year after), paid staff training, food and housing and pro-deals (North Face, Arcteryx, Marmot, Dana Design, Chaco, etc.). Applicants must be at least 21, a college graduate or working towards a degree, CPR and WFR or WFA certified, organized, energized, patient, flexible and of course have a passion to teach teenagers about leadership and adventure travel. For detailed information contact Jenny Turbanic at 800.222.3595 or download the online application.

• Whether venturing to Hawaii or South America (or other unique locales around the world!), AAVE trip leaders get teenagers excited about adventure travel, community service, leadership and learning.

Imagine leading a group of students while backpacking through Yosemite, white water kayaking in British Columbia, surfing on the beaches of Tahiti, rafting jungle rivers in Costa Rica, sailing in the aqua blue waters of Belize, scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, or helping teach English to students in Thailand. With Adventures Cross-Country, summer staff lead mentally and physically challenging adventure travel programs for teenagers all over the world while fostering strong group dynamics. In addition to being an extremely rewarding job, ARCC provides leaders with a ten-day staff training, a competitive salary and living and travel expenses. Staff applications and job descriptions for each leadership position (including field instructors and leadership, blue water, community service and language adventure leaders) are available online. Potential leaders who love working with kids and are charismatic, fun, flexible, enthusiastic and easygoing will thrive in this position. Applicants must be at least 21, and although there is no official application closing date, the summer hiring period runs from October through April.

Get the inside scoop on becoming a summer leader or instructor with Adventures Cross-Country.

• With expertise in team leading, adventure travel and wilderness living, Adventures Cross-Country leaders become role models, instructors and mentors for small groups of students conquering new challenges and experiencing a new way of life in places all over the world.

Through experiential community service projects and teaching internships designed by Global Routes, North American high school, gap year and college students broaden their sense of themselves and the world around them by living and working with people in small, rural communities in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Community development, adventure travel and rural homestays are at the heart of these immersion experiences. Global Routes is currently hiring international leaders for its 2008 summer high school programs. Program leaders co-lead a group of up to 18 high school students on 3, 4 and 5-week programs. Key responsibilities include overseeing in-country travel, food, lodging and activities; managing homestays, service projects and budgets; working with local staff, guides and organizations; and facilitating the growth, development and safety of program participants. In addition to a weekly salary, all living expenses and destination round-trip travel are covered. Applicants must be at least 24 for high school programs, have extensive experience working with students and travel experience in the region where they wish to lead. Spanish language proficiency is necessary for destinations in Latin America. Staff training begins in late June.

• Global Routes leaders engage their teenage or college group in community development, adventure travel and rural homestays throughout the world.

Creating life experiences that spark both physical and intellectual growth, The Road Less Traveled encompasses summer Wilderness Adventure, Service Learning and Global Perspectives programs for young people ages 13-19. Participants have the opportunity to venture to unique and culturally rich spots in the American West, Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, British Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, India, Bhutan, China, Tanzania, Namibia, Norway or Spain. Trip leaders begin their summer with 8 days of paid staff training outside of Denver, Colorado, then guide and engage participants in backpacking, ice and snow mountaineering, rock climbing, biking, kayaking, trekking, white-water rafting, desert hiking, service learning projects and language immersion. Candidates must be at least 21 years of age, WFR or WEMT and CPR certified, have experience working with teenagers and solid wilderness and international travel skills. Spanish and Chinese fluency is required and/or helpful for some programs. Benefits include a salary, living expenses, a stipend towards certifications and the opportunity to work with world-renown and expert guides.

• Adventure travel and service learning your thing? Trip leaders for The Road Less Traveled are selected for their ability to prevent and solve problems in the field, their capacity to relate to and enjoy travelers, and their language, travel and wilderness experience.

Are you ready to be challenged physically, mentally and emotionally? A summer with VISIONS Service Adventures will definitely change the way you look at life! Trip leaders and specialists will serve as mentors for groups of teens (up to 25 teens and 6 staff leaders per program), while combining ambitious community service, intercultural living, and outdoor exploration and adventure. With programs running in July and August, these unique opportunities will take you to places all over North, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Asia. Stipends start at $260 per week with benefits that include housing, meals, and travel to/from the program site. Applicants must be at least 22 years of age and have experience leading and/or teaching teenagers, an interest in, and preferably experience living and learning in cross-cultural settings, and a genuine team player mindset. Standard first aid, CPR, and water safety is required; advanced wilderness safety certifications and carpentry/masonry skills are a plus; and French/Spanish fluency is required for some sites.

• Combining outdoor adventure with community service, a VISIONS Service Adventures team works with locals on a construction project in Ecuador.

Whitewater raft the Colorado River... catch a ball game in San Francisco... build homes in Costa Rica... snowboard the Swiss Alps. Got your attention? Since 1982, Westcoast Connection and 360° Student Travel have been providing 1-6 week summer travel experiences for teenagers across the U.S. (including Hawaii & Alaska), Canada, Europe, Australia, Belize, Costa Rica and South Africa, with programs that focus on outdoor adventure, community service, sports and touring and language development. Providing each tour group the summer of a lifetime, the summer staff consists of a tour director, a lifeguard, and up to five tour leaders and specialists. Duties for all positions include tour member supervision, meal/snack preparation and clean-up, itinerary management, coordination of various sports and programs, and a multitude of other camp counselor-type duties. Lodging, meals, laundry expense, transportation, activities and a weekly stipend of $100-$500 is provided. If you are motivated, hard working, energetic and have experience working with young people, apply online or email staff@westcoastconnection.com for more information!

• Summer staff with Westcoast Connection and 360° Student Travel bring together spirited, warm, zany and tight-knit groups for enriching travel programs throughout the world.

Hike the Spanish Pyrenees, ice climb Alaskan glaciers or sea kayak the Puget Sound—all while helping fantastic groups of teenagers become better leaders, communicators and young adults. Wilderness Ventures runs summer programs that focus on multi-activity backcountry travel. Students (13 to 20) are able to develop leadership, communication and teambuilding skills while experiencing our natural world. Doubling as teacher, facilitator, and mentor, trip leaders introduce small groups to the merits of living simply while participating in backpacking, climbing, canoeing, rafting, biking, mountaineering, kayaking, sailing and service project expeditions in beautiful places across the U.S., and as far away as Australia, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Europe, Fiji, the Galapagos Islands, New Zealand, Peru and Tahiti. Responsibilities include teaching outdoor skills, minimum-impact camping, environmental awareness, outdoor education, and natural and cultural history. Applicants should have experience and an interest in the outdoors, but it is even more important to value working with teenagers. If your goal is to climb the Grand Teton, this is not the job for you. Your goal should be helping teenagers get up the Grand Teton, and helping them to learn about themselves and others at the same time. All applicants must be at least 21 and have valid CPR and Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certifications. A nice wage and all trip expenses are provided. Applications can be downloaded online.

Narrated by students and staff, a Wilderness Ventures story vividly captures the spirit of a typical domestic adventure from arrival day in Jackson Hole to the culminating ascent of the Grand Teton twenty-one days later.

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Does working in the Caribbean sound like a good way to spend your summer? Voyaging throughout the Bahamas, British Virgin, Leeward, Windward and Grenadine Islands, Sail Caribbean leads groups of teenagers from around the globe in adventures that foster growth, instill leadership skills and inspire self-confidence. VOYAGES, their traditional sailing program, coach students to take command of 47-50 foot sailboats and do everything from cooking meals, navigating a course for a night passage, trimming the sails and scrubbing decks. ASHORE education programs offer students and staff to give back to the community and contribute to the conservation efforts of dedicated scientists and activists. Summer staff opportunities include Captains, Mates, Marine Science Instructors, Diving Instructors or Trip Leaders. Activities range from instruction in Sailing or Ecology Curriculum to Land Activities and Group Dynamics. Applicants must have extensive sailing or diving credentials (for VOYAGES) and marine biology or trip leading experience (for ASHORE), along with a strong background in working with teenagers. A full 10 days of intensive training is provided in leadership skills, teaching methods and safety techniques. Aside from positively impacting a teenager's life, benefits include a competitive salary and room and board.

• From dorm life, teaching sailing lessons, facilitating debates on ecology issues, cooking classes with local island chefs, snorkeling trips, hiking through rainforests or turtle tagging—Sail Caribbean staff are involved on every level.

Honduras Divemaster Internships
Spend time on a beautiful Caribbean island and dive on part of the world's second largest coral reef! As a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Gold Palm Resort and National Geographic Award dive center, Subway Watersports provides water adventures on the Bay Islands of Honduras. Divemaster interns will learn how to run a small business operation in a resort atmosphere while training to become a SCUBA diver, with opportunities to become PADI certified—from Advanced Open Water Diver to Divemaster. Ask about continuing your education to Assistant Instructor. Six interns are taken at a time; internships begin on the 1st and 15th of each month for a 4, 6 or 8 week duration. Fees (4 weeks—$1,100; 6 weeks—$1,500 and 8 weeks—$1,900) include instruction, diving, use of equipment, shared lodging in a beach condo and lunch. PADI certifications, training materials and insurance are extra. If you are at least 20 years of age, open minded, positive, flexible, sociable, outdoorsy and love the water, send off an email to internship@subwaywatersports.com for an application.

• Divemaster interns with Subway Watersports learn how to run a small Honduras business while training to become a SCUBA diver.

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