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Do you have a zest for life with a passion for people, travel and the outdoors? Backroads Trip Leaders create legendary experiences for active travelers!

Backroads is actively hiring Trip Leaders for their luxury biking, walking, hiking, and multi-adventure vacations, geared toward groups of families, solos, or couples in destinations around the world. Whether by foot, bicycle, kayak, or raft, Trip Leaders are the catalyst for a fun, interesting, safe, and personally rewarding experience for their group of active travelers. Leaders enrich each trip with their personality, attention to details, and passion for travel and the outdoors, while providing impeccable customer service and sharing their love and knowledge of the area. Trip Prep Specialists are also needed to work behind the scenes in tandem with Trip Leaders to ensure smooth trip logistics (bikes, vans, trailers and trip-related paperwork) before and after each departure.

2027 is going to be HUGE. It's an exciting time to work at Backroads with loads of opportunity! Backroads is now accepting applications for U.S., Canadian and European Trip Leaders and Trip Prep Specialists who can work from April through October 2027 (flex start/end dates). Speaking a foreign language is welcome, but not required.
New hiring and training events are conducted from February through June.

Are you ready to work hard and make a difference? Develop leadership, career, and conservation skills? Connect with new friends? Camp and serve under the big skies of the wild Northern Rockies?

The Montana Conservation Corps focuses on the growth of members, making a positive impact on public lands, and teaching transferable career skills. Crews camp while working on physically demanding and essential natural resource and conservation projects on some of the most breathtaking and remote landscapes in the Northern Rockies and Plains. Projects may encompass trail maintenance and construction, watershed and habitat restoration, invasive plant species management, fuels reduction, native planting, remote backcountry tasks, and more! Crew Leaders go through a leadership development program crafted over two decades to enhance their confidence, resilience, and technical capabilities. Compensation ranges from a bi-weekly living allowance of $1,200–$1,440 and an AmeriCorps education award, with many great benefits (including free health insurance and potential housing options). View member perspectives, see a day in the life, and learn about community at MCC.

MCC is now seeking Crew Leaders for the 2027 season. Work a full 8-month term (February 22nd start) or summer only (May 10th start). Crew member positions will open in mid-December.
Current staff openings includes a Field Coordinator AND Youth Program Coordinator.

Camp for All—the barrier-free camp where campers of all abilities come to DISCOVER LIFE in the lush rolling hills of the Brazos River Valley, Texas.

Are you passionate about helping to enrich the lives of children and young adults living with challenging illnesses or special needs? Camp For All is on the hunt for passionate, fun-loving and bright individuals to help the summer camp team bring smiles, laughter and hope for campers. Program Instructor job tasks include hosting campers, volunteers, guests and groups, teaching a wide variety of program activities, planning and implementing programs in team building & challenge courses, facilitating epic night activities and more! A primo Instructor staff training covers a variety of topics and activities, including Lifeguard certification, challenge courses, team building, fishing, canoeing, archery, nature, sports and photography. Compensation starts at $475/week (with increase for lifeguarding and high ropes course), plus housing, meals when groups are onsite, and WiFi access.

• As Camp For All grows, so do the opportunities to grow your career! Beginning this summer, a second camp facility will open in Chappell Hill, TX and staff will be placed in either location. Currently hiring spring Instructors (Burton location only) AND summer Program Staff members and year-round staff for both locations. View all current job openings here.

When you volunteer with Camphill, you experience a different way to be in the world. Make Camphill part of your story.

Camphill Live-In Volunteers grow faster than they imagine possible, build deep, lasting relationships, and develop practical and creative skills that open doors for the rest of their lives. This is a great chance to master new skills and carry them forward into your future. Biodynamic farming. Artisan baking. Woodworking. Leadership and cooperative collaboration. Mindfulness. Through a mix of structured training and hands-on practice under the guidance of mentors, you dive right in, and by the end of your year, you're not only comfortable with them, but you’re also leading others in learning. In addition to the college loan support program, each community ensures that every volunteer's basic living needs are covered. This means you receive a monthly stipend, a private room in a beautiful environment, wholesome, mostly organic meals, medical coverage, and other essentials—from toiletries to use of community cars.

Spark your potential in 2027! Apply now for one of the 125 paid volunteer spots and share your gifts in one of 15 sustainable communities throughout North America.
When you volunteer with Camphill, you experience a different way to be in the world. Make Camphill part of your story.

Why work with Adventure Treks? Meet the faces of Adventure Treks and take a glimpse into Instructor Orientation.

Ready to change young people’s lives and be part of one of the best student and staff communities in the industry?

Being a Field Instructor at Adventure Treks is a unique and incredible opportunity—seeing students immersed in nature, fostering a community, and building their confidence and leadership on the trail! On each adventure, the two- to six-person Instructor team works together to create fun, growth-oriented, and community-minded experiences, coordinate all aspects of the trip like managing group dynamics, teaching outdoor skills, maintaining equipment, and handling medical issues, and lead activities like backpacking, rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, canoeing, and whitewater kayaking & rafting. Compensation starts at $4,400–$4,600 for the entire summer plus all-inclusive employment (accommodations, meals, outfitted activities…), travel reimbursements, opportunities to work year-round, professional development scholarships, and pro-deal access to hundreds of outdoor brands.

Join the adventure—hiring for summer 2027 is now open! Check out the minimum requirements and apply today!