JOIN OUR STAFF COMMUNITY

Who we are:
The Kroka staff community is a diverse group of people from all ages and backgrounds who share a commitment to live simply and purposefully while working together to share our skills, knowledge, and values in a transformative way through high-quality outdoor education programs.

What we do:
Summer Program Leaders teach week-long wilderness adventure programs for children that are usually focused around specific skills for specific age groups. Semester Program Staff teach a group of 12 young-adults for a 4-6 month period in our residential and wilderness expeditionary learning semester. Local School Group Teachers teach one-day programs to classes from local schools at our base camp in Marlow. Contracted School Group staff lead week-long paddling and hiking expeditions for teachers and their students throughout the United States. All staff share in the daily chores of caring for our base camp farm and village.

What we offer:
Our teachers are paid well for their work, with a pay scale based on skills, experience, and longevity. Room and board are provided, as well as ongoing travel and training opportunities. We often work very hard for many long hours day after day. We know that we are making a positive difference in the world - and we give ourselves fully to this vocation. The biggest part of our compensation is the change we see in our student's eyes at the end of a program.

What we require:

• maturity, personal integrity, and a strong work ethic
• experience, interest, and enthusiasm for teaching children of all ages
• training and experience with outdoor leadership, including wilderness expeditions
• some experience with adventure skills (rock climbing, paddling)
• familiarity with or training in Waldorf educational philosophies
• significant life experience in farming, homesteading, practical crafts, and traditional wilderness living skills

If you have these particular qualities and experiences, we would like to meet you. Please first carefully read the materials published on our website at www.kroka.org and then (if you are still interested) you could send your resume with a letter to office@kroka.org, or stop by to visit our base camp in Marlow.

Each year we host a "Prospective Staff Weekend", which serves as an introduction to Kroka's history, mission, and vision, and includes a tour of our base camp facilities as well as an overnight hiking and camping trip in our local wilderness area. You will enjoy getting first-hand experience of Kroka's curriculum and way of life, and we will get to know you in a more relaxed way than a traditional job interview. Consider joining us on the next trip weekend, which will be Friday September 11 through Sunday September 13, 2009. Contact office@kroka.org to register.