Do you love the outdoors? Enjoy working with people? Believe in empowering others and building community through outdoor education? Then you might be a great fit for our Volunteer Instructor Program (VIP). Formed as a response to former students who wanted to come back to class and help others along their journey, the VIP Program is a great way to be part of the SARCRAFT mission. 

Here are some of the opportunties you’ll gain:

• The chance to learn for free and hone your skills through teaching others
• Opportunities to connect with like-minded people
• Deep discounts on gear and courses
• Tons of free SARCRAFT swag – shirts, stickers, patches, etc.
• Mileage reimbursement for your teaching days
• A proven track to become a paid instructor teaching for SARCRAFT

Interested? Here are the requirements: 

• Be in reasonably good physical condition (able to comfortably traverse all parts of the property while wearing a light daypack)
• Clean criminal history and good moral character
• Positive attitude and winner’s mentality
• Have attended at least one, ideally two or more SARCRAFT classes since May 2021
• Basic level of outdoor skills

• Helping with either ONE weekend-length Core class, TWO one-day Essentials classes, or THREE Sunday Afternoon Session classes per quarter
• Job responsibilities may include one or more of the following…
• Assistant instructor: Helping reinforce concepts and make sure students are staying on track, and getting hands-on experience
• Camp host: Helping w/setup and takedown, welcoming and signing students in, prepping materials for Lead Instructor
• Camp cook: Helping to prep, cook, and serve meals
• Photographer: Take quality photos and videos of class events (must provide examples of work to be considered for this role)