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Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program is hiring! There are part-time and full-time summer positions (including occasional evenings and weekends) available running from early/mid-June to mid/late-August, reporting to CAYSP’s Program Director. For more information on the employment opportunities, please contact us via caysp@camdenyachtclub.org
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Our instructors plan instructional and experiential activities to help every camper learn and enjoy boating in all its forms. At CAYSP, sensitive and dynamic leadership is necessary to provide youngsters the opportunity to grow, learn to positively relate to others, establish life-long values, and increase their appreciation of the natural world. To be a successful applicant, you must enjoy working with children of all backgrounds and be passionate about operating outdoors and engaging campers ages 5 – 17. With the support of management, you will plan a wide range of activities and programs throughout the summer.
Job Accountabilities
• Provide sailing instruction to children ages 5-17, with different levels of sailing instruction for different ages and experiences.
• Introductory to intermediate sailing and seamanship instruction in the morning in Optimists, 420s, Sail Cubes, and Quests.
• Intermediate sailing in the afternoon with our 420s and Optis.
• Occasional weeknight club and community development activities.
• Occasional weekend Race Committee duties.
• General maintenance on boats and around the club when classes are not in session.
Competitive hourly wage depends on level of experience and relevant
certifications.
Preferred Qualifications
CAYSP has a summer 2023 position open for race coach for our
C420 and Opti race team. The team practices weekdays in Camden Harbor and Penobscot Bay and travels to approximately 4-8 local and regional regattas during the season. Applicants must have a strong background in 420 racing and coaching.
Job Accountabilities
• Lesson planning, training, and practice for a team of 4-12
students.
• Regatta preparation and support including travel to all regattas.
• Build and develop individual and team strategies, sailing, and
racing skills.
• Fostering both Corinthian and team spirit, individual motivation, determination, self-sufficiency, and organization.
• Teach the importance of preparation and practice and regattas including optimal boat tuning.
• Lead dynamic and purposeful sessions on the water that
include effective land and water drills and daily debriefs.
• Facilitate individual and team goal setting.
• Encourage respectful and constructive relationships with students and their families.
Required Qualifications
Weekly requirements are typically Monday
through Friday from 8:00am - 4:15pm, except when traveling to regional
regattas. Overtime and travel expenses will be compensated. A driver's license
and towing experience would be advantageous but not a requirement.
Competitive hourly wage depends on level of experience and relevant certifications.
Our Land & Sea instructors are charged with significant
responsibility. Applicants should be adaptable and knowledgeable in general seamanship and have the skills to create and execute effective and fun lesson plans, maintain safe practices and above all, have a genuine passion for teaching kids.
Job Accountabilities
• Independently responsible for the teaching and safety of up to six 8- to 13-year-old students on and off the water.
• Provide a supportive learning environment to help learners
develop inner-strength, self-confidence, and technical skills.
• Give students the opportunity to learn and play in Camden Harbor and surrounding coastal islands while focusing on team building and STEAM activities such as navigation, marine ecology, anchoring, knot tying, arts-and-crafts, tides, seamanship, maneuvering boats, plant identification, scavenger hunts, etc.
Required Qualifications
Competitive
hourly wage depends on level of experience and relevant certifications.
Interested applicants should upload a letter of interest and resume with references. Please feel free to contact the Program Director at
caysp@camdenyachtclub.org with any additional questions.
This is a great opportunity for someone that wants to fit
some extra paying hours into their schedule. CYC needs someone to come once a
day and clean. Preferably this would be in the early morning. This person would
also be responsible to clean after a rental or event. For more information about
the position and pay, call Kristi at 207-236-7033 or send an email of interest
to
kristi@camdenyachtclub.org
Contact Us
Emergency Numbers
Camden Police, Ambulance, Fire: 911
U.S. Coast Guard Rockland:
207 596-6666
VHF Channel 16
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