Environmental Traveling Companions

SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Summer 2010

Description of the Agency

ETC is a non-profit, volunteer based organization that provides wilderness and environmental education experiences for people of all abilities, including people with special needs. The organization's primary goal is to provide access to the wilderness to people of all abilities and to promote self-esteem, self-sufficiency, and a greater appreciation for the environment.

Description of Position

Field interns will assist and/or guide whitewater rafting trips and outdoor activities and games, aid in logistical planning, coordination of volunteers, program development, maintenance of the site and repair of equipment.  Our site is on the South Fork of the American River twenty minutes north of Placerville, California. All field interns live at our American River camp in cozy open air outdoor shelters which are provided.

Training

á        Training will begin with a pre-trip meeting held on March 11th in San Francisco, Fort Mason Center, Room TBA.

á        River Guide Training Dates will be held the evening of Friday March 26th through April 4th.

á       A mandatory Disability Awareness Training will be held May 22nd – 23rd at our American River camp grounds.

Availability: Summer, June-August/September 2010.

Compensation: Disability Awareness Training, Swift Water Rescue training, Room and Board plus a small stipend ($400/ month).

To Apply: Please send Cover letter, application and resume with references to:

Environmental Traveling Companions

River Program Manager - Davido Crow

Fort Mason Center, Building C

San Francisco, CA 94123

Phone: 415.474.7662 ext 15

Fax 415.474.3919

Email: davido@etctrips.org

 

Environmental
Traveling
Companions

 

Fort Mason Center
Landmark Bldg. C
San Francisco
California 94123
T: 415.474.7662
F: 415.474.3919
www.etctrips.org

 


 

*Please include a resume and cover letter with application.*

 

ETC Internship Application

Whitewater Rafting Program

Please fill out and return  to

Davido Crow, Program Manager

ETC, Fort Mason Center, Bldg. C

San Francisco, CA 94123

(415) 474-7662 x15

fax (415)474-3919

 

Name:______________________________________      Date:_____________

Address:          __________________________    Phone (W)_______________

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e-mail: ________________________________

 

Guide school (regularly $400) is free to interns and it is mandatory. Can you attend guide school, check for this yearŐs training dates?

 

 

 

Describe your educational background.

 

 

 

 

List your emergency medical training.

 

 

 

Briefly describe why you want to intern for ETC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please describe your experience with special populations. If you have no experience, please describe your interests in working with these populations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Describe your major strengths and weaknesses.

 

 

Please describe; 1) any relevant experience or training you have had in teaching/guiding/counseling/leadership; 2) any courses such as Outward Bound or NOLS that you have taken or taught, or; 3) any significant personal expeditions or experiences you have accomplished aside from formal training's (use separate sheet if necessary).

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have any special knowledge/skills/interest that you could share with our participants (biology, ecology, geology, anthropology, etc.)?

 

 

 

 

 

What hobbies, avocations are you involved in that would contribute positively to an ETC trip (i.e. do you play a musical instrument, sing, play new games, etc?)?

 

 

 

 

 

Is there any relevant information you would like to add that would help us evaluate your overall qualifications (use extra pages if necessary)?

 

 

 

Do you have a car?

 

 

References:

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