Join Our Team and Make a Meaningful Impact: Enrich Lives with Our Nonprofit Organization!
Are you passionate about making a tangible difference in the world? Rocky Mountain Adaptive (RMA) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enable individuals living with physical, sensory, and neurodivergent challenges to participate, learn and excel in mountain sport and recreational activities in the Canadian Rockies. As a multi-sport, year-round organization who provides access to mountain sport and recreation, RMA offers adaptive sports equipment, specialized instructors, trained volunteers and unique training opportunities. Activities include biking, canoeing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, and much more! We are driven by our commitment to becoming the ‘go-to’ organization for accessible outdoor mountain experiences, and are dedicated to turning our vision into reality.
Start Date: May 11, 2026
Term: Full Time Seasonal (May 11, 2026 - October 5, 2026)
Timescale: 35 hours / 5 days per week (maximum 40 hours per week)
Location: Primarily William Watson Lodge (Peter Lougheed Provincial Park); others in Canmore, Kananaskis, and Banff
Working Conditions: Active outdoor environment - physically demanding (lifting/pushing/pulling), required to work outdoors in summer conditions up to 5 days a week, shared office environment
Wage: $19.50 - $22 per hour(commensurate on certifications and experience)
Perks & Benefits: Access to pro deals, use of program equipment on personal time (as available), extensive paid training, access to shared office computers
Report to: Operations Manager
Position Overview
The William Watson Lodge (WWL)Program Lead role involves a combination of outreach with guests and visitors at WWL, and assisting with the planning, organizing, leading and delivery of summer programs, focusing primarily on programs that operate at WWL in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. The successful applicant will act in a hands-on role facilitating activities and lessons, facilitating rentals, setting up and packing down adaptive equipment, greeting guests and family members, monitoring and recording each guest's equipment needs and skill, providing community awareness of adaptive sport, and completing program reports for WWL. This role will also involve a small amount of group program supervision with the Program management team.
Roles & Responsibilities
- (About 75% of the role) Facilitate and/or teach a variety of adaptive activities:
- May include a variety of adaptive activities (mountain biking, leisure biking, paddling, hiking, others)
- May include various activity formats (multi-week programs, private lessons for individuals and/or families, specialized group lessons or camps)
- Ensure proper duty of care is maintained for participants, and risks are minimized
- Maintain and setup/take down all required equipment
- Complete regular Lesson Report forms, Daily Debrief forms, and Equipment Logs for all activities, including notes on equipment set-up, assessment of skill level, challenges and successes, and plan for future activities
- Engage with parents and/or guardians to provide feedback about participant progress, and gather input to improve the program
- Assist Operations Manager and Training & Program Development Manager with program planning, training, execution, and supervision:
- Assist in program planning and lesson planning for upcoming activities
- Carry out pre-lesson assessment calls for all participants; review and understand individual participant health information and instruction preferences.
- Scout various program location options
- Assist with instructor and volunteer training sessions
- Assist other instructors with the evaluation and reporting of participant performance, identification of any risks or challenges, and potential solutions; follow up on any missing forms and/or documentation
- Assist with the setup and maintenance of various adaptive equipment
- Ensure all programs have required supplies and equipment; communicate needs to the Operations Manager
- Act as “Supervisor on Duty” when other managers are not present
- Liaise with WWL for outreach and reporting, and help with RMA’s broader marketing and outreach efforts:
- Provide a regular RMA presence at the main lodge of William Watson Lodge to engage with patrons and give information about available activities
- Complete an end-of-season report to WWL on the activities facilitated at their location
- Gather photo and video content from participants to help them tell their ‘RMA experience stories’
- Assist with various fundraisers and/or outreach events
- Drive RMA vehicles and trailers for any programming needs
- Assist with other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Qualifications:
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
- Standard First Aid (AED/CPR C)
- OCC Field Leader (course can be provided during training, continued employment conditional on passing)
- Lake Kayak Instructor Level 1 (course can be provided during training, continued employment conditional on passing)
- Class 5 Driver’s Licence
- Skills & Experience:
- Experience in a leadership role
- A keen interest in outdoor education and adaptive sport
- Experience or interest in paddling, hiking, biking, swimming, climbing, or other mountain sports
- Experience working with individuals with physical and/or neurodivergent challenges
- Ability to problem solve, work independently and as part of a team
- Time management and organizational skills
- Good oral and written communication skills, good interpersonal skills
Eligibility Criteria
This position is funded through the Canadian Government Summer Jobs Grant Program. Eligible applicants must be 15 to 30 years of age, and a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident in order to apply.
We are an all abilities organization and welcome all applications. We positively encourage individuals living with disabilities as well as other minority groups to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
