Employment: Internship Program

North Carolina Outward Bound offers internships designed to provide an understanding of Outward Bound philosophies and operations, as well as an opportunity to develop technical and interpersonal skills to work with students in a wilderness context. The internship begins with a 14-day wilderness expedition in one of our Western North Carolina course areas. This is followed by a week of in-base training focused on the technical and risk management skills needed to support Outward Bound crews in the field. Interns will be involved in a variety of course support roles including service projects, driving, logistics, rock climbing, ropes course and general base camp maintenance. Additional training and skills development days will occur intermittently to support individual development.

Our Internship Program runs once a year and will start in mid – May , 2010 and finish July 31, 2010.
The Program begins with a 14 -day wilderness immersion which will contain specific trainings that include, but are not limited to: diversity, driver orientation, judgment, and curriculum development. After the wilderness expedition, Interns will spend approximately 50% of their time focusing on logistical support of crews in the field ; another 25% of their time will be spent in direct contact with North Carolina Outward Bound crews ; and the final 25% of their time will be spent doing specific professional development. The Staffing Coordinator and Associate Program Directors will be intentional in placing our Interns at the base camp that will offer the most challenge and potential for advancement based on the skills the intern brings to the position.

Interns may be offered support or instructional work after the internship. Many current instructional staff started their Outward Bound careers in an intern program (historically called the Apprenticeship). Work offers will be made based on job performance during the internship, previous experience and current staffing needs.

All staff and interns working for North Carolina Outward Bound School must be of 21 years of age or older. Preference will be given to applicants with Wilderness First Responder certification.

To apply, please download an Instructor application from our website, and send with three references to:
Trisha Haitz
Staff Development Manager
2582 Riceville Road
Asheville, NC 28805

North Carolina Outward Bound will respond upon receipt of your application and at least one reference. Please be patient as this can take a few weeks. Competitive applicants will be granted an interview which may be conducted in person or over the telephone. Hiring for 2009 will begin in November and conclude in March.

If you have any questions, please email .

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Instructor Application

If you do not have Adobe Reader and do not wish to download it, please call (800) 850-7823 x194 to request an application, or e-mail us at fieldjobs@ncobs.org.

North Carolina Outward Bound strives to build a diverse and supportive community. We welcome and respect diversity of background, experience, identity, and opinion in our staff. We embrace people of any race, color, sex, age, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, ethnicity, religion and family make up.