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Culture Camp Core Instructor (7 positions available)

Yakutat, Alaska

Sponsorship not specified$11k-$17kDetected 19 days ago
LeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • Core Instructors, also called Camp Counselors, serve as mentors, role models, and leaders for campers aged 11-17.
  • They provide supervision, encouragement, and mentorship to youth as they participate in traditional arts, food gathering, outdoor skills, leadership activities, and daily cultural practices.
  • This role requires maturity, patience, and a strong ability to connect with teenagers in a culturally grounded and respectful way.

Responsibilities

  • Artists will teach traditional Tlingit art forms such as weaving, drum making, beading, regalia making, and formline design.
  • Design and lead hands-on workshops in a traditional Tlingit art form (e.g., weaving, drum making, beading, formline, regalia).
  • Support and assist guest instructors, artists, and camp leadership during workshops and special events.
  • They will offer language instruction, lead cultural reminders before and during workshops, and support the ceremonial flow of camp events such as openings, closings, honoring, and transitions between activities.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Must be able to pass a National Criminal and State background check.

Nice to have

  • Safety protocols and hygiene standards and ability to follow them.
  • The Tlingit History of Yakutat, Tlingit Arts and subsistence lifestyle is preferred but not required.
  • Cultural knowledge of Tlingit practices, or willingness to learn and respectfully integrate traditional teachings into daily camp life.

Skills

  • Ensuring that the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe's Culture Camp is deeply rooted in Tlingit language, customs, and ceremonial practices.
  • Mentor and encourage youth, fostering self-confidence, teamwork, and respect.
  • Monitor camper well-being and ensure a safe and supportive environment, addressing minor conflicts or challenges with guidance and care.
  • Help with daily camp set-up, clean-up, and preparation for activities.
  • Participate in camp planning sessions, orientation, and final camp clean-up.
  • Model Tlingit values such as respect, responsibility, humility, and reciprocity in all interactions with campers and staff.
  • Mandatory Reporter.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Compensation

  • $11k-$17k

Benefits

  • These instructors lead daily activities, support cultural workshops, and guide youth through the camp schedule with an emphasis on leadership development, cultural learning, and building strong peer relationships.

Company info

  • We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
  • THE YAKUTAT TLINGIT TRIBE IS A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE.
  • THIS POSITION MAY BE SUBJECT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK.
  • Preference will be given to qualified Yakutat Tlingit Tribal Member and/or Alaska Native candidates.
  • NATIVE AMERICAN PREFERENCE WILL BE APPLIED TO HIRING OF THIS POSITION AS DEFINED IN TITLE 25, US CODE, CHAPTER 14, SUBCHAPTER V, SUBSECTION 273 AND 274.
  • WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO QUALIFIED NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKA NATIVE APPLICANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW AND TRIBAL POLICY.
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