Who we Are
We live and breathe cutting edge hardtop camping and introduction to outdoor experiences and their ability to reset minds, grow resilience and nurture well-being. Every young person who comes through Kinglake Adventure Camp (KFAC) not only creates lasting memories, but also leaves with a new found optimism and new life skills for whatever their future brings.
Facilitators stay with only one group throughout and have the opportunity to build engagement around behavioural development, and guide young people, according to year level, as they take on learning experiences. Every KFAC experience builds on what students are learning at school, so that the classroom and camp intentions are all in sync.
From meditating deep in the forest scaling high ropes challenges, there’s an inner and outer journey that takes place within KFAC experiences.
Facilitators are at the heart of what we do. You will be the one that is at the coalface, creating and holding the space for real experiential learning to unfold - that's your opportunity.
Doing this effectively means bringing our ELDesign, ELDelivery and ELCrewDevelopmentPathways to life! We will take the time to train you through eLearning, shadowing and mentoring to understand how we design and deliver programs.
Oh, and we are a BCorp certified organisation which means we have our environment, social (including staff) and governance practices independently accredited.
Why you’ll love this role
With competitive pay and so many enviable perks, you’ll relish the opportunity to immerse yourself in a culture of courage and authenticity that feels like a family, and enjoy:
• Award rates with every hour, overtime and allowance assured.
• All meals and accommodation, on us, at work.
• Overnight rates when on-call.
• Gelling with an amazing crew that feels like home.
• Guiding young people through fun challenges that inspire growth.
• Being in and around nature all the time.
• Working with a team who love what they do.
• Going on adventures every day.
• Only 60min from Melbourne CBD.
Life at Kinglake
You’ll pinch yourself knowing you get to take new bright-eyed faces into a spectacular forest and with similar souls every day. We think you’ll thrive on creating an atmosphere of positive growth through:
• Enjoying the beautiful forest setting of our residential camp.
• Facilitating light expedition programs.
• Hiking and other outdoor recreational activities.
• Facilitating initiative activities.
• Braving the ropes experiences.
• Group facilitation throughout a themed camp.
• Coaching individuals and groups through experiential learning processes.
• Preparing yourself to join Journey Development Programs crew.
Who we’d like to meet.
We’re excited to be on the lookout for another team player with a passion for creating fun learning environments, and who:
• Thrives in social settings.
• Fantastic interpersonal skills.
• A heart for positive change and growth
• A Cert IV in Outdoor Rec or equivalent.
• Wilderness 1st Aid or Remote Area 1st Aid
• Hard skills in Bushwalking
• Challenge Ropes Conduct or Supervise Certificate (preferred but not essential)
• CPR, Anaphylaxis management and Level II First Aid or willingness to obtain
• Outdoor Ed or Sport and Rec teaching qualifications
So, what else?
Seeing as our team is so tight-knit, we’d love to really know what really gets you going. What’s something extra you’d like to share about yourself that might not have made it to the resume? Tell us when you apply, we’re interested in you.
Come one, come all
Lastly, we really value diversity at KFA and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We’re excited to bring on people from all walks of life.
KFA is committed to creating a safe environment for children and young people. All applicants must comply with our child protection policy, drug and alcohol policy and a number of other positive workplace policies.
If you feel you would love to bring your energy and experience to KFAC, please APPLY
Please visit our website at www.kfacamp.com.au for further insight into life on the job.
Attitude we are looking for
- A heart for positive change and growth
- Someone who lives for the outdoors
- Someone who enjoys working in a team
- Someone who thrives in social settings
- The desire to teach mindfulness and positive psychology
Must Have
- An exceptional communicator with great interpersonal skills
- Experience with Outdoor Rec/Young People
- First Aid/ CPR Qualifications
- Hard skills in bushwalking
Nice to have
- Manual License/ Medium Rigid Licence
- Outdoor Ed or Sport and Rec Qualification (or in progression)
- Challenge Ropes Conduct or Supervise Certificate
- Wilderness 1st Aid or Remote Area 1st Aid
What's great about working with us.
- Gelling with an amazing crew that feels like home.
- Being in and around nature all the time.
- Working with a team who love what they do.
- Going on adventures ever day.
- Only 60min from Melbourne CBD
Competitive Pay
Above award rates
Overnight rates when on-call
Skill Qualification based pay scaling - Personal Development Is beefing up the brain and the bank account!
Learning on the Job
Annual paid staff training
Plenty of opportunities for personal development, further training and mentoring
Connect with People
Meet like-minded people amongst your fellow crew. and enjoy multiple fun staff functions throughout the year, as well as regular Friday afternoon crew-hangs after a big week!
Eat. Sleep. Get outdoors. Repeat.
All meals and accomodation provided by us while you're working.
And our food is YUM, we promise!