Description

Locations: North/Central/South America, Caribbean, Asia
(Montana, Alaska, Mississippi, Dominican Republic, BVI, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Cambodia, Ghana)

Duties/Responsibilities: Visions offers co-ed summer programs for teenagers that blend ambitious community service work, inter-cultural living and learning, and outdoor adventure. Programs operate in impoverished communities in Alaska, Montana, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Peru, Nicaragua, Cambodia, Ecuador/Galapagos Islands, and Ghana.

Co-ed groups of 16 - 25 teenagers and 4 - 6 staff live and work together in the heart of a community.

If you join Visions, you are committing to a work attitude that is fundamentally cooperative, positive, safety-conscious, and community spirited. Your role within this model is to mentor teens and help supervise project sites, recreational activities, cross-cultural experiences and daily living in a safe, challenging program environment as part of a staff team.

Employment Dates: Employment begins mid-June and varies in length from 6-10 weeks.

Qualifications

You must be at least 23 years of age, have experience leading and/or teaching teenagers, and an interest in cross-cultural living and learning. A genuine team player mindset is a requisite. A minimum of Standard First Aid, CPR, and Water Safety is required with WFA and/or WEMT at some sites. Advanced wilderness safety certifications, carpentry or masonry skills, and experience living in different cultures are pluses. French fluency is required for Guadeloupe, Spanish fluency is required for Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Job Types

• Camp Counselor / Trip Leader
• Spanish

Salary/Pay

Starting at USD 275/wk + room, board, travel expenses to/from program site from our headquarter location.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 5

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week or less

Visions Service Adventures's Mission Statement

Through service work and dynamic experience, Visions offers new perspectives and deep learning while working for and with under-resourced communities. Through construction-based and other service and on-site living, Visions introduces teens to cultures very different from their own. Participants are challenged to grow thoughtfully and intentionally within a community of peers and adult leaders. The service work accomplished is a gift to local hosts who welcome Visions participants into their homes and lives. Visions assists organizations that serve under-resourced communities. We provide labor and raw materials for projects designated by communities. Depending on the duration and size of a program, Visions provides USD 3,000 to USD 7,000 for each location's projects, which we fund in full or by adding funds to local funding sources for projects.

Year Founded

1989