Climbing and Challenge Course Coordinator

Recreational Sports is seeking a Climbing and Challenge Course Coordinator. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

The Department of Recreational Sports is a unit of the Division of Student Affairs that is committed to equalizing student success. We focus on informing, engaging, educating, equipping, and inspiring students as advocates for individual and community wellbeing. Recreational Sports provides opportunities to enrich student development and enhance transferable skills through experiences in our spaces, programs and services, including the student employment program. As a department, we celebrate differences and shared interests, and we strive to build a workplace that is welcoming, challenging, and fun. As a staff, our work is focused on a blend of visioning and developing, as we maintain a reputation of leadership in the integrated and evolving field of wellness and recreation. As a department, Recreational Sports adheres to and holds itself accountable to the following values:

Recreational Sports strives to promote a community where everyone belongs and thrives to contribute to a sense of community and a culture of wellbeing at Oregon State University.

The Adventure Leadership Institute (ALITM) is the authority in adventure leadership education. We are educators who develop and change students using experience as our textbook and the outdoors as our classroom.

The Adventure Leadership Institute is built on a foundation of respect and care. This position upholds a culture of honor and dignity, principles that are fundamental to a positive learning environment. The environment is fashioned by personal integrity and discipline, and where self-worth is sustained.

The Adventure Leadership Institute operates within a culture of teamwork, mutual respect and professional rapport. We share a commitment to student development, adventure education and making a positive difference in the lives of our students and community.

The Climbing and Challenge Course Coordinator provides leadership, coordination development, and instruction for the department’s climbing facilities, challenge course facility, and instruction and support of programming within Recreational Sports Adventure Leadership Institute (ALI).

This position is integral to the expansion of networks in the OSU community, to develop partnerships that advance professional development and teambuilding initiatives, specifically associated with equalizing student success to first-year and transfer students.

The Climbing and Challenge Course Coordinator reports to the ALI Operations Manager, and provides development, administrative, supervisory, professional, and technical support to Dixon Climbing Center, the McAlexander Fieldhouse Climbing Center, and the ALI Challenge Course, staff and participants. The main focus of their work will be providing operational and program coordination, instruction, training, and student development.

The coordinator has experience supervising a climbing center and/or challenge course, and possess instructor-level skills and certifications in one or more of the following areas: indoor rock-climbing, outdoor rock-climbing, group facilitation, and challenge course operations.

This position develops and maintains collaborative working relationships with other administrative professionals in the department and university community to complete projects with department-wide impact, to balance seasonal workloads and to ensure consistency in policy and procedure.

This position supports the coordinated efforts of the ALI that develop leadership skills and competencies of its employees including instruction in area such as: challenge course facilitation, rock climbing, wilderness medicine, whitewater sports, alpine mountaineering and wilderness living techniques.

Originally founded in 1947, The Adventure Leadership Institute provides awe-inspiring, transformative experiences to more than 9,500 students each year. The ALI is comprised of Leadership Certificate & Credit Courses, OSU Challenge Course, OSU Adventure Club, OSU Indoor Climbing facilities, Custom Programs and Equipment Rentals & Sales. ALI is the regional hub for SOLO Wilderness Medicine, the leading teacher of wilderness medicine worldwide, the Professional Climbing Instructors Association, and the ACA Raft Guide and Whitewater Rescue curriculum.

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job!

Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS:

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide
• For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about

Locations:

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.

Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package:

Oregon State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.

Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Department Responsibilities, Professional Development and Other Duties (5%)

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030. 

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume/CV; and

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

For additional information please contact:

Josh Norris

josh.norris@oregonstate.edu

541-737-4341

OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Starting salary within the salary range will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience. The anticipated starting salary will be $51,000-$56,000.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months. Offers of employment are contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications including the criminal history check requirement.

This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030 et seq. Offers of employment are contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications including the motor vehicle check requirement.

Any required license and/or certification may be uploaded as License or Certification 1 (or 2, 3, 4 as needed). The online application system will allow you to attach your license/certification if the PDF file is 9MB or less. If over 9MB in size, submit to contact person listed. The license and/or certification must be received by the closing date if not uploaded with your application.