Semester Administrator and Educator

We are looking for a visionary administrator and educator to lead Kroka semester programs – a bold experiment in contextual experiential education – serving 25-35 students each year with a unique college-accredited curriculum. We seek a mature professional who will embrace Kroka’s mission and work within our community.

If you believe:

• The best education is oriented towards community rather than the individual
• Teenagers thrive on high expectations and real-life responsibilities
• Students learn best through experience; splitting firewood, milking cows and shoveling snow are equally important to classroom study
• Engaging with nature through observation and use of natural resources is a viable methodology for learning
• A positive future is attainable through harnessing our willpower for good

And if you are:

• An educator with broad life experience
• Ready to lead, teach, mentor, council, guide, coach, mediate and inspire youth ages 16 – 20 before, during and after regular daylight hours
• An avid outdoors person with passion for healthy risk-taking in nature
• A systems oriented administrator who is fast on computer, clear on paper, and effective on the phone
• Someone who can take a vision from ideas to reality while upholding a unique mission
• Excited about joining a residential working community where farm chores are a part of daily life!

• Then you may be ready to take charge of Kroka’s flagship semester program, a one-of-its-kind educational experiment, unique amongst semester schools nation-wide.

Responsibilities:

• work in a team to market, enroll and support two semester programs a year.
• interview students, make admissions decisions, support families through the program preparation process
• prepare equipment and logistics for the duration of the program
• supervise a small staff team to create and deliver integrated curriculum and manage group dynamics
• Work with the accrediting agency and our school and college partners to maintain and improve the program’s credibility
• Teaching a minimum of two weeks in each season (winter, spring, summer, fall) including field teaching and expedition leadership

The ideal candidate brings a balance of expedition, teaching and administrative experience. As a semester coordinator at Kroka you have the opportunity to make a measurable positive change in the lives of young people. The rewards are many and so are the challenges.

To apply visit www.kroka.org/hiring and submit an application or email jobs@kroka.org