Job Title: Outdoor Education Instructors

Company: Pali Institute

Location: USA

Job Type: Seasonal

Pali Institute is seeking enthusiastic Educators with a strong work ethic and a passion for teaching to join their outdoor education family!

Pali Institute is a rigorous, fast-paced, fun-filled program constantly striving to develop exciting outdoor curriculum for students in grades 4th-12th. With over 30 class modules in Outdoor Education, Science and Leadership coupled with a professional and vibrant outdoor staff, students will experience the thrill of seeing, touching and learning about the world around them. This unique outdoor setting allows students to fully embrace the wonders of science, environmental ethics, outdoor skills, team building and leadership.

Pali strives to be an excellent educational supplement to classroom-based education and is proud to be a WSCUC (WASC Senior College and University Commission) and AEE (Association for Experiential Education) accredited organization.

Outdoor Education Instructors
As a Pali Institute Outdoor Education Instructor, you will have the opportunity to teach, facilitate and mentor groups of students each week. Most weeks Instructors teach an activity group during the day and then take on the role of cabin instructor with responsibilities during meals and at night.

The science curriculum covers a broad array of topics such as alternative energy sources, squid dissection and herpetology. With California’s seismic history in mind, Instructors test the strength of student's engineered structures. Students also learn about aerodynamic principles as they build and launch bottle rockets. Personal and social growth is fostered and encouraged with the help of team building sessions, the low ropes course, five high ropes courses and quad zip lines. Outdoor education programming, such as hikes, LNT principles and basic camping skills, round out your daytime activities.

When the sun goes down, both Instructors and students perform skits, learn about crepuscular animals while using their senses on a night hike, or turn up the music as the students perform karaoke. In addition, students are able to gaze into the night as they learn about stars, planets and the galaxy on their way back to the cabins. During cabin time, Instructors can customize the students’ free time, gearing activities or relaxation time towards sharing personal passions like music or art or adventuring out to play games during an exploratory hike.

Posted: 13/05/2026