Guides/Trip Leaders

Description: Seeking Costa Rican guides available to lead trips with teenage student groups.

Requirements:

  • Must be Costa Rican or have valid work permit for Costa Rica.
  • Must have a valid ICT guiding license as well as valid CPR and 1st aid certifications
  • Wilderness First Responder preferred
  • Fluent in English and Spanish
  • 21 – 26 years old
  • At least 3 years experience working with teenagers
  • Outdoor education experience
  • Must participate in staff training prior the season

Additional Qualifications:

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Excellence in client service
  • Organized, timely, creative, proactive
  • Flexible schedule
  • Aptitude for outdoor activities and sports
  • Knowledge/awareness of local and global environmental issues
  • Positive group management skills

Job Opening- Surf Instructor

Positions Available Teaching Surfing in Costa Rica

Adventures Under the Sun is hiring surf instructors for June-August 2011.

Description: Seeking for NATIONAL OR RESIDENT surf instructors to teach teenagers the wonders of surfing during summer surf programs.  All room and board is provided during instruction along with a daily salary.  If coming from abroad, airfare is not included.

Requirements:

  • Ample surf and travel experience in Costa Rica
  • Valid CPR and 1st aid certifications
  • Life guarding certification / ISA certification a plus
  • At least 5 years of surfing expertise
  • Ability to communicate in Spanish
  • 20 – 27 years old
  • Willingness to work/reside in remote areas under simple/camping living conditions
  • Previous experience working with teenagers
  • Must participate in staff training prior the season

Additional Qualifications:

  • Basic Knowledge of oceanography
  • Knowledge/awareness of local and global environmental issues
  • Positive group management skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Excellence in client service
  • Organized, timely, creative, proactive

Job opening – Part time Internet and telemarketing assistant

Description: Seeking a young individual with ample outdoor/adventure travel experience and a marketing background to work in our internet and telemarketing department.

Requirements:

  • Perfect Native English – spoken and written.
  • Internet and marketing experience – references required.
  • Outdoor and adventure travel enthusiast, knowledge of Costa Rica
  • Excellent computer skills using MS Office products including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
  • Willingness to use his/her own computer

Additional Qualifications:

  • Dynamic, proactive, sales focused
  • Excellent attention to detail and communication skills
  • Excellence in client service
  • Organized, timely, creative, proactive
  • Flexible schedule
  • Likes dogs