Employment
Cultivating an inclusive staff is central to The Mountaineers focus on advancing equity. Our core values are Adventure, Advocacy, Community, Education, and Volunteerism, and we believe a diverse and inclusive environment inspires unity, respect, and passion for our work and one another. We’re interested in hearing from people who can work with colleagues of varied experience and background. The Mountaineers is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Opportunities at The Mountaineers
Communications Associate - Part Time
Our next Communications Associate will be a creative and collaborative communications professional who is passionately committed to The Mountaineers mission of promoting outdoor education, conservation, and recreation. Reporting to the Communications Manager, the Communications Associate will have the opportunity to contribute to the organization’s message delivery through thoughtful content development, with a particular focus on email delivery, social media, and website content support for our branches and volunteers. This person will work as part of a team to curate and deliver regular email communications and develop digital content for our emails and social media channels. The Communications Associate will also be responsible for managing our online photography portfolio, and should have a good eye for attention grabbing content. Learn more and apply.
Youth Program Instructor- Part Time
This position is responsible for providing excellent program instruction for our Mountaineers youth programs. Program Instructors will instruct primarily with Mountain Workshops, but may also assist with other youth programs or in the Gear Library. Mountain Workshops are single-day or multi-day experiences designed to expose youth to basic outdoor skills. The curriculum is designed to match the goals of the visiting group and impart on the youth participants a desire to explore and conserve the outdoors. Mountain Workshops happen during the workweek, early evenings, and weekends. Learn more and apply.
Seattle Day camp Counselor - Seasonal
Camp Counselors play the most important role in supplying a positive, valuable, safe experience for Mountaineers summer campers. They are directly responsible for the daily supervision of a group of 8-12 campers ranging in age from 6-12. They design and teach varying outdoor curriculum, including first aid, navigation, and safe methods of recreating outdoors. They will work collaboratively other camp staff to create an inclusive and welcoming camp environment. Camp Counselors create an enthusiastic and welcoming environment for their group of campers and have seemingly limitless amounts of energy. Learn more and apply.
Opportunities at Mountaineers Books
Warehouse Associate - Harbor Island
Under the direction of the Distribution Center Supervisor, the Warehouse Associate will pick, pack, and ship orders for retailers, wholesalers, and consumers at our Harbor Island warehouse. Responsibilities also include receiving and restocking returns and assisting with inventory management and the maintenance of a neat and orderly warehouse. Learn more and apply.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are the heart and soul of everything we do at The Mountaineers. Whether you’re interested to teach at a course, lead trips, help at events, support our stewardship efforts, or serve on a committee that orchestrates such activities, we have opportunities for you to pitch in and make a difference! Learn how to volunteer with us.
Branch Leadership
Help our programs continue to grow and thrive by contributing your skills and energy to a volunteer leadership role with one of our branches. These roles provide a great way to build your team leadership experience and resume.
Lead/Instruct Activities
The Mountaineers relies on skilled and passionate volunteers to pass their love and knowledge of the outdoors on to others. Inspiring others to love and protect the outdoors - and teaching them to do it safely and responsibly - is the heart of our mission and we invite you to be a part of it.
about The Mountaineers
The Mountaineers was formed in 1906 to explore the wild areas and peaks in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. With 13,800 members and branches from Olympia to Bellingham, The Mountaineers enjoys an outstanding reputation in its field and in the community. Our dedicated staff, members, and volunteers are deeply committed to successfully accomplishing our mission. Each year 1,600 volunteers deliver outdoor skill courses to 2,500 students and lead 2,000+ recreational trips and courses. In addition, we advocate for access and protection of recreational lands. Last year we helped protect 30,000 acres of public land in Washington State. The organization has also published 500 outdoor recreation and conservation advocacy books. Our mission is to enrich the lives of people by helping them explore, conserve, learn about, and enjoy the wild lands and waters of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The Mountaineers program centers have staff of 40 employees and an annual operating budget of seven million dollars, including Mountaineers Books. Please visit the other pages on our website for in-depth information about our organization, activities, programs, and mission.
Mountaineers Books is the nation's leading independent publisher of outdoor recreation, sustainable lifestyle, and conservation books with more than 700 titles in print. The publishing division of The Mountaineers, Mountaineers Books has a professional publishing staff of 22 employees and is located in a combined office/warehouse on Harbor Island, near downtown Seattle, Washington.
Disclaimer: The above information for all open positions above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within the particular classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to the particular job.