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Colorado Outward Bound School · 3 months ago

2026 Program Manager (4 Months) - Rocky Mountain Program

Leadville,CO,US

Full-time, Part-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$3,466/mo - $3,624/mo

3+ years exp

The Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS) is a non-profit adventure-based education organization that emphasizes personal growth through challenge and experience. The Rocky Mountain Program Manager is responsible for course oversight, ensuring safe and high-quality student experiences while supporting the instructional staff through coaching and mentoring.

Education

Culture & Values

No H1B

Responsibilities

Serves as a collaborative and active member of the Rocky Mountain Program Leadership Team to ensure high quality support for all courses and students

Responsible for the delivery of high-quality student experiences through coaching and mentoring of instructional staff in alignment with school progressions, curriculum, and policies and procedures

Develops and manages instructional staff through active coaching and mentoring through utilization of organizational performance and goals documents

Under the direction of the Associate Program Director of Staffing and Program Delivery, the Program Manager is expected to address performance issues of instructional staff. This includes addressing policy violations, performance transgressions, and conduct infractions that are observed as well as reported by instructional staff

Collaborates as part of the Program Leadership Team in implementing strategies to meet program needs, goals, and direction

Writes and reviews incident reports and analyses to ensure thorough and accurate reporting. Leads staff team debriefs on select incidents. Ensures pertinent feedback from incidents are delivered and documented to instructional staff and program administrators

Adheres to all local operating procedures, safety policies and emergency procedures outlined in the Staff Manual and Employee Handbook

Participates in the Emergency On-Call system. Including responding to field calls and emergencies, decision-making, acting as incident command for incidents and following the Emergency Response Plan. This includes being part of a 24/7 on-call rotation monitoring calls coming from courses in progress. Typically, these rotations are 24-72 hours at a time

Upholds guidelines, which align with policies and procedures, and maintain appropriate conduct and behavior expectations on course

Manages student groups and handles field emergencies directly or through our Incident Support Network as requested

Responsible for ensuring safe, high-quality student experiences for assigned Open Enrollment and Partnership courses

Delivers pre-course safety briefings and provides oversight and instruction regarding course itineraries

Designs and delivers professional development opportunities for staff

Conducts supervisory visits to field operation sites. Oversees assigned trainings, courses, and technical sites as needed

May be required to fill in for instructional positions on courses and logistical support as assigned, including driving school vehicles with students

Collects, reviews, and files course end paperwork, updates and/or maintains electronic records and resources. Organizes and maintains staff, supervisor and program paperwork resources as assigned

Actively coaches, and mentors, staff while behavior incidents occur on course

Provides clear, effective and timely communication with Instructors, Course Directors, Supervisors or other staff. Committed to receiving, openly sharing, and resolving feedback that comes from staff

Acts as a communication conduit between field staff and program leadership

Clearly, professionally, and compassionately communicates with student families during and after course

Models and promotes a positive and inclusive community culture

Assists with basecamp upkeep, standards, and systems, including shared oversight of staff housing

Assists in planning and executing Rocky Mountain Program events and celebrations

Connects with service partners to arrange logistics and ensure quality projects

Conducts supervisory visits to course sites to oversee assigned trainings, curriculum, and technical skills

Fills trainer roles as assigned and supports development and implementation of field staff training

Assists with pre-season and post-season programming preparation and shutdown

Completes other duties as assigned

Qualification

Outdoor education experienceWilderness First ResponderCPR certificationMicrosoft Office proficiencySalesforce platform knowledgeCustomer service experienceYouth Mental Health First AidOrganizational skillsEffective communicationTeam collaboration

Required

Minimum of 3 years of experience in the outdoor education and experiential learning field or any other similar combination

Experience working with youth and managing group dynamics

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and CPR certification

Youth Mental Health First Aid training

Must have held a driver's license for over 5 years

Personal commitment to, and working knowledge of, the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Comfort with a wide range of groups serving and educating youth to executive teams

Ability to effectively work on diverse teams and with a diverse range of people and identities, including those that might be different than your own lived experience

Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills

Able to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously

Proactive and effective communicator and collaborator

Possesses skills to promote a welcoming and inclusive community culture

Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite and Salesforce platform, or technical skills and a willingness to learn such software upon hire

Excellent driving skills and record