Outdoor Trip Assistant

Outdoor Adventure Trip Assistant

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The Outdoor Adventure Trip Assistant is a part‑time temporary role that is expected to plan, organize, and execute adventure trips for UTA students in Spring 2026.

• CPR Certification.
• Previous experience in an outdoor recreation setting and technical skills in various disciplines such as backpacking, climbing, biking, paddling, high and low ropes course administration, climbing wall maintenance, belay training, and/or route setting.
• Texas Driver's License.

• Technical skills in various disciplines such as hiking, backpacking, climbing, biking, paddling.

• Plan calendar of outdoor trips throughout the spring semester.
• Take a leadership role in marketing of the trip program.
• Complete administrative tasks such as:
  • trip registrations, emails to participants, trip planning paperwork, review of procedures, budget planning, equipment inventory, etc.
• Training, scheduling, and supervision of student trip assistant.
• Program assessment.
• Leading and attendance at each of the scheduled trips.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Entry level
• Temporary
• Administrative
• Higher Education