The Unseasoned Weekly: April 22

Scary rapids and scary meetings, fix your resume bullet points in less time than Katy Perry spent in space, apply for a role as a K-12 Education Outreach Manager.

- Words from the other side of outdoor seasonal work-

The Check In

Last weekend, all the time I usually set aside to edit this newsletter went instead into helping write a letter from our LGBTQ+ community to our school board, regarding this divisive rhetoric from the Idaho Freedom Foundation.

I’m proud of what we accomplished in a few short days, achieving over 180 local sign ons to our message of support for educators and LGBTQ+ youth. That’s a big deal for a town of 3,000 in the middle of rural Idaho!

Yesterday afternoon, as we put together final preparations for the meeting, I thought: I know this feeling. But I couldn’t quite place it.

Then I realized it was the feeling of walking back to your boat after scouting a scary rapid. My special talent is I can relate pretty much anything in life to running scary whitewater in a boat. So while maybe a tired metaphor, it fit yesterday.

You think you’re prepared, you’ve laced your shoes extra tight, the oars are firm in your hands… then at some point, you just have to drop into the hydraulics and let gravity and reaction do the rest.

Here on the other side of outdoor work, I consider often how experiences of actual outdoor danger trained my nervous system.

Some of it - the ability to be brave despite uncertain outcomes - I hope I keep with me forever.

Other parts, like the way I loop possible outcomes through my mind over and over rather than trusting my skills, I’m learning to leave behind.

How did your outdoor experiences teach you bravery and how do you use that bravery now? My replies and DMs are always open, I look forward to hearing from you.

XX - Emerald

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On Reflection

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- Tips for your next application -

How I’d Apply

Looking to pivot out of outdoor education, camp counseling, or classroom teaching into a role with solid pay and great benefits? SEL is hiring a K-12 Education Outreach Program Manager in Pullman, Washington.

Unique Value Proposition (UVP):

This role prefers candidates who have experience, “Working with, teaching, or presenting to students between the ages of 5-18.” If you’ve done this - while also dealing with unpredictable and dynamic outdoor environments - you’re even further qualified.

Sample Resume Bullet Point (Outdoor Educator):