Summer Recreation Programmer

Job Description

Join Our Team and Make a Meaningful Impact: Enrich Lives with Our Nonprofit Organization!

Are you passionate about making a tangible difference in the world? Rocky Mountain Adaptive (RMA) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enable individuals living with physical, sensory, and neurodivergent challenges to participate, learn and excel in mountain sport and recreational activities in the Canadian Rockies. As a multi-sport, year-round organization who provides access to mountain sport and recreation, RMA offers adaptive sports equipment, specialized instructors, trained volunteers and unique training opportunities. Activities include biking, canoeing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, and much more! We are driven by our commitment to becoming the ‘go-to’ organization for accessible outdoor mountain experiences, and are dedicated to turning our vision into reality.

Position Details:

– Start Date: June 1, 2026
– End Date: August 31, 2026
– Timescale: 35 hours / 5 days per week (maximum 40 hours per week)
– Location: Canmore, Kananaskis, and Banff (based in Canmore)
– Working Conditions: Active outdoor environment – physically demanding (lifting/pushing/pulling), required to work outdoors in summer conditions up to 5 days a week, shared office environment
– Report To: Program Coordinator

Position Overview:

The Recreation Programmer will act in a hands-on role facilitating activities and lessons, setting up and packing down adaptive equipment, greeting guests & family members, providing safety briefings to volunteers and supporting staff, providing community awareness of adaptive sport, monitoring and recording each guest’s equipment needs and skills, plus other assigned duties. Successful applicants will focus on either biking, paddling, hiking, or multi-sport activities, while being cross trained in all activities.

Roles and Responsibilities:

(About 90% of the role) Facilitate and/or teach a variety of adaptive activities, primarily in the area of focus:
– May include a variety of adaptive activities (mountain biking, Bowhead biking, leisure biking, paddling, tennis, soccer, climbing, swimming, hiking, others)
– May include various lesson formats (multi-week programs, private lessons for individuals and/or families, specialized group lessons or camps)
– Ensure proper duty of care is maintained for participants, and risks are minimized
– Maintain and setup/take down all required equipment
– Complete regular Lesson Report Forms and Equipment Logs for all activities, including notes on equipment set-up, assessment of skiing/snowboarding level, challenges and successes, and plan for future lessons
– Engage with parents and/or guardians to provide feedback about participant progress, and gather input to improve the program

Help with RMA’s marketing and outreach efforts:
– Gather photo and video content from participants to help them tell their ‘RMA experience stories’
– Assist with various fundraisers and/or outreach events

Drive RMA vehicles and trailers for any programming needs