2023 Train The Trainers

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Program Information

In 2018 we created “Train the Trainers,” a leadership training for field staff that want to become stellar, highly-compensated trainers as Avid4 grows in CO, CA, OR, WA, the Midwest, East Coast and beyond!

This program lies at the heart of many of Avid4’s mantras:

  1. Our staff are our greatest asset.
  2. Staff training is the most important week of the year.
  3. Our biggest goal is to develop new leaders.

The VISION: To support growth, Avid4 has developed a team of high-caliber and well-trained Lead Trainers that have the knowledge and passion to train across multiple disciplines in multiple states. Avid4 Lead Trainers are looked upon as an “elite” team, like Special Forces, and take pride in being entrusted with this special responsibility. They work in harmony with Avid4’s seasonal leadership team in order to deliver premium training in all states.

Lead Trainer Pay Scale
Sample Workshop Outline
The Avid4 Teaching Cycle
The Facts
Application
Lead Trainer Pay Scale
Sample Workshop Outline
The Avid4 Teaching Cycle
The Facts
Application

Lead Trainer Pay Scale

PLEASE note that time spent at the workshop is NOT paid. These rates describe what you will be paid if you complete the workshop WITH the recommendation of the Senior Trainers and serve as a LEAD Trainer.

Lead Trainers are paid the rate that correlates with their state of work/residence, not the state in which they are currently training. i.e. a person that lives in CA and works camp in CA that travels to CO to train will earn the CA Lead Trainer rate. 

More details to come soon on 2023 pay scale!

Sample Workshop Outline

Day 1

9:00 Welcome & Facilitated Team-Building Warm-up
9:30 “Same Page” Info
11:00 Adult Learning Theory
11:30 Facilitated Teambuilding Activity #2
12:00 Lunch (pack one to be proud of)
1:00 Deepening Learning
2:00 The Avid4 Teaching Cycle
3:00 Break into Groups and Train, Train, Train: Sport Rotation #1
5:00 Closing & Gratitude
After 5 Optional Happy Hour and Hangout

Day 2

8:00 Welcome & Facilitated Team-Building Warm-up
8:15 “Same Page” Info
8:45 Train, Train, Train: Sport Rotation #2
10:45 Deepening Learning
11:45 Lunch (pack one to be proud of)
12:15 Train, Train, Train: Sport Rotation #3
2:45 Train, Train, Train: Sport Rotation #4
4:30 Self-reflection
5:00 Closing & Gratitude
   

NOTE

You will observe a lack of logistical information about 2023 Avid Training in the workshop outline. There will be a THIRD day of training for ALL trainers (Lead and Assistant) that will cover this years specific training information, including administrative responsibilities of Lead Trainers. This day will be scheduled a few weeks prior to the training you are scheduled to work. 

The Avid4 Teaching Cycle

This teaching cycle informs all that we do and will be integral to your success at the Train the Trainers workshop. Not only to we implement this cycle at camp, we train this cycle through our staff training. You will be expected to know & communicate the Avid4 Adventure teaching cycle by the end of the Train the Trainers weekend. At the end of the workshop you will be expected to show trainees how to use the cycle to teach Avid4 core sports. 

  1. Introduce the Skill
  2. Practice the Skill with Fun (and often games & stories)
  3. Make Campers the Experts
    1. Ask open questions to assess understanding
    2. Ask campers to demo the skill
    3. Ask campers to teach skills to someone else

This is a CYCLE… therefore, if campers cannot show that they are experts, then start over.

The Facts

  • Colorado Workshop: Friday and Saturday 4/14 – 4/15
    • Staff from any state can attend TtT in Colorado
  • California Workshop: Friday and Saturday 4/21 – 4/22
    • Staff from any state can attend TtT in California
  • Workshop Pay: The workshop is voluntary and NOT PAID. Successful completion of the workshop with recommendations from Senior Trainers enables you to be hired as a paid Lead Trainer at a premium rate.
  • Pass Rate: In the previous years, about 80% of the folks that completed the workshop were recommended to be Lead Trainers.
  • Previous Assistant Trainers: If you have worked with Avid4 as a non-lead trainer in the past and you want to transition to a Lead Trainer, you must complete the workshop and pass in order to do so. 
  • Trainer Pay: Upon successful completion of the workshop, Avid4 Lead Trainers earn more per hour while training than your normal hourly pay at Avid 4. Please see Lead Trainer Pay Scale tab for more information.
  • Travel Assistance: We do not want travel costs to prevent you from applying to or attending this workshop! Avid4 has created a “Travel Assistance Fund” to support the financial needs of staff incurring travel costs. More information available in the application. Do not let tight personal travel funds prevent you from applying!
  • Lifetime Trainer: Successful completion of the workshop provides you a lifetime pass to train for Avid4. A refresher course would be needed if more than 2 years lapse between worked trainings.
  • Training Availability: In the year of workshop participation, Lead Trainers must be willing to commit to at least 7 training days between mid-May and the end of June and be willing to travel to other states as needed. It is most desirable for Lead Trainers to have 7 consecutive days available to train.
  • Train the Trainer Selection: Participation in the workshop is limited. Train the Trainers participants will be selected based on application materials, previous work performance, experience/certifications in Avid4’s core sports, and tenure with Avid4.

 

Application

To Apply: Complete the form below by Friday, January 13th in order to apply for 2023 Train the Trainers! 

2023 Train the Trainers Application

  • Lead Trainer Pay Scale

    PLEASE note that time spent at the workshop is NOT paid. These rates describe what you will be paid if you complete the workshop WITH the recommendation of the Senior Trainers and serve as a LEAD Trainer.

    Lead Trainers are paid the rate that correlates with their state of work/residence, not the state in which they are currently training. i.e. a person that lives in CA and works camp in CA that travels to CO to train will earn the CA Lead Trainer rate. 

    More details to come soon on 2023 pay scale!

  • Sample Workshop Outline

    Day 1

    9:00 Welcome & Facilitated Team-Building Warm-up
    9:30 “Same Page” Info
    11:00 Adult Learning Theory
    11:30 Facilitated Teambuilding Activity #2
    12:00 Lunch (pack one to be proud of)
    1:00 Deepening Learning
    2:00 The Avid4 Teaching Cycle
    3:00 Break into Groups and Train, Train, Train: Sport Rotation #1
    5:00 Closing & Gratitude
    After 5 Optional Happy Hour and Hangout

    Day 2

    8:00 Welcome & Facilitated Team-Building Warm-up
    8:15 “Same Page” Info
    8:45 Train, Train, Train: Sport Rotation #2
    10:45 Deepening Learning
    11:45 Lunch (pack one to be proud of)
    12:15 Train, Train, Train: Sport Rotation #3
    2:45 Train, Train, Train: Sport Rotation #4
    4:30 Self-reflection
    5:00 Closing & Gratitude
       

    NOTE

    You will observe a lack of logistical information about 2023 Avid Training in the workshop outline. There will be a THIRD day of training for ALL trainers (Lead and Assistant) that will cover this years specific training information, including administrative responsibilities of Lead Trainers. This day will be scheduled a few weeks prior to the training you are scheduled to work. 

  • The Avid4 Teaching Cycle

    This teaching cycle informs all that we do and will be integral to your success at the Train the Trainers workshop. Not only to we implement this cycle at camp, we train this cycle through our staff training. You will be expected to know & communicate the Avid4 Adventure teaching cycle by the end of the Train the Trainers weekend. At the end of the workshop you will be expected to show trainees how to use the cycle to teach Avid4 core sports. 

    1. Introduce the Skill
    2. Practice the Skill with Fun (and often games & stories)
    3. Make Campers the Experts
      1. Ask open questions to assess understanding
      2. Ask campers to demo the skill
      3. Ask campers to teach skills to someone else

    This is a CYCLE… therefore, if campers cannot show that they are experts, then start over.

  • The Facts

    • Colorado Workshop: Friday and Saturday 4/14 – 4/15
      • Staff from any state can attend TtT in Colorado
    • California Workshop: Friday and Saturday 4/21 – 4/22
      • Staff from any state can attend TtT in California
    • Workshop Pay: The workshop is voluntary and NOT PAID. Successful completion of the workshop with recommendations from Senior Trainers enables you to be hired as a paid Lead Trainer at a premium rate.
    • Pass Rate: In the previous years, about 80% of the folks that completed the workshop were recommended to be Lead Trainers.
    • Previous Assistant Trainers: If you have worked with Avid4 as a non-lead trainer in the past and you want to transition to a Lead Trainer, you must complete the workshop and pass in order to do so. 
    • Trainer Pay: Upon successful completion of the workshop, Avid4 Lead Trainers earn more per hour while training than your normal hourly pay at Avid 4. Please see Lead Trainer Pay Scale tab for more information.
    • Travel Assistance: We do not want travel costs to prevent you from applying to or attending this workshop! Avid4 has created a “Travel Assistance Fund” to support the financial needs of staff incurring travel costs. More information available in the application. Do not let tight personal travel funds prevent you from applying!
    • Lifetime Trainer: Successful completion of the workshop provides you a lifetime pass to train for Avid4. A refresher course would be needed if more than 2 years lapse between worked trainings.
    • Training Availability: In the year of workshop participation, Lead Trainers must be willing to commit to at least 7 training days between mid-May and the end of June and be willing to travel to other states as needed. It is most desirable for Lead Trainers to have 7 consecutive days available to train.
    • Train the Trainer Selection: Participation in the workshop is limited. Train the Trainers participants will be selected based on application materials, previous work performance, experience/certifications in Avid4’s core sports, and tenure with Avid4.

     

  • Application

    To Apply: Complete the form below by Friday, January 13th in order to apply for 2023 Train the Trainers! 

    2023 Train the Trainers Application