What are the responsibilities and job description for the Boatbuilder/Instructor position at The Apprenticeshop?
Boatbuilder/Instructor
Position Type: Full-Time, Year-Round
Compensation: $45,000 starting salary; 21 paid days off in addition to 11 Federal Holidays; Healthcare benefits for employee and dependents; 6 weeks paid Parental Leave; IRA with 3% employer match after 1 year.
Position Summary:
The Apprenticeshop is seeking a Boatbuilder/Instructor for our 2-year, 9-month and 12-week programs. We strive to mimic a working traditional wooden boatbuilding shop while still providing a learning environment. Ability to build boats alongside apprentices using traditional techniques and skills is a must. The Boatbuilder/Instructor is part of an instructional team who share responsibilities for the projects and facilities that serve as a platform for our hands-on learning approach. The Boatbuilder/Instructor models a strong work ethic, is flexible and willing to assist on any project as needed, and supports and collaborates with all staff to create a positive learning environment. Participation in community activities from Friday Community Lunch to Fleet Work Week is expected and is fundamental to the culture of The Apprenticeshop.
General Responsibilities include but are not be limited to the following:
- Passing on traditional wooden boatbuilding skills and techniques in an open learning environment;
- Maintaining a working space where participants are encouraged to grow through consistent work, the taking of calculated risks, and developing the ability to learn from their mistakes;
- Maintenance of physical shop and tools;
- Materials acquisition for various projects;
- Fielding project inquiries;
- Estimating project costs and schedules;
- Drafting contracts and client relations;
- Ensuring new participants are familiar with shop and safety protocols;
- Collaborate with the Program Director to review programs, coordinate scheduling and launching of projects, and ensure productive group dynamics;
- Collaborate with the Executive Director to draft an annual program budget and review monthly/quarterly financials.
To apply:
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We will continue to review applications until the position is filled.
Please send: 1) cover letter, 2) resume, 3) 2 references to info@apprenticeshop.org. Please include Boatbuilding/Instructor as the subject.
Who we are:
The Apprenticeshop is a small non-profit school for traditional boatbuilding and seamanship. We are a community that cultivates thinkers, makers, and doers through traditional boatbuilding and seamanship to navigate an ever-changing world. Our values are: Human Potential, Learning By Doing, Collective Experience, Cultural Exchange, Stewardship, and Sustainability. We believe that all people are capable of building and sailing boats, and that in the process, resilience, self-confidence, resourcefulness, and community-spirit come alive. The educational experience at the Apprenticeshop is hands-on and immersive, with the majority of learning happening through direct experience rather than through traditional class-based, or vocational, teaching. We embrace the idea that there isn’t one right way to build or sail a boat. Our programs are akin to working alongside more experienced colleagues in a boatshop rather than taking direction from instructors in a vocational school model.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $45,000
