Join our team
We're always looking for grounded, curious, big-hearted humans to join our circle. Whether you're a guide, an educator, a maker, a storyteller, or someone who simply lights up around children and the natural world, we'd love to hear from you. Our team grows slowly and intentionally — we hire for presence, character, and a genuine love of this work as much as for skills on paper.
If something below speaks to you, apply. If nothing fits today but you feel called to what we're building, send us a note anyway — the right people have a way of finding us.
Assistant Lead Guide
Location: Forest of Saint Germain
Dates: July 6–31, 2026 (4 weeks, Mon–Fri, 9:00–16:00)
Reports to: Lead Guides
Compensation: Hourly, paid weekly — rate based on experience
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About the role
We're looking for a warm, energetic, outdoor-loving Assistant Guide to support our Lead Guides across four weeks of Summer Club in the forests outside Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Each week brings a new theme — Water Worlds, Wild Kitchen, Night & Sky, Earth Artists —
with up to 25 children ages 3–12 spending their days immersed in free play, wilderness skills, nature crafts, and weekly field trips by public transport.
This is hands-on, feet-in-the-dirt work. Days are unrushed but full. You'll co-hold the rhythm of gathering circles, discovery blocks,
picnic lunches, and closing reflections — stepping in where children need support, stepping back where they need space.
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What you'll do
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Co-lead daily activities alongside the Lead Guide: nature crafts, foraging, building, storytelling, games
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Hold space during free play — observing, following the children's lead, intervening only when invited or needed
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Help manage transitions, snack times, and the weekly field trip logistics
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Support children's emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and physical safety in an outdoor environment
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Set up and break down materials each day; care for the site so we leave it as we found it
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Communicate warmly with parents at drop-off and pick-up
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Who you are
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Genuinely love being outdoors in all weather and with children of mixed ages (3–12)
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Bilingual English–French strongly preferred (English fluency required; this is an English-immersion environment)
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Experience with children in camp, school, scouting, sports, or family settings — formal teaching credentials not required
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Calm, grounded presence; comfortable with noise, mud, big feelings, and the occasional scraped knee
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Reliable, punctual, and able to commit to the full four weeks
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First aid certification a plus
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Eligible to work in France
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Bonus if you bring
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Skills in one or more of: foraging, knot-tying, fire-craft, nature art, music, storytelling, animal handling
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Familiarity with forest school, Reggio, Montessori, or whole-child learning frameworks
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To apply
Send a short note telling us why this role calls to you, plus a CV or brief description of your experience with children, to wanderandwondernatureclub@gmail.com.