Employment with Carpe Diem

***Currently inteviewing for Spring 2011***

Carpe Diem Family

Beyond the intrinsic benefit of doing work that is international in scope with a strong education commitment, is the fact that Carpe Diem's office staff and organizational mission is dedicated to raising consciousness. We are involved in work that is designed to transform lives and we get to see the results.

As a staff we are also committed to our own growth and evolution. To this end, we keep our inter-staff relationships clear and harmonious, provide health insurance, and on-going staff training.

We seasonally hire for the positions listed below, but accept applications throughout the year. Positions for Fall terms are filled each previous April, and Spring positions are decided each November. Please know that working with Carpe Diem has some unique benefits when you are asked to work overseas: all of your living costs are covered, your airfare is paid for, and your air miles are yours to keep. Beyond these, however, all of our positions get to be part of increasing global awareness through education and service: they always say, “Think Globally but Act Locally.” We believe that global exposure on the local level grows humanity.

  1. Trip Leader - Abroad (seasonal/ongoing)
  2. Office Intern - Portland, OR. (part-time)

Trip Leader

OM From Peace
  1. Semester in Central America
  2. Semester in India
  3. Semester in Australia/NZ/Fiji
  4. Semester in East Africa
  5. Semester in South America (Ecuador & Peru)
  6. Semester in Southeast Asia

We are looking for people with the following qualifications:

  • Minimum age of 25.
  • Experience leading and facilitating groups.
  • Experience as a mentor (not necessarily professionally, but the ability to “mirror” for youth is extremely helpful).
  • Experience coaching youth through personal and individual crisis.
  • Experience working with teens and young adults.
  • Work, study or travel in the relevant geographic region.
  • Spanish near-fluency required for applicants to Latin America, and basic proficiency in Swahili for applicants to East Africa.
  • For our India and Southeast Asia semesters we ask applicants to have a basic knowledge of Hinduism and Buddhism.
  • Experience with a self-improvement/spiritual practice.

If you are interested in being considered for a Trip Leader opening, please download the Leader Application Packet per the instructions at the top of this page. Please note that we are unable to hire anyone who does not have experience in the relevant region or with leading groups, or that we can't meet in person or via video conference, regardless of qualifications. Spanish language proficiency is required to lead our groups in Latin America, and a basic grasp of Swahili for the East Africa semesters. Due to legalities beyond our control, we are regrettably unable to hire non-US citizens.

Our Leader positions pay all (non-personal) trip expenses and medical insurance for the duration of the program and start at $2800 per three-month semester. We also pay a travel stipend to our leaders to get to our retreat center in September of each year for a comprehensive multi-day leadership training that will include a Wilderness Medical Associates certification.

*No phone calls, please.

Click here for the Leader Application.

Part-Time Portland Office Intern

** This position is currenty filled**

Zanzibar Class

We are looking for an intern to support the office with student enrollment, processing leader applications, and program set up and design. You may be asked to do a variety of other small projects, but as an intern we encourage you stay where your excitement is and we will work to make sure that the more tiresome tasks are balanced with those that are exciting to you. Experience traveling is a must and foreign language proficiency is very helpful.

People who do best as Carpe Diem staff tend to:

  • be natural leaders with an entrepreneur's spirit,
  • be willing to keep growing throughout their lives,
  • be able to bring all of themselves into their work,
  • be willing to live in a wholehearted way,
  • value contemplation and their inner life, and
  • value cultural diversity

Compensation is $500/month depending on your individual availability, although we are looking for people who can commit to 15-20 hours/week. Regrettably we are not able to provide health insurance for interns at this point.

If you are interested in applying as an intern, please send a resume and cover letter to: Hiring Coordinator, Carpe Diem International Education, PO Box 17427, Portland, OR. 97217. Alternatively you may email your cover letter and resume to ethan@carpediemeducation.org, or fax it to: 866-903-1077.