Program Assistant

• Keep the NOLS Alaska program office organized and running smoothly during the field season
• Prepare instructor welcome emails, pre-briefing packets, logistics sheets, course folders, and program calendars
• Coordinate instructor meetings with Rations, Equipment, Kitchen, Transportation, and Evacuation teams
• Coordinate instructor travel, rideshares, and housing
• Host student arrival days and verify rosters, no-shows, sea kayak manifests, fishing licenses, and course photos
• Collect and check instructor-team paperwork and flag gaps to the Program Supervisor
• Prepare course returns with welcome-back letters, bay setup, student mail, diplomas, and graduation packets
• Run the Course Quality Survey on course return days
• Run instructor close-out checklists and track returned folders, evaluations, and electronics
• Scan, upload, file, and mail course paperwork to Admissions every two weeks
• Enter college-credit grades for Program Supervisors to verify
• Send student welcome letters and post-course thank-you emails
• Share course photos with Marketing
• Serve as a first point of contact for students and staff in the program office
• Report to the Program Manager, NOLS Alaska

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