The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is privileged to work with a dedicated team of passionate outdoor advocates. We’re growing our team and looking for hardworking and dedicated staff members. Find out more about our open positions and the benefits of working with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association below.
We look forward to connecting with individuals passionate about making a meaningful impact on the Tahoe Rim Trail community.
Permanent Positions
Youth Programs Manager
Turn your passion for the outdoors into purpose. As the Youth Programs Manager with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, you’ll design and lead meaningful outdoor experiences that connect young people to nature, build confidence, and foster lifelong stewardship. From organizing backcountry youth camps to partnering with schools and community organizations, you’ll help create welcoming pathways for the next generation to explore, grow, and lead. If you’re energized by working with youth, committed to equity and inclusion in the outdoors, and excited to spend time both on-trail and behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you.
Membership Coordinator
Help grow and strengthen the Tahoe Rim Trail community. As our Membership Coordinator, you’ll build meaningful relationships with trail supporters, welcome new members, and create experiences that keep people connected and inspired. If you love engaging with people, enjoy organizing details, and care deeply about protecting the places we love, this role lets you turn connection into stewardship.
Seasonal Positions
Youth Backcountry Instructor
Turn your passion for the outdoors into purpose. As a Youth Backcountry Instructor with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, you’ll lead life-changing wilderness experiences for teens from underserved communities—teaching backcountry skills, fostering leadership, and helping young people connect deeply with nature and themselves. If you thrive in the backcountry, love working with youth, and believe in creating inclusive outdoor spaces, this is your chance to make a real impact. Apply now and help shape the next generation of trail stewards.
Job description & link to apply coming soon, for questions email info@tahoerimtrail.org!
Trail Crew Member
Turn your love for the mountains into meaningful impact. As a Trail Crew Member with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, you’ll spend your season building, restoring, and protecting one of the most iconic long-distance trails in the country. You’ll learn and apply trail construction skills, work with dedicated volunteers, and help ensure that hundreds of thousands of people can experience the Tahoe Rim Trail with care and respect for the landscape. If you thrive working outdoors, enjoy working as part of a positive and motivated crew, and believe in stewarding public lands for future generations, this is your chance to make a real difference. Apply now and help keep the Tahoe Rim Trail strong for years to come.
The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is an equal-opportunity employer. The Tahoe Rim Trail Association believes that time spent outdoors has the power to bring people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together and that time in nature is essential for everyone’s physical and mental health. As we work to address barriers to accessing the outdoors, we are committed to celebrating and growing the diversity of outdoor enthusiasts and our organization. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our organization. We encourage applications from people with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers, and LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC people. We make all employment decisions based on organizational needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression, or any other status protected by the laws where we operate.
