Summer Volunteer

If golf, paddling, cycling, mountain biking, pickleball or tennis are your summer passions, volunteer with Maine Adaptive and put your skills to good use helping participants learn to enjoy the sports you love. Lessons are held in locations throughout western and southern Maine with friendly people and sometimes even a hot dog or s’more thrown in for good measure!

Summer Volunteer Opportunities

• Instructor: Teach and assist participants.

• Program Host: Greet participants and volunteers as they arrive to sign in. Assist Program Staff with daily paperwork.

• Photography: Digital and print photography of all summer activities.

Summer Volunteer Instructor Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older

• Cycling – must have own bicycle and helmet

• Golf & Tennis – have a basic knowledge of the sport

• Paddling – know basic strokes and safety skills and have your own kayak & PFD

• Complete annual online abuse prevention trainings and a background check every other year.

A variety of Volunteer training is offered at the start of the summer to refresh instructors

Winter Volunteers

If you are passionate about skiing, snowboarding or snowshoeing, volunteer with Maine Adaptive and pass on your love of snowsports. Volunteer instructors help participants learn and improve their skills on the slopes and trails.

Winter Volunteer Opportunities

• Instructor: Alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and alpine racing. Instructors are paired with participants to teach and improve skills in their chosen snow sport.

• Equipment: Help set up, maintain, and repair skis, and adaptive equipment.

• Office: Assist staff in filing, data entry, mailings or at the reception desk.

• Photography: Digital and print photography and videography on-snow and in the headquarters to capture the essence of Maine Adaptive.

Winter Volunteer Instructor Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older, or part of the Junior Volunteer program

• Be an intermediate or better skier or rider

• Provide your own equipment

• Complete annual online abuse prevention trainings and a background check every other year.

• Attend pre-season training in November or December, or, if starting after lessons have begun in January, coordinating training with the program staff.

All winter on-snow volunteers are given a lift pass to use on the day they volunteer if they don’t have their own season pass.

Junior Volunteer Program

The program consists of two preseason training sessions and then volunteering on snow beginning in January. This program is offered during the winter (January – Early April) at Sunday River, Sugarloaf, Pleasant Mountain and Pineland Farms and in the summer months at a variety of locations dependent on the sport. The volunteer days consist of training sessions and working with participants. Junior Volunteers will work with Maine Adaptive volunteers who have expertise in the different phases of adaptive skiing and disabilities. Junior Volunteers will learn how to use adaptive equipment and understand the aspects of different disabilities and disability etiquette. Most sessions will pair the Junior Volunteer with a seasoned volunteer and participant in a full day lesson.

Day lift tickets/trail passes are provided by the host resort for anyone without a season pass. Clinics are led by Maine Adaptive staff and experienced volunteer instructors. As an added bonus, the program can cover community service requirements for most high schools.

Junior Volunteer Criteria

• Must be 16 years of age before the program begins.

• Must provide own equipment for the sport of choice.

• Must be an intermediate level skier/rider to volunteer for the winter program.

• Must have intermediate skill level in chosen summer sport.

• Must make a commitment to a minimum of six days of volunteering.

• Must complete Maine Adaptive paperwork and have parent signature on release form.

• A willingness to learn and support participants with a wide range of ability and skill level in order to gain an understanding of disabilities and adaptive equipment.