Outdoor Youth Mentor
About The Position
The Field Guide works directly with at-risk teenagers in a wilderness therapy program, helping create a safe, healthy, supervised environment and facilitating students’ healing through mentoring, teamwork, outdoor skills, and experiential activities. Guides work in small groups with one to four other guides, supporting either ThreePeaks basecamp groups or RedCliff expedition groups. ThreePeaks students live in yurts with access to showers and a bath house and participate in day hikes and activities such as mountain biking, slacklining, and snowshoeing. RedCliff students live primitively and nomadically in the backcountry, continually hiking and setting up low-impact camps across a field of more than 400 square miles. The role involves working eight consecutive day shifts in the backcountry, followed by six days off. The position is full-time, pays $153–$260 per day, and includes guaranteed overtime and benefits. Orientation begins June 18; no year is specified.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Be at least 19 years old.
- Obtain First Aid and CPR certification within the first month of employment.
- Pass a criminal investigation background check.
- Pass a pre-employment health assessment.
- Be eligible to work in the USA.
- Have the physical ability and stamina to work eight-day shifts in the backcountry and live primitively.
- Be able to walk, hike, and/or climb daily over uneven terrain in all weather conditions while carrying more than 40 pounds.
- Work well within a team.
- Demonstrate leadership and decision-making ability.
- Have strong problem-solving aptitude.
- Be able to emotionally self-regulate.
- Use good judgment and be safety-oriented.
- Be able to give and receive feedback.
- Maintain firm, healthy boundaries.
Nice To Haves
- College degree.
- Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification.
Responsibilities
- Work eight consecutive days in the backcountry with struggling teenagers, hiking almost daily and working without cell service.
- Ensure the supervision and safety of students.
- Mentor students in primitive and outdoor skills, including teaching outdoor skills such as creating a bowdrill fire set and building shelters from tarps.
- Assist students with curriculum work.
- Share an appreciation of and knowledge about nature and the outdoors.
- Lead students through experiential activities.
- Facilitate group discussions.
- Create a safe environment for students to process their emotions.
- De-escalate and manage crises within the group.
- Provide support, direction, and feedback to coworkers during shifts.
- Collaboratively and safely address backcountry challenges and obstacles.
- Carry essential gear, including a first aid kit, radio, and SPOT device.
- Follow company policies and procedures and applicable local, state, and federal rules, regulations, and laws.
- Help students enjoy their experience while working with them.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and other insurance plans available after the first 60 days.
- Employer contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO).
- Potential for bonuses.
- Guaranteed overtime.
- Accommodation at base for the nights before and after shifts, including beds, kitchen, and showers.
- Professional outdoor gear discounts through pro deals.
- Supportive, close-knit outdoor community.
- Eight days on/six days off, with about 150 days off each year.
- Full-time employment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
