Wilderness Coordinator - Shunda
- Shunda ENVIROS
- Who We Are:
Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness.
Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community.
Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.
Enviros focus is on building relationships and is the foundation of the work we do. This enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence.
Since our founding in 1976, Enviros has been an early adopter of new evidence-based best practices and has developed and informed other leading practices.
Why People Choose Enviros:
Simply stated, our vision is: “The Power of Human Relationships Invites Belonging and Inspires Growth”.
Shunda Creek Recovery Center — Enviros Wilderness School Association
Shunda Creek Recovery Center is a wilderness-based addiction treatment program serving young men aged 18–26. We are seeking an experienced Wilderness Facilitator to lead and oversee the outdoor tripping component of our Adventure Therapy program.
This is an opportunity for an experienced outdoor professional to use their technical skills, leadership, and passion for the outdoors to support meaningful therapeutic experiences for young men in recovery.
Responsibilities- Plan, coordinate, and oversee multi-day wilderness trips including hiking, canoeing, climbing, and other adventure-based activities.
- Work closely with Program Supervisors and Therapists to ensure trips are purposeful, safe, and grounded in Adventure Therapy principles.
- Integrate wilderness experiences with clients' treatment and addiction recovery goals.
- Maintain high standards of wilderness safety, risk management, and professional outdoor practice.
- Organize, maintain, inventory, and order outdoor equipment and supplies.
- Participate in scheduling and coordinating the outdoor program.
- Mentor, train, and assess wilderness staff for readiness to become trip staff.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with outdoor industry partners, organizations, and professional networks.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and quality of the Adventure Therapy program.
- Professional experience in outdoor education, wilderness leadership, expedition programming, or a related field.
- Strong technical and leadership skills across relevant wilderness activities.
- 80-hour Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification.
- Robust outdoor logbook demonstrating significant personal and professional wilderness experience.
- Strong judgment, risk-management, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Experience in Adventure Therapy, social work, addiction treatment, mental health, or youth work.
- Qualifications through the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG), Outdoor Council of Canada (OCC), Paddle Canada, or other recognized outdoor organizations.
- Experience mentoring or assessing developing outdoor leaders.
- Existing relationships within the outdoor industry.
You are a skilled and experienced outdoor professional who understands that wilderness experiences can be much more than recreation. You are confident leading groups in remote environments, highly organized, committed to safety, and interested in using adventure and wilderness as a tool for personal growth and addiction recovery.
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