Wilderness Coordinator - Shunda

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.

Brief Description
Wilderness Facilitator - Shunda

Requirements
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- 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”.

Program Overview
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.

Qualifications Required

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.

Assets

Experience in Adventure Therapy, social work, addiction treatment, mental health, or youth work.

Qualifications through the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG), Outdoor Council…