Outdoor Youth Mentor

We encourage women and individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. If you're passionate about the outdoors and committed to making a difference, we want to hear from you. No previous professional outdoor experience is required.

Full time, year round | 8 days on/6 days off | $152-260/day | Benefits

Orientation Weeks: October 9th, November 6th, December 4th

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Our Mission:

With the wilderness as our catalyst, we reveal potential, inspire hope, and heal families. We believe it. We live it.

About the Role: As an Outdoor Youth Mentor, you play a crucial role in the healing process for our students. You will work closely with at-risk teenagers, helping them navigate their challenges and discover their potential through outdoor experiences. Your presence and guidance are essential in creating a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment.

What You'll Do:

• Robust Training: Outdoor Youth Mentors complete an Orientation Week that gets you started in both hard skills (outdoor-oriented) and soft skills (relationship building and clinical understanding).
• Mentorship: Build strong, supportive relationships with students, providing mentorship and guidance.
• Outdoor
  
  Skills:
  
  Teach students essential outdoor skills, such as creating bowdrill fire sets, building shelters, and navigating the wilderness.
• Recreation: Facilitate mountain biking, slack lining, disc golf, and other outdoor recreation activities.
• Exploration: Lead students on adventures to visit petroglyphs, ghost towns, and mountain peaks, and watch the sunrise over herds of mustangs.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work alongside a dedicated team of guides, fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere.
• Safety and Supervision: Ensure the safety and well-being of students at all times.

Shift Details: You will join one of our two rotating shifts, working 8-day shifts in the backcountry with small groups of teenagers and 1-3 other guides. All guides have the opportunity to work both programs:

Outdoor Youth Mentors can expect to start in the Three Peaks Groups and be in the Three Peaks groups more frequently.

Why This Job is Rewarding:

• Transform Lives: Be a beacon of hope for teenagers and their families, helping them overcome significant challenges.
• Gain
  
  Experience:
  
  Acquire valuable experience in behavioral and mental health while developing outdoor leadership skills.
• Supportive Environment: Join a team that values collaboration, creativity, and safety, ensuring you have the support you need to succeed.
• Empowerment: Empower students to develop resilience, confidence, and life skills through shared experiences in nature.
• Advancement: Advancement opportunities are integral to the Outdoor Youth Mentor position. As you gain field experience and demonstrate proficiency in both technical and interpersonal skills, you will have the opportunity to advance and increase your earnings.

Join Us: Become a part of the Red Cliff and Three Peaks team. Help heal families, save lives, and share your passion for the outdoors. Together, we can make a lasting impact.

• Work 8 consecutive days in the backcountry with struggling teenagers
• Ensure the supervision and safety of students
• Mentor students in primitive and outdoor skills
• Assist students in their curriculum work
• Share appreciation and knowledge of 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
• Address challenges and obstacles of the backcountry creatively and safely
• Carry essential gear such as 1st Aid kit, radio, and SPOT device
• Follow all company policies and procedures
• Follow all local, state, and federal rules, regulations, and laws
• Remember to have fun--we are working with kids!

Please note:Your resume should include education, work experience, certifications, and licenses.

Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements at the time they submit their application
will not be considered.

Hard Skills

• High School diploma or equivalent, college degree preferred
• Must be 1st Aid & CPR certified (30 day grace period), WFR (Wilderness First Responder) preferred
• 19+ years of age
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Able to pass criminal investigation background check
• Able to pass pre-employment health assessment
• Permanently authorized to work in the USA
• Professional or personal experience in the backcountry AND/OR
• Professional or personal experience working with at-risk youth
• Fully outfitted (able to purchase gear when employment begins, if desired)

• Physical ability and stamina to work 8 day shifts in the back country and live…