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Second Nature Entrada is a licensed treatment program that uses the wilderness setting as a clinically focused intervention to teach students and adults about accountability, communication skills, and healthy emotional and behavioral habits. Treatment plans are individualized for each student and include flexible lengths of stay, group sessions, and individualized weekly therapy with doctorate level therapists. |
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What You'll Be Doing |
Wilderness Field Instructors facilitate a clinically-focused wilderness experience that allows clients to actualize their potential. Field Instructors teach and role-model healthy expressions of emotion and appropriate behavior patterns while keeping the clients safe backpacking in the desert of southwestern Utah. At Entrada,
doctorate level therapists work together with Field
Instructors as a treatment team. Instructors work
in a team of three to four staff with a group of
eight to ten clients. Treatment plans are
individualized for each client, and include
flexible lengths of stay, daily group therapy
sessions, and individual therapy
sessions. The wilderness
provides immediate natural consequences for
client's choices. The treatment team is available
to process this cause and effect relationship and
facilitate the client making new choices in the
future. Entrada focuses on teaching clients how to
communicate assertively and be accountable for
their choices. In addition to the clinical approach, Field Instructors teach primitive skills, backpacking skills, and Leave No Trace ethics. Entrada clients and instructors backpack five days a week between two to ten miles a day. Instructors work an eight day shift in the backcountry with six days off to mountain bike, rock climb, travel, or simply relax. |
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Location |
Entrada is the name of the beautiful red rock sandstone of southern Utah; it also means entrance or gateway. The field area, comprising of the Mojave Desert, the Sonoran Desert and the Great Basin eco-system, form a diverse and beautiful place to work. Amazing National Parks such as Zion, Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon are nearby waiting to be explored on your week off. The elevation in this area ranges anywhere from 4,000 to 8,000 feet. Temperatures in the summer range from the mid-sixties to the upper nineties; while winter temps are fairly mild, with the average low of the season reaching twenty-five degrees. |
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Time Commitment |
All prospective
Field Instructors will attend a seven day training
period where you'll experience first-hand how the
Entrada program works while enjoying a week in the
amazing wilderness of Southern Utah. Trainees will
learn to maintain client safety, role-model
assertive communication skills and teach clients
how to be accountable for their choices. Participation in
the training period does not guarantee you a job,
although Entrada does have high hopes for you based
on its requirements. At the end of the training
period, you will be notified of your employment
status. Upcoming
2010 Training
Dates: Once accepted into the program, new instructors participate in an internship period. This consists of three, eight-day shifts. During the internship, new instructors have the chance to learn the program by watching, doing, and listening to the experiences of experienced staff. After the internship period, Field Instructors move through Second Nature's Level System (Levels I-V). The Field Instructor position requires a one-year commitment |
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Perks & Rewards |
Pay starts at $127/day and progresses up to $195/day with scheduled bonuses. Prior experience is recognized. Benefits include full health and dental insurance and a variety of professional gear deals. Entrada also provides training stipends for WFR, professional conferences, hard-skills workshops and other professional development. Although housing is not provided, many people find living arrangements with other field instructors, sharing apartments with a person on your opposite schedule or renting a house together. |
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The Essentials |
Applicants must be 19 years of age. CPR and first aid certification is required, although Wilderness First Responder, EMT or WEMT certification is preferred. A Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent amount of relevant experience is preferred. In order to be promoted to Level III, you must be at least 21 years of age. Since you will be backpacking and hiking most of your shift (2-10 miles per day), professional or personal wilderness and backpacking experience is a definite plus. Energetic, fun and creative individuals who love the outdoors are encouraged to apply. |
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Your First Move & Connections |
Download the online application. Mail, email or fax your resume, cover letter, three professional letters of recommendation and a completed application. Sara Carroll 435.669.3580 • Read through the Second Nature Entrada FAQ »
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