Field Guides use their outdoor experiences, people skills & healthy lifestyle interests to guide young people on therapeutic wilderness journeys.With a greater focus on whole health, a passionate commitment to family support, an unmatched outcome research effort, Evoke Therapy Programs are year-round therapeutic programs with an emphasis on wilderness and an innovative clinical approach. Offering teens, young adults and families a journey toward fulfillment and success, Evoke programs guide participants toward healthier lives and relationships through cultivating greater self-efficacy, healthy expression of emotion, effective communication, positive lifestyle choices, and the experience of the transformative power of the wilderness. Evoke strives to be a green company by printing all marketing materials on 100% recycled material produced by wind power, purchasing local foods whenever available, and supporting socially conscious companies like gear partner Sherpa Adventure Gear. |
Wilderness Field Guides — What You'll Be Doing |
Wilderness is the perfect place to make your mark. View an overview of Evoke Therapy Programs. Evoke Field Guides
Wilderness Field Guides role-model healthy expression of emotion and appropriate behavior, as well as lead by example and share their passion for healthy living and wilderness to help participants connect positively to their experience at Evoke. Field Guides teach backpacking skills, low-impact camping ethics, yoga and mindfulness practices and facilitate team building activities and group therapy. Field Guides act as a guide, teacher, role model and constant support to the teens, young adults, and families with whom they work. Most importantly, Field Guides manage the inherent risk of the wilderness and oversee clients’ safety while backpacking in the beautiful wilderness backcountry. Evoke Therapy Programs are clinically focused with Masters and Doctorate level therapists working together with Field Guides as a treatment team to create treatment plans and goals. Field Guides are empowered to be highly involved with creating a client’s personal treatment plan and assignments. Treatment plans are individualized for each participant. Field Guides work in a team of four to five with a group of eight to ten clients. The treatment team helps process the cause and effect relationship that living in the wilderness provides and guides participants in developing new choice-making skills. Evoke Field Guides focus on teaching clients how to communicate assertively and be accountable for their choices.
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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 3,500 to 8,000 feet. Temperatures in the summer range from the mid-60s to the upper 90s; while winter temps are fairly mild, with the average low of the season reaching 25 degrees.
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Time Commitment |
All prospective Field Guides will attend a 7-day orientation period where you'll experience first-hand how the Evoke program works while enjoying a week in an amazing backcountry wilderness setting. 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 orientation period does not guarantee you a job, although Evoke does have high hopes for you based on its requirements. At the end of the orientation period, you will be notified of your employment status. Once accepted into the program, new Guides participate in an internship period. This consists of three, eight-day shifts. During the internship, new Guides have the chance to learn the program by watching, doing, and listening to the experiences of experienced staff. After the internship period, Field Guides move through Evoke's Level System (Levels I-V).
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Perks & Rewards |
After completion of a paid internship, Field Guide pay starts at $175-$205/day and progresses up to $275/day DOE, with scheduled commitment bonuses: • Paid Internship $165/day Prior experience is recognized. Benefits include full health and dental insurance, 401K plan, paid vacation, a gear stipend upon hire and a variety of professional gear deals. Evoke also provides training stipends for WFR, professional conferences, hard-skills workshops and other professional development. And there's plenty to do on your days off — mountain bike, rock climb, travel, or simply relax. Although housing is not provided, many people find living arrangements with other Field Guides, sharing apartments with a person on your opposite schedule or renting a house together.
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The Essentials |
Field Guides must be at least 21 years of age (19 years of age for summer seasonal), have a high school diploma (or equivalent) and be certified in CPR/first aid. 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. Evoke Therapy Programs offers a close-knit community of diverse personalities who work hard and play hard together. Couples who want to work together may do so at Evoke AND Field Guides can take their well-mannered dogs into the field after a trail period.
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Your First Move & Connections |
Evoke is always on the lookout for energetic, compassionate, and creative people who love the outdoors and community. The company operates as a close network of fun loving, professional, service-oriented individuals from diverse backgrounds and experience. The team works collaboratively with each other to help youth and young adults reconnect to their healthier, more authentic selves.
To apply, please complete the online application; then send your resume, cover letter, and three professional letters of recommendation to Brennan Dougherty (noting which orientation date you are interested in).
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A meaningful career in the outdoor industry. An office with a view. Living outside through all four seasons. Building resilience and confidence. Being a part of a community that challenges themselves. Spending your days off being active in the outdoors. Managing a physically safe environment for participants to find a healthy balance between play and navigating difficult emotions. Seeking personal and professional growth. If this sounds like your dream job, make Evoke Therapy Programs the next chapter in your life!
