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• Do you have what it takes to venture to rugged remote environments while mentoring and guiding 12 to 18 year-olds? Alaska Crossings field guides lead 49-day therapeutic wilderness expeditions in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and on the Stikine River in British Columbia, Canada. |
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Come explore Hawaii in a
different way! Based in a camp-like setting on an 8-acre
working, organic farm on the Big Island of Hawaii,
Pacific
Quest
facilitates an environment for students (ages 13-17) to
recognize a desire for change. In addition to working with a
counseling and treatment team to achieve weekly outcomes, a
typical day consists of working the land while learning
about permaculture, sustainability, basic living skills and
Hawaiian life, with outings twice a week. The treatment team
consists of four to five field
staff: 1-2 Leads,
a Health & Safety Instructor, a Support Instructor and
an Apprentice. Each staff member will work eight-days on,
six-days off from Thursday to Thursday. Benefits include a
salary as well as room and board during the working period
(on your week off, accommodations are not provided). At
minimum, applicants must have a bachelor's degree in
psychology, farming or outdoor education. If you can make a
one-year commitment and have experience and enthusiasm for
working with teens in an outdoor therapeutic setting, email
your cover letter and resume to Human
Resources.
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• Blending a wilderness therapy model on an organic farm, Pacific Quest facilitates an environment for students to recognize a want for change while learning about permaculture, sustainability, basic living skills and Hawaiian life. |
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• The field staff at Eagle Quest drive its success, and they're always looking for the right people to join their team. People who are talented, smart, committed to excellence. Is that you? Explore the opportunities and discover why Eagle Quest is the right career choice. |
Do you have an intense desire to help troubled youth along
with a passion for being in the outdoors to the point where
seven days in a remote wilderness area sounds like heaven?
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New York Jobs more |
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Are you willing to
challenge yourself physically and emotionally? Flexible and
adaptable to changing situations? Comfortable in a
wilderness setting? Eager to guide students down a path of
increased self awareness? As a character development
wilderness program for troubled teens, Adirondack
Leadership Expeditions
(ALE) promotes personal growth through a focus on
insight-oriented experiences. Seasonal and year-round
Wilderness
Field Instructors
assist the lead instructor in carrying out therapeutic
outcomes for each student while using primitive survival
skills, 4-5 day backpacking expeditions and outdoor
experiential education techniques as tools for emotional and
spiritual growth for their group. Instructing for ALE is not
only a wonderful opportunity to help change the lives of
teenagers, but also a chance to challenge your self and
grow. Field instructors work 8-day shifts, with 6 days off
in between, spending 24 hours a day with the students while
on shift. In addition to a competitive wage and outdoor gear
pro deals, you'll have continuous opportunities for personal
and professional growth. Applications are accepted on a
rolling basis; detailed information can be obtained by
connecting with Patricia
Williams.
Employment
Alert:
Adirondack Leadership Expeditions is currently
seeking a Wilderness
Therapist who
will teach students how to interact with staff and
the other students in a more responsible and
empathetic way as well as help them to learn from
the natural consequences that they experience
during their stay at ALE. Learn
more about this position and apply by April 30,
2010 »
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• While helping to change lives in a beautiful Adirondack mountain setting, wilderness field instructors with Adirondack Leadership Expeditions also have a chance to professionally and personally learn and grow in new ways. |
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North Carolina Jobs more |
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With three unique programs
in North Carolina, SUWS
of the Carolinas,
Phoenix
Outdoor and
SUWS
Seasons
empower at-risk students to rediscover their strengths while
preparing them to become more self-reliant, sustain
meaningful relationships and possess a higher level of
personal integrity. Using the outdoors as an alternative to
conventional treatment environments, wilderness
field instructors
co-lead groups of adolescents in the backcountry, accounting
for 24-hour safety and supervision. Duties include teaching
primitive outdoor skills, facilitating therapeutic
activities and treatment goals and empowering students to
take responsibility for their actions and make healthy
choices. Positions are offered year-round, during the summer
or seasonally, and most staff works an 8-day on, 6-day off
rotation (although there is flexibility in scheduling).
Competitive wages start at $116 per day, with benefits that
include a $300 signing bonus, health insurance, paid time
off, 401k and prodeal purchases. Applicants must be at least
21 and have comfort in the backcountry and working with
adolescents. A college degree in the outdoor or psychology
field is a plus; WFR or WFA is recommended but not required.
To begin the application process, email your cover letter
and resume to Taylor
Woods or call
828.668.7590.
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• Teach primitive outdoor skills in the Pisgah National Forest. Facilitate wilderness therapy activities. Empower students to make healthy choices and become more self-reliant. This and so much more working as a wilderness field instructor for SUWS of the Carolinas, Phoenix Outdoor and SUWS Seasons. |
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• Elements Wilderness Program mentor instructors blend the four key elements of community, nature, well-being and therapy into every wilderness experience for students seeking a better way of life. |
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Employment
Alert: The
next training session begins on April
29th.
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• Few roles are more fulfilling in life than the role of mentor, and few jobs offer the wide range of opportunities which RedCliff offers to its field staff. Hiking, camping, backpacking, beautiful scenery and dynamic interpersonal relationships all come with the job. Add to this the chance to tone up the physique and improve your level of self confidence and personal character, and you have a job that is hard to beat. |
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Employment
Alert: The
next training session begins on April
30th.
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• Wilderness field instructors for Second Nature Entrada become teachers and positive role models for adolescents and adults looking to build their confidence and self-esteem in the Red Rocks of Southern Utah. |
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Employment
Alert:
Second Nature Uintas is anticipating significant
need for qualified instructors during the spring
and summer 2010. The next training date is May
21st.
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• As a field instructor for Second Nature Uintas, you'll become a teacher and healthy role model, you'll backpack and camp with students in beautiful places and you'll keep them physically and emotionally safe. |
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• WinGate Wilderness Therapy uses the wilderness and primitive living skills as metaphors to enable change of heart in the students. |
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• Working for OutbackTherapeutic Expeditions is not just a job, it's a journey. It is an experience that will challenge and reward you in countless ways as you touch the lives of the students in your care. It is emotionally, physically and mentally challenging—and will probably become the most memorable and most fulfilling job you'll ever have. |
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Multi-State Jobs more |
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Outward
Bound At-Risk
Expeditions
offers unique wilderness and adventure-based programs for
youth, families, schools, professional organizations and
communities throughout Alabama and Florida, and is committed
to targeting the factors that put today's youth at-risk for
crime, violence and substance abuse. Outward Bound is
seeking new and experienced wilderness instructors,
educators, field supervisors and support staff who are at
least 21 years or older, with a desire to make a difference
with struggling teens. A 12-day new staff training and
orientation program provides experienced and entry level
instructors the necessary skills to begin working with
Outward Bound's At-Risk Youth Expeditions right away! The
next new staff training sessions are scheduled for March
15th-26th in Fairhope, Alabama. After participation in new
staff training, a 9-12 week instructor practicum for those
seeking more experience is offered. Full-time wilderness
instructors typically instruct up to 9 courses over an
18-month period while seasonal staff may instruct anywhere
from 1 to 4 courses per year. Full-time employment available
to wilderness instructors can include a 6 or 9 course
agreement with a great benefits package and paid travel and
training! Lead instructors start at $95-$104/day; assistant
instructors earn $80-$84/day. Learn more by emailing
fieldjobs@outwardbound.org.
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• Imagine working on a team dedicated to helping teens at a crossroads in their lives. Picture yourself leading students who come away tangibly changed, and with the hard-earned knowledge that they can do more than they thought possible. Launch your new challenge with Outward Bound At-Risk Expeditions today. |
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