RedCliff Ascent
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Field Guide
Full time, year round | 8 days on/6 days off | $153-260/day | Benefits
With the wilderness as our catalyst, we reveal potential, inspire hope, and heal families. We believe it. We live it.
About the Role:
Are you ready to make a real difference while exploring the great outdoors? As a Field Guide, you’ll be at the heart of a transformative journey, guiding at-risk teenagers through challenges and helping them unlock their true potential. Imagine spending your days in breathtaking natural settings, where your presence and leadership create a safe, nurturing, and empowering environment. Every day is an opportunity to inspire, uplift, and make lasting connections. Join us and be a catalyst for change while embracing the adventure of a lifetime!
What You'll Do:
Robust Training: Field Guides 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, slacklining, 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:
RedCliff Groups: These groups live primitively and nomadically, hiking and setting up camp across 400-square-mile valley in the high desert.
ThreePeaks Groups: These groups live at a base camp in yurts. They engage in day hikes and other recreation activities.
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 RedCliff and ThreePeaks team. Help heal families, save lives, and share your passion for the outdoors. Together, we can make a lasting impact.
Requirements:
High School diploma or equivalent, college degree preferred
1st Aid & CPR certified, WFR (Wilderness First Responder) preferred
19+ years of age, 21+ preferred
Able to pass criminal investigation background check
Able to pass pre-employment health assessment
Physical ability and stamina to work 8 day shifts in the back country and live primitively
Walk, hike, and/or climb daily over uneven terrain in all weather conditions carrying 40 + pounds
Benefits:
Find your tribe: A supportive and close-knit niche in the outdoor community. These are your people.
8 on/6 off schedule means you have about 150 days off each year!
Only have to drive to work 4-5 times a month
Accommodation available at base for the nights before and after your shift (beds, kitchen, showers)
Bonuses for completing the internship period and referrals
Full-time job with guaranteed overtime
Health, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and other insurance plans available after first 60 days
Employer contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA)
Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Pro deals! Significant discounts for hundreds of professional outdoor gear brands
Long off-shifts ideal for travel, exploring Utah's Big 5, or any other adventure!
A few hours from Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon, and Lake Powell
A few hours from many world-class ski resorts
Close to Mccarran International Airport in Las Vegas
Graveyard Shift
Full time | 7 nights on/7 nights off | $165+/night | Benefits
Join the ThreePeaks Ascent Team: Transform Lives Through Innovative Therapy
ThreePeaks Ascent is a short-term residential treatment program located within the RCA field. Our unique approach combines the benefits of wilderness therapy with the structure of traditional residential treatment, making therapeutic interventions more accessible to students and families who previously could not afford them.
Why ThreePeaks Ascent?
Innovative Therapy: We blend the transformative power of wilderness therapy with traditional residential treatment, offering a comprehensive and holistic healing experience, accredited by The Joint Commission.
Accessibility: Our program opens doors for more families to benefit from wilderness therapy, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder access to essential mental health support.
Collaborative Approach: We work closely with RedCliff Ascent’s wilderness therapy program, providing a seamless transition for students. Our team assesses and screens students before they enter RedCliff Ascent, ensuring the best possible outcomes.
Our Mission: ThreePeaks Ascent's students face a range of mental, behavioral, and substance abuse challenges and may have struggled in other treatment settings. We are often the last hope for families in crisis, dedicated to replacing pain and suffering with genuine change and healing. Through shared growth and experiential therapy, we create lasting positive impacts on students' lives.
Make a Difference: Join us in our mission to heal families and transform lives. Be part of a dedicated team that finds profound reward in seeing the gradual replacement of pain with hope and resilience.
Become a part of the ThreePeaks Ascent team today. Together, we can make a meaningful difference.
Responsibilities
Graveyard Shift works 7 consecutive nights in the backcountry, 13 hours a night. You will be in the backcountry for a whole week, the entire week, each shift.
Ensure the supervision and safety of students
Properly document the supervision of students
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 group
Provide support, direction, and feedback to coworkers during shifts
Creatively, collaboratively, and safely address challenges and obstacles
Follow all company policies and procedures
Follow all local, state, and federal rules, regulations, and law
Requirements
Please ensure your resume includes 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 within first month of employment, WFR (Wilderness First Responder) preferred
19+ years of age, per state regulations
Able to pass criminal investigation background check
Able to pass pre-employment health assessment
Eligible to work in the USA
Soft Skills
Work well within a team
Leadership skills and ability to make decisions
Strong problem-solving aptitude
Able to emotionally self-regulate
Good judgement
Safety-oriented
Able to give and receive feedback
Firm, healthy boundaries
Fully outfitted
Benefits
Full-time job
Health, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and other insurance plans available after first 60 days
Employer contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA)
Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Significant discounts for hundreds of professional outdoor gear brands
Long off-shifts ideal for planning trips
A few hours from Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon, and Lake Powell
A few hours from many world-class ski resorts
Close to Mccarran International Airport in Las Vegas
A supportive and close-knit community
Additional Information About RedCliff Ascent:
RedCliff Ascent has led the way in providing clinically sophisticated wilderness therapy for troubled teens and their families since 1993. RedCliff Ascent has helped over 10,000 families through the caring and compassionate therapeutic processes that RedCliff Ascent champions every day. Through these very personalized interventions, families can realize their potential and rebuild their lives.
Benefits:
Health, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and other insurance plans available after first 60 days
Monthly employer contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA)
Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides free counseling, crisis support, and caregiver support
$2000 commitment fulfilment bonus
$500 Head Instructor advancement bonus
Referral bonuses
Significant discounts for hundreds of professional outdoor gear brands
Long off-shifts ideal for planning trips and exploring the beautiful southwest desert
A few hours from Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon, and Lake Powell
A few hours from many world-class ski resorts
Close to Mccarran International Airport in Las Vegas
A supportive and close-knit community
Connect With Us
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Have questions not answered in the job description or FAQs? Contact our Talent Acquisition Director at recruiting @ redcliffascent.com or
(435) 383 2125