Upcoming Training Seminars
Aug
3-9
Sep
14-20
Oct
19-25
Connect. Transform. Inspire.
Every student at Deschutes Wilderness Therapy has a dedicated treatment team helping them to achieve their goals and heal their trauma. Field Instructors are a critical core member of the treatment team. As a field instructor, you are responsible for experiential learning and creating a safe, healing environment that supports each students’ treatment plan. Field instructors form deep bonds and trusting relationships with students through empathy and service. Field instructors help to create opportunities for life changing growth in a challenging and fun wilderness environment.
As a field instructor, you will work with a small team of instructors and therapists, teaching clients how to improve their lives, their relationships, and regain their future.
Deschutes Wilderness inspires people to learn and live in a way that honors our values of service, growth and results through trusting relationships built with empathy. At Deschutes Wilderness Therapy you are part of a community that will embolden you to realize the fullest version of yourself. This will be the hardest job you ever have, and the most beautiful and joy filled job you will ever have. You will change children’s and young adults’ lives every single day. You will impact their lives in ways they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Field Instructor Overview
Compensation
At Deschutes Wilderness Therapy we offer:
- $500 sign-on bonus (paid after the first shift in supervision)
- 90-day pay increases for the first year
- $1,000 referral bonus for each employee you refer
- $500 annual training stipend
- Extensive training and development opportunities
- Entry-level hourly positions estimated to earn approximately $45,000 and upwards in the first year (inclusive of bonuses and 90-day increases)
- Additional benefits include PTO, health insurance, 401K, unlimited yoga memberships
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering free therapy and other resources
- Pro deals with numerous outdoor gear and apparel companies