Behavioral Health Mentor (Adventure Specialist)

Overview

Hourly Pay Rate:

$18.00 - $20.00 (DOE)

Full-Time, Onsite Position

$500 sign-on bonusÂ

after successfully completing 90 days and meeting onboarding expectations

Are you empathetic, patient, and passionate about empowering adolescents toward mental wellness?

As an Adventure Behavioral Health Mentor, you'll work with a multidisciplinary team to support teens (ages 13-18) in their journey to improved mental health. You'll guide teen girls through experiential therapies like art, music, yoga, hiking, fitness, and other activities, both on and off campus. At Chrysalis, we value empathy and the ability to maintain healthy boundaries with teens.

Our mission is to reduce teen and young adult anxiety, depression, and suicide rates to an all-time low by 2028.

Responsibilities

• Adventure planning, preparation and programming for all students.
• Secure supervision of students during adventure outings.
• Thoughtful risk management in all adventure programming.
• Careful adherence to all state and federal laws that apply to adventure programming with adolescents at Chrysalis, including speed limits during transport of students.
• Thoughtful processing of every adventure outing with students to maximize what students learn within the experience (i.e., ensure that students attain optimal gains in terms of self-esteem, confidence, self-awareness, and insight).
• Outdoor education for all students, including "low impact" camping techniques, outdoor ethics, co-existence with minimal disturbance of indigenous animal species, concepts of outdoor service work, and instruction in a variety of enjoyable and healthy outdoor activities.
• Organization, inventory and maintenance of all adventure equipment, including rock climbing gear, rafting gear, biking gear, camping gear, boating gear, horse tack, gear racks, and any other adventure accessories.
  
  

Qualifications

• 21 years of age or older

Clean Driving Record

 Must have an active State of Montana driver's license.Â

• Recreational related skills as well as quick decision-making skills, and a growth mindset with a focus on Embarks core values.
• Preferred in of 1 year of experience working with adolescent populations.
• High school diploma or equivalent G.E.D required. Associates or bachelor's in outdoor recreation, human services, psychology, criminal justice, or related field is preferred.
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred, will provide training.
  
  

Benefits

Become the Best of the Best:

 Access to an established Mastery Program that offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth.

• Proven Positive Outcomes You'll have the satisfaction of knowing that your work is making a tangible difference in young adults and adolescent's lives.Â

Holistic Family Approach

 Embark recognizes the importance of treating families which is crucial for sustained recovery and well-being for teens.

• Robust (EAP)
  
  

 Employee Assistance Program.

• Comprehensive Benefit Program
  
  

that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, PTO, and paid parental leave.

Chrysalis is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Chrysalis is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Chrysalis seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.

Apply now to embark on a rewarding journey with us!

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