Behavioral Health Mentor - Adventure

Behavioral Health Mentor - Adventure
Salary Range: $18 - $20 per hour, DOE
Full-Time, Onsite Position

$500 sign-on bonus after successfully completing 90 days and meeting onboarding expectations

Are you empathetic, patient, and committed to empowering adolescents on their journey towards sustainable mental wellness?

As an Adventure Behavioral Health Mentor, you will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support adolescents ages (13-18) in their journey towards improved mental health and well-being. Every day you will participate and guide teen girls in experiential therapies like art, music, yoga, hiking, fitness, and a variety of other on and off campus activities. To thrive at Chrysalis, you must have an empathetic heart and maintain personal and professional boundaries with teens.

At Chrysalis our mission is to lead the way in driving teen and young adult anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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.

What do you bring to this position?

• Age: 21 years of age or older
• Education: 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.
• Skills: Recreational related skills as well as quick decision-making skills, and a growth mindset with a focus on Embarks core values.
• Experience: Min of 1 year of experience working with adolescent populations is preferred
• Certifications: CPR and First Aid certification preferred, will provide training 
• Background Checks: Must pass pre-employment drug screen and federal and state background check in concordance with Montana state laws.
• Clean Driving Record: Must have an active State of Montana driver's license.