Wilderness Coordinator - Shunda

Enviros WSA; Calgary; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Enviros Wilderness School Association seeks a seasoned Wilderness Facilitator for Shunda Creek Recovery Center. Lead and oversee multi-day wilderness trips, aligning adventure activities with therapeutic goals within a multidisciplinary treatment team.

The role demands strong leadership, safety focus, and a passion for using outdoor experiences to support recovery and personal growth.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in outdoor education, wilderness leadership, expedition programming, or a related field.
• Strong technical and leadership skills across relevant wilderness activities.
• 80-hour Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification.
• Robust outdoor logbook demonstrating significant personal and professional wilderness experience.
• Strong judgment, risk-management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee multi-day wilderness trips including hiking, canoeing, climbing, and other adventure-based activities.
• Work closely with Program Supervisors and Therapists to ensure trips are purposeful, safe, and grounded in Adventure Therapy principles.
• Integrate wilderness experiences with clients' treatment and addiction recovery goals.
• Maintain high standards of wilderness safety, risk management, and professional outdoor practice.
• Organize, maintain, inventory, and order outdoor equipment and supplies.
• Participate in scheduling and coordinating the outdoor program.
• Mentor, train, and assess wilderness staff for readiness to become trip staff.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with outdoor industry partners, organizations, and professional networks.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and quality of the Adventure Therapy program.

Skills

Outdoor education

Wilderness leadership

Expedition programming

WFR certification

Risk management

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Wilderness Facilitator - Shunda

ENVIROS - Who We Are:

Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness.

Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community.

Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.

Enviros focus is on building relationships and is the foundation of the work we do. This enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence.

Since our founding in 1976, Enviros has been an early adopter of new evidence-based best practices and has developed and informed other leading practices.

Why People Choose Enviros: Simply stated, our vision is: “The Power of Human Relationships Invites Belonging and Inspires Growth”.

Program Overview

Shunda Creek Recovery Center — Enviros Wilderness School Association

Shunda Creek Recovery Center is a wilderness-based addiction treatment program serving young men aged 18–26. We are seeking an experienced Wilderness Facilitator to lead and oversee the outdoor tripping component of our Adventure Therapy program.

This is an opportunity for an experienced outdoor professional to use their technical skills, leadership, and passion for the outdoors to support meaningful therapeutic experiences for young men in recovery.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee multi-day wilderness trips including hiking, canoeing, climbing, and other adventure-based activities.
• Work closely with Program Supervisors and Therapists to ensure trips are purposeful, safe, and grounded in Adventure Therapy principles.
• Integrate wilderness experiences with clients' treatment and addiction recovery goals.
• Maintain high standards of wilderness safety, risk management, and professional outdoor practice.
• Organize, maintain, inventory, and order outdoor equipment and supplies.
• Participate in scheduling and coordinating the outdoor program.
• Mentor, train, and assess wilderness staff for readiness to become trip staff.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with outdoor industry partners, organizations, and professional networks.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and quality of the Adventure Therapy program.

Qualifications Required

• Professional experience in outdoor education, wilderness leadership, expedition programming, or a related field.
• Strong technical and leadership skills across relevant wilderness activities.
• 80-hour Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification.
• Robust outdoor logbook demonstrating significant personal and professional wilderness experience.
• Strong judgment, risk-management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Assets

• Experience in Adventure Therapy, social work, addiction treatment, mental health, or youth work.
• Qualifications through the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG), Outdoor Council of Canada (OCC), Paddle Canada, or other recognized outdoor organizations.
• Experience mentoring or assessing developing outdoor leaders.
• Existing relationships within the outdoor industry.

The Ideal Candidate

You are a skilled and experienced outdoor professional who understands that wilderness experiences can be much more than recreation. You are confident leading groups in remote environments, highly organized, committed to safety, and interested in using adventure and wilderness as a tool for personal growth and addiction recovery.

Enviros believes in the power of diversity and we are dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and encourage people of all visible minorities, including Indigenous applicants, and those of any religion, sex, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression to apply.

Additionally, Enviros is committed to having a workforce of skilled and diversified representation of the population we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however in our commitment to the population we serve, preference will be given to candidates self-identifying as an Indigenous Person.

Pre-Employment Background Check Requirements

• Intervention Record Check (IRC) Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)

Both checks must be completed prior to the employee’s start date. Please note that this process can take up to six (6) weeks to complete.

Enviros will accept IRCs and Criminal Record Checks with VSC that are no more than six (6) months old at the time of hire.

Applicants may choose to apply for these checks in advance of being selected for an interview or employment by clicking the links below and following the required process to avoid potential delays in commencement if you are the successful candidate. Please be aware that initiating these checks does not guarantee advancement in the recruitment process.

Intervention Record Check (IRC): https://irc-client-prod.azurewebsites.net/irc

Criminal Record Check including Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC): https://www.policesolutions.ca/checks/services/calgary/