Wilderness Field Supervisor/Therapist

The SUWS Adolescent and Youth Program, located in the Bennett Hills of Southern Idaho, has been serving America's at-risk youth for more than twenty-seven years. We provide an intervention and treatment program for young people displaying self-defeating behaviors and destructive decision-making patterns. These behaviors and patterns may be substance abuse problems, difficulty in school, deteriorating personal relationships, a lack of personal care, angry and oppositional behaviors, and a feeling of a loss of control in their lives. SUWS seeks to identify the positive attributes these students already possess, which will help them to overcome their destructive patterns of behavior. We empower students to rediscover their strengths and learn how they can be used in their everyday life. SUWS is not a boot camp. It is an empowerment program. Our students leave prepared to walk a long road of growth. They become more self-reliant, better able to sustain meaningful relationships, and possess a higher level of personal integrity.
The Field Supervisor, a licensed therapist, engages the students in deeper-level counseling.  Under the supervision of the Clinical Director, Field Supervisors develop therapeutic outcomes for all students and devise strategies for reaching the intended outcomes in the field. Students progress through the program as evidenced by their investment, responsibility, and integration of the therapeutic work.

  • Supervises student care and ensures physical and emotional safety of each.
  • Ensures students receive valuable experiences for growth and development.
  • Ensures the appropriate utilization and teaching of course curriculum.
  • Ensures accurate monitoring and recording of student growth and development on a daily basis.
  • Demonstrates and teaches survival skills, use of field equipment, gear and supplies as necessary.
  • Reports efforts in weekly meetings with managers and peer staff.
  • Assumes role of head Field Instructor in his/her absence
  • Conducts assigned therapeutic training of instructors.
  • Conducts and directs program specific experiential group activities.
  • Conducts direct therapeutic work with students in individual and group settings.
  • Attends scheduled meetings and training.
  • May participate in program evaluation, planning, and development.
  • Oversees compliance with company and state land-use regulations.
  • Provides appropriate communication with parents, educational consultants, and related professionals.
  • Prepares written reports to include specific treatment outcomes, observations, interventions, and recommendations.

Please send your request for information or your resume to:
*Resumes will be accepted until March 31, 2008.

SUWS Programs
C/O Patty Hodge, HR Manager
911 Preacher Creek Road
Shoshone, ID 83352
(208) 735-4469
phodge@suws.com

SUWS employees are guided by the principles: Youth and Family, Growth, Teamwork, and Service

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