Job Overview:

Join an elite group of professionals who teach lifesaving skills in wilderness and remote environments. As a Wilderness Medicine Instructor, you’ll prepare lesson plans, demonstrate techniques, and provide hands-on training in backcountry first aid scenarios. Classes are conducted at outdoor locations, camps, businesses, and community centers. You’ll travel to different settings and perform on-site training to ensure participants gain the confidence and skills to handle emergencies in remote areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of all participants, especially in outdoor environments.
• Set up, transport, and organize all class materials necessary to run the course.
• Provide high-quality, engaging instruction focused on wilderness medicine principles and remote emergency response.
• Prepare and teach lesson plans in alignment with recognized wilderness first aid standards and course content requirements.
• Demonstrate techniques and ensure students’ understanding and mastery of wilderness first aid skills, including patient assessment, splinting, environmental emergencies, and evacuation planning.
• Evaluate student performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Maintain professional relationships with clients, partners, students, and coworkers.
• Adapt to different teaching situations, including outdoor, hands-on scenarios in varied terrain.
• Exhibit leadership and decision-making abilities in an outdoor instructional setting.

Requirements:

• Reliable and professional demeanor.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Availability to work weekends.
• Access to a phone, laptop, internet, and email.
• Ability to travel to worksites with a valid driver’s license, insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand/walk for the entire shift, and move over uneven terrain.
• Comfortable working outdoors in various weather conditions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Emergency medical or outdoor leadership experience (Wilderness First Responder, EMT, EMT-P, Firefighter, Search & Rescue, Outdoor Guide, etc.).
• Teaching experience in wilderness first aid, outdoor education, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of backcountry medicine, environmental emergencies, and remote patient care.
• Certifications as an instructor through Health & Safety Institute (HSI), American Red Cross (ARC), or equivalent wilderness medicine organizations.
• Experience with risk management and emergency preparedness in outdoor environments.

Why Join Us?

• Flexible scheduling.
• Opportunities for advancement, based on performance and availability.
• Instructor training provided for the right candidates (company assists with certification fees).
• Mileage reimbursement for travel to class locations.
• Option to take on additional office work (administrative tasks, curriculum development, etc.).
• Specialization in wilderness medicine, with the opportunity to expand into other training areas (Urban Rescue, Aquatic Rescue).
• No required uniform (outdoor-appropriate attire).

Company Description:

We provide high-quality wilderness medicine training to outdoor professionals, enthusiasts, and organizations. Our clients are mainly based in Northern California, with headquarters in Sacramento, CA. We are committed to hands-on, scenario-based training that empowers individuals to act safely and confidently in an emergency. Our courses include Wilderness First Aid (WFA), Wilderness First Responder (WFR), and specialized backcountry medical training.

We are seeking passionate, skilled instructors to support our clients by delivering exceptional, real-world training experiences.

Join us and help outdoor enthusiasts, guides, and adventurers gain the skills they need to stay safe and respond effectively in remote environments!