Mentor for Middle School Age Youth Start Date: August 2026 Part-time Role This Wilderness Torah program weaves Jewish spirituality, tradition, and teachings with personal challenges, outdoor skills, mentorship from adults outside of family, peer group community building, and nature awareness activities to provide an embodied way for youth to explore coming-of-age. B’naiture meets from October—May on six Sundays from 10:30-4:30pm in Joaquin Miller Park, six Wednesday nights around the Berkeley marina, and three weekend camping trips.We seek educators with 3+ years experience in youth mentoring, nature connection, wilderness skills, and/or Jewish learning to serve as mentors for our B’naiture program for the 2026-2028 cohort. As a B’naiture mentor, your role is to provide nature-based games, challenges, crafts, stories, Jewish and nature-based learning, and help guide youth into their teen years.ABOUT WILDERNESS TORAH and Adamah SF: Founded in 2007, Wilderness Torah is a leader in the earth-based Judaism movement and has served thousands of people with land-based holiday retreats; outdoor, mentor-based K-12 programs; young adult leadership development, local and national training in our models, and most recently our virtual learning opportunities. Now Powered by Adamah, we are working together as a healing balm in an overstressed, disconnected culture – to reconnect to the magic created when we get out into nature, experience embodied Jewish ritual and learning, all within a multi-generational setting. See our website at wildernesstorah.org and https://adamah.org/hubs/sf/Our workplace culture is one based on flexibility, trust, warmth, and dedication. Our team works hard, brings their whole selves, takes time when they need it, and relishes helping create meaningful experiences. We also have a large community of hundreds, from families in our youth programs to participants who help co-create our events. You will work with an amazing team of smart and caring people, in a workplace culture that values flexibility and collaboration.Duties and Responsibilities Include: Attend staff training weekend August 21-23, additional trainings throughout year, and end of season staff debriefParticipate in 3-6 hours of collaborative planning meetings per monthMentor and guide youth, maintain safety and health of all participantsCommunicate with families as neededCoordinate and participate in yearly calls with each family, to be divided with your co-mentor (approximately 6-8 hours over the course of February and March)Arrive promptly for each meeting- Sundays generally 9:30-5:00 and Wednesdays 4:00-8:30, and for set-up, clean-up and duration of camping tripsRespond promptly to e-mail correspondence from program manager and teamMaintain CPR/first aid certification (WT will reimburse you for this training if you don’t already have it) Qualifications and Expectations: Head A willingness to learn new thingsTimeliness and foresight: able to arrive promptly and prepared with materials and teaching you have agreed to for each program dayA knowledge of and/or commitment to learning Jewish stories, songs, and teachingsKnowledge of the Eight Shields model desiredKnowledge of and experience with Rite-of-Passage desired Heart Personal spiritual practice, and/or yearning to be more spiritually connectedA love of and deep connection to the natural worldAn ability to be a team player, as much of what we create is a collaboration of our ideas and experienceExcitement to cultivate community and cohesion amongst staff and participantsExperience and love of teaching, mentoring, and working with youth ages 11-13 Hands Specific nature-based and wilderness skills you are excited to teachComfort with building and tending fire, basic whittling skills; music skills a plusAbility to lift at least 25 pounds; able to be outside in various weather conditions, from very hot to extremely rainy and wet with a bright attitude that inspires the kidsMust be able to lift 25 pounds Desired Qualifications: 3+ years experience providing either wilderness, nature-based, Jewish, and/or rites-of-passage programmingNaturalist and wilderness skills knowledge; experience teaching wilderness skills is a bonusKnowledge of the Jewish calendar and holiday cycles, stories, and values; Experience teaching in Jewish education is a bonusDemonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a dynamic team of youth mentors and can think on their feetCommitted to completing the 2 year programWe are ideally looking for people who are interested in continuing on with us as mentors in the future. Compensation & Benefits Pay is commensurate with experience ($25-$30/hr); this is a part-time temporary role.Paid earned sick leave25% off Wilderness Torah youth programs for any childrenFree attendance to any virtual Wilderness Torah classes and courses, and discounts on all in person eventsWilderness Torah will subsidize your WFA (Wilderness First Aid) courseReceive training in our award winning curriculum To applyTo apply, follow these steps. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until positions are filled. 1. Complete the questionnaire linked here. B’Naiture Mentor Questionnaire2. Email your resume to SarahElise.Rund@adamah.org. Add “B’Naiture Mentor Resume” in the Subject line. Start Date: August 2026 Applications reviewed on a rolling basisLocal candidates only, or be willing to relocate