2025 Wild Grief Guide Application

Wild Grief Guide Application 2025

Greetings! Thank you for your interest in being a Wild Grief Guide! Please fill out this application by Feb 21st, 2025. We will be in touch around March 3rd to follow up. Email us at info@wildgrief.org with any questions.
Wild Grief has built a strong community of volunteer guides that show up for grieving people struggling with one of the hardest challenges of life. What we do is unique: combining peer support with the healing power of nature. We are building a network of diverse, dynamic, compassionate, and adaptable people to work as a team to lead our outdoor programs and realize our vision of a vital, resilient, and connected community with a healthy response to death.
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Can we text you on the above phone number?*

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Address*

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There are a bunch of questions below. It will help us if you can fill these out as thoughtfully as possible. It is fine to leave some blank that don't apply to your experience. We look forward to reading these.
What interests you about being a guide with Wild Grief?
Please describe your experience leading outdoor activities for groups.
Please describe your experience leading groups of young people or adults.
If you have facilitated or led a group, please share a bit about your style ( eg. what works well for you, what are you working on?)
Which program(s) are you interested in guiding?

Hike Habit (two-hour hike for all ages)Virtual Hike Habit (two-hour online grief tending group for all ages, with an outdoor component)Family Day Hike (5-hour hike - 8 hour day)Teen Day Hike (5-hour hike - 8 hour day)BIPOC Day Hike (5-hour hike - 8 hour day)Spanish Speaking Family Day Hike (5-hour hike- 8 hour day)Family Campout (3-day car camping weekend for families with their children and teens)Teen and Young Adult Backpacking trips (4 days - unlikely 1st year guides will get to go, building experience in our other programs is needed first.)
Are you able to hike for 5 miles carrying a backpack with up to a 1500 ft elevation change?

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How would you rate your backpacking (overnight pack and gear) experience?

Newbie (never have gone)Beginner (3 or fewer trips)Intermediate (4-15 trips)Advanced (more than 15 trips)Other
Please describe your hiking and backpacking experience?
Please share a bit about your Spanish Language proficiency.
Please describe your experience working with children and teens.
Please share a bit about your personal experiences with navigating your own grief.
Please share a little bit about your connection to nature.
What is something unique in your perspective or skills that would enrich what we do and why?
Wild Grief is committed to a process of learning to be culturally responsive, welcoming and inclusive in our work. Please share any thoughts or experience you have on this commitment.
Is there anything you'd like to share about your personal identities?
Please describe any skills and certification relevant to grief support or hike guiding that you have (professional degrees, outdoor leadership certs, teaching certs, First Aid / First responder certs, etc).
Are you available to attend our mandatory guide training on May 3rd and 4th, 2025 (camping optional but highly encouraged) at Millersylvania State Park (10 miles south of Olympia, WA).*

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Are you able to make it to our custom Hike Leader workshop with the Washington Trails Association at Dash Point State Park in Federal Way on May 18th from 9am-3pm?*

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Can you commit to at least one overnight program or two daytime programs per year?*

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Can you commit to guiding with us for at least two years?*

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Do you have any questions or additional comments for us?
How did you hear about Wild Grief?
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Wild Grief Guide Application 2025