guide information page
Welcome Guides!
This is a resource page for you as you prepare to take up the role of guiding at Rite of Passage Journeys and instructions for completing any incomplete paperwork. We encourage you to explore this full page and any hyperlinks to get familiar with Rite of Passage Journeys work culture and resources.
Accessing Linseed & Employment Documents
Please use the links below to register and access your Linseed Portal. Through this portal you will be able to download and upload all necessary documentation for employment- all listed below for your reference. Guides are not required to attend the leadership training so please only use the Guide Staff Training link. Apprentices are required to attend the online training, please register for both the links below. If you have any issues, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Linseed Link to Youth Rite of Passage Leadership Training (formerly LFI) *only required for new guides and apprentices
Linseed Link to Register for Guide Staff Training
Tax and Payroll Forms (For Program Coordinator & Program Mentor Guides):
W-4
I-9
Direct Deposit Form
Required Certifications (All Guides/Apprentices):
Scan or take a picture of your required certs and Driver’s License and upload them in your Linseed Portal. Follow the link for a food handler card if you do not have an up to date one:
Wilderness Medicine Certification Cards (both WFA/WFR/WEMT and CPR cards)
Driver’s license
Food Handler Card (can be done during prep days)
If you need to re-certify for CPR or Food Card, here are the links:
Food Worker Permit (Upload the pdf they email you when you complete the online course)
CPR Course (Upload the pdf they email you when you complete the online course - if you took a WFR or WFA this is included in your course)
Health and Personal Info Form (All Guides/Apprentices):
Please follow the Health Questionnaire in Linseed. It is important to provide as much detailed information that is necessary for this role. Please include any medical history that could be pertinent for staff to be aware of so that staff and guides can best support in a medical emergencies situation, if necessary.
Acknowledgement of Policies and Procedures (All Guides/Apprentices):
Once you have read the Staff Handbook, Policies and Procedures documents, and inclusion statements linked below, please sign this Acknowledgement of Policies and Procedures document.
Risk Management Plan (All Guides/ Apprentices):
Before your prep days, it will be required that all guides and apprentices review our Emergency and Risk Management Plan and all other necessary emergency response documentation.
Employee Resources
2024 Leadership Fundamentals Intensive Recordings
(Please do not share this link/these videos with anyone outside of our guide cohort)
Video Resources:
Consent Training 2024 Recording
Longleaf Wilderness Medicine Videos
Suicide Awareness
Panic Attacks
Self-Harm
Intro to Mental Health for First Aid Providers
Recommended Readings and Resources
Journeys’ Approach to Ceremony
John Davis, “Wilderness Rites of Passage: Initiation, Growth and Healing”
Randy Morris, “Reflections on the Sacred at Rite of Passage Journeys”
Bill Plotkin, “A Short Introduction to the Eco-Soulcentric Developmental Wheel”
Gregory Forth, “Rites of Passage” (academic summary of RofP / Van Gennep et al)
Gigi Coyle, “SOLB Nature-based Rites of Passage”
Program and Prep Day Dates
Olympic Odyssey I (8 day)
6/23-6/24 (Prep)
6/25-7/2 (Program Dates)
Call to Adventure I (7 day)
6/24-6/25 (Prep)
6/26-7/2 (Program Dates)
Mountain Quest Young Men I (3wk)
7/2-7/4 (Prep)
7/5-7/25 (Program Dates)
Olympic Odyssey II (8 day)
7/4-7/5 (Prep)
7/6-7/13 (Program Dates)
Mountain Quest Young Women (3wk)
7/7-7/9 (Prep)
7/10-7/30 (Program Dates)
Queer Kinnection (8 day)
7/10-7/11 (Prep)
7/12-7/19 (Program Dates)
Olympic Odyssey III (8 day)
7/20-7/21 (Prep)
7/22-7/29 (Program Dates)
Solo Crossing (3wk)
7/30-8/1 (Prep)
8/2-8/22 (Program Dates)
Call to Adventure II (7 day)
8/1-8/2 (Prep)
8/3-8/9 (Program Dates)
Mountain Quest Young Men II (3wk)
8/1-8/3 (Prep)
8/4-8/24 (Program Dates)
Moon Rise Sacred Groves (8 day)
8/7-8/8 (Prep)
8/9-8/16 (Program Dates)
Fire on the Mountain (11 day)
8/14-8/15 (Prep)
8/16-8/26 (Program Dates)