Come work with us!

We are seeking skilled mentors to join our weekly Wednesday and Thursday day-long programs, September 2026 through May 2027.

We provide nature-based education to support thriving children, communities and ecosystems. We serve youth ages 5-16 and are committed to delivering high-quality, nature-based experiences that are rooted in our relational education curriculum. Through hands-on experiences and activities engaging with the many friends and allies we live alongside, children learn wildlife tracking, bird language, wildcrafting, herbal medicine and foraging, and much more, fostering deep and lasting relationships with the land they call home and a sense of connection and belonging therein.

New mentors will assist lead mentors in running weekly programs, working 8:15-4:15 on Wednesdays, Thursdays or both. Students in these programs are ages 7-9 and 10-12.

What are current mentors saying?

"Working at Red Oak has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life! I’ve been able to reengage in my childhood passions, learn new ways to have a deeper nature connection, and have a whole lot of fun with the kids. The Red Oak community is special and I am grateful to be a part of it!” - Sam Lewey

“One of the unexpected gifts of being a youth mentor at Red Oak was discovering that caring for the children also had a way of caring for the child within me. I left those woods each day one step closer to the man I aim to be - a little more patient, a lot more joyful, and deeply rooted in relationship with the natural world.” - Kevin Oestenstad

“I love this work so much and am often filled with the profundity of our daily moments: kids on the land, celebrating when hearing the sound of a long-searched-for bird song, recognizing particular wild animal friends who we see again and again and begin to know personally, hands busy harvesting beloved plants and making medicines, coming up with ideas of how to give back, making home with each other and our more-than-human kin as we go. Being a part of all of this fills my heart. We are making community on all the levels, remembering old ways of togetherness and creating new ones.” - Ida Rotto