About Confluence Retreats

Confluence Retreats emerges from a strategic partnership between Omnia Group Ashland, a leading licensed Psilocybin Service Center, and the Hi-U Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to providing transformative retreats that foster deep connections with oneself, our communities, and the natural environment.

This collaboration is designed to facilitate personal growth, emotional breakthroughs, and spiritual development, enhancing reconnection with nature. Leveraging Oregon’s pioneering Legal Psilocybin Services law and the lush surroundings of Ashland, Oregon. Confluence Retreats offers a unique, legally sanctioned avenue to explore psilocybin experiences.

Drawing on over five years of experience organizing legal psychedelic retreats in Amsterdam, Netherlands, for over 1,000 individuals, Confluence Retreats brings a wealth of experience, professionalism, and exceptional care to the U.S. psilocybin services sector, which is in its infancy.

If you want to learn more about Confluence Retreats, you can visit our website here.

Position Overview

As Exploration Call Guide, you will be the first and, therefore, a critical point of contact between aspiring retreat attendees and Confluence Retreats.

All clients interested in attending a program must first participate in an Exploration Call after a thorough online medical check.

The purpose of this call is to understand the client’s intentions and expectations and, therefore, assess their suitability to attend a retreat. We also answer any questions or concerns they may have and give a more detailed recommendation on which program is the best fit for them.

Your role as an Exploration Call Guide is to hold a professional and structured space for our potential clients to explore these questions.

Our Culture

• We aspire to operate with the highest integrity when it comes to safety. We acknowledge the psychological, spiritual, relational, and physical integrity of our clients and collaborators.

• We aspire to increase access to psychedelic services and inclusion, especially for underrepresented voices and marginalized communities.

• We care deeply about our home world and its biodiversity. We are devoted to reconnecting people to nature through our work with psychedelics, substances that can reveal the inherent interconnectedness of all organic life on this planet.

• We are committed to transparency at all levels of the organization and build partnerships with people who are equally devoted to changing the world through transformative business and leadership.

• We are committed to a spirit of collaboration and believe in a diverse knowledge-based society, seeking to transform extractivist practices into regenerative practices

Who You Will Be Working With 

As Hi-U Foundation is a young organization, this role will work primarily with its founder, whom you can read about on our website here. From time to time, you may also interact with other Exploration Call Guides as part of our effort to learn from one another and support our clients' journey to safe, intentional use of psychedelics.

What We Have to Offer

We are on a journey to offer everyone fair treatment no matter who they are, where they come from, or where they are located.

Our compensation structure includes base pay per client call and achievement bonuses designed to reward Call Guides for their commitment to excellence and positive outcomes. These incentives increase the base pay of the role without diminishing the crucial elements of “Readiness” and “Goodness of Fit,” which are crucial for us to support clients in their decision-making process.

• Part-time compensation @ $20/hr

• Achievement bonuses to be discussed during hiring process for candidates who demonstrate good fit for the role and alignment with our values and mission

We Are Looking For Someone Who…

• Has excellent active listening skills

• Can take ownership of thorough knowledge and confidence in communicating about psychedelics in a scientific-based manner, including research studies and the rules of Oregon’s legal psilocybin services law

• Is a ‘people person’ and able to build rapport with others quickly

• Is comfortable asking personal questions exploring people’s personal stories and pasts, and holding information that is shared in confidentiality

• Has experience engaging with members of the public

• Can think on your feet

• Can follow a detailed call outline and instructions on how to ensure the best possible outcome of the call

• Is highly coachable and comfortable with role-play training exercises

• Has personal experience with plant medicine ceremonies and expanded states of consciousness and can talk about it to others in a grounded way

• Is fluent in English

• Has availability and interest in taking 12-16 hours of Exploration Calls per week to start, ideally in 4-hour-per-day increments.

• Has ready access to a quiet, professional, and tidy working environment where they can take Exploration Calls without being interrupted

It Would Be Great If You Also

• This role would suit someone with a background in therapy or coaching, customer

• service or sales.

• A passion and experience for the ‘retreat’ and ‘multi-modality’ model for working with psychedelics, including from different perspectives and cultures 

• Already have or are in the process of acquiring a Psilocybin Facilitator License from the state of Oregon Health Authority

• In this scenario, future roles beyond simply being an Exploration Call Guide are likely to open up in the next 3-6 months.

• Are open and available to explore opening your calendar for Exploration Calls to different timeslots thr

About The Application Process

Confluence Retreats operates uniquely as a non-profit (under the Hi-U Foundation) in an emerging regulatory and operating environment. Hi-U Foundation is based in Ashland, Oregon in the United States. 

We are accepting candidates globally, but please know that nearly all clients are coming from within the US, so the time zone for Exploration Calls will need to align with daytime hours in the US. The role is 100% remote, but in-person opportunities may develop in the future, particularly for those who are or in the process of getting their Psilocybin Facilitator’s license front the Oregon Health Authority.

As an organization, we take our responsibility to create a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive psychedelic future seriously. We strongly encourage individuals from historically marginalized communities (BIPOC, LGBTQ, differently abled, women, and more) to apply.

The safety of our retreat participants is a priority. If the role you are offered requires client interaction, we will conduct a pre-employment screening, which includes a background check. We specifically look to make sure you have not committed violent crimes. If you opt out of the pre-employment screening, we will not move further in the hiring process. You are welcome to discuss any concerns you may have with us.

How To Apply

To apply, please email support@confluenceretreats.org with the subject line “Application for Exploration Call Guide: [FirstName] [LastName]. If you’d like, you may also CC myles@confluenceretreats.org to ensure your application is received.

When applying, please stipulate the time zone you are based in and the hours you are available to work. Typically, the Exploration Call team does 2-3x 4-hour shifts in a week, but more timeslots may be available.

Please Include:

• Your CV or Resume

• A brief cover letter (1 page maximum) about why you believe you would be a good fit for this role based on this Job Description

• Any questions you have at this initial stage that might help us more quickly assess whether this opportunity is right for both you and the organization.

• Any links or references that provide us with a deeper view of your background as it pertains to this opportunity.

We will do our best to respond to all applicants in a timely manner, even if you have not been selected to be interviewed at this time.