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Position Title: Veterans Green Corps Crew Leader
Position Type: Field-based, seasonal, full-time, exempt
Location: Based out of Salida, CO, Durango CO, and Tucson, AZ; works throughout the Southwest including Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
Salary: $460 - $540 weekly stipend (depending on experience), includes weekly $25 mandatory meal deduction
Benefits: Food provided while in the field, uniform, paid training.
Qualifications: Applicants must have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and have a DD214
Deadline: Open until filled
Reports to: Program Coordinator
Current Openings:
Four Corners Region: January 16 - April 9, 2011
Los Valles Region: April - August 2011
Sonoran Desert Region: January 10 - April 8, 2011 (fire fuels reduction project in northern Arizona)
Southwest Conservation Corps' Mission
It is the mission of the Southwest Conservation Corps to empower individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities, and the environment.
Veterans Green Jobs Mission
Veterans Green Jobs provides exemplary green jobs education and career development opportunities for military veterans, empowering and supporting them to lead America's transition to energy independence, ecological restoration, community renewal, and economic prosperity.
SCC Organization Statement
To the men and women who have served our country:
Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) honors your dedication and service to the United States of America. SCC is a nonpolitical organization that does not advocate nor take positions on issues of national security. SCC respects and honors veterans' experiences during military service and carries no judgment about those experiences. SCC is a professional organization whose first priority is to honor, respect and improve the lives of the corpsmembers, staff, stakeholders and communities that it serves.
Program Overview:
Southwest Conservation Corps' Crew Leaders perform many roles and are the key to our program's success. The position is also multi-faceted and demanding, but with opportunity for enormous rewards. Successful candidates will demonstrate high standards, compassion, excellent judgment, and the desire to devote themselves (at least seasonally!) to youth and the environment. The Crew Leader position requires both supervisory and technical aptitude, and a high level of comfort in the outdoors.
The program hires all Veterans and focuses on the transition from service in the military to service to public lands and local communities. Education and training will concentrate on gaining conservation skills and career development services for veterans interested in pursuing further employment opportunities with land management agencies. Any individual that successfully completes this program will have the opportunity to continue working in the conservation field or move onto into other opportunities focused on developing skills needed for employment in the rapidly emerging green jobs field.
Crew Leader Duties and Responsibilities:
♦ Manage, supervise, and participate in day-to-day details of crew life in camp and at work.
♦ Monitor, manage, and promote the crew's physical and emotional safety on and off the work site.
♦ Train and motivate a crew of eight young adults to efficiently complete conservation projects on public lands. Coordinate logistics with project sponsors, Program Coordinator, Program Director and co-leader.
♦ Implement Environmental and Life Skills Curriculum via formal and informal lessons.
♦ Complete professional documentation of time sheets, daily and weekly report, Corpsmember and peer evaluations, incident reports, etc. Manage petty cash, gas cards and food budget.
♦ Transport crew safely in SCC's 15-passenger vans or Suburbans.
♦ Promote individual Corpsmember development and a healthy community.
Qualifications:
♦ Leadership experience, preferably with diverse young adults, required.
♦ Previous Conservation or Youth Corps experience preferred.
♦ Familiarity with basic conservation skills including tool maintenance. Professional conservation, construction or landscaping experience preferred, but not required. SCC will train exceptional applicants. For the Sonoran Desert region, we are looking for leaders with substantial experience in chain saw operation and maintenance.
♦ Experience teaching outdoor and/or environmental education curriculum preferred.
♦ Excellent organizational skills.
♦ Physically fit and able to work long days in adverse conditions.
♦ Good driving record (insurable) and current driver's license.
♦ High School diploma or GED required. Relevant Bachelor's Degree preferred.
♦ Current Wilderness First Aid or higher and CPR certification.
♦ Sense of humor, spirit of adventure, and desire to make a positive difference.
Essential Functions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit and talk or listen. The employee is required to use hands to operate objects, tools or controls, and to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and the ability to focus. The employee is frequently required to drive an SCC vehicle, and must be able to speak, understand, read and write English. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
To Apply:
Complete the Crew Leader Application, VGC Crew Leader application, and submit with your resume and contact information with three professional references to the Program Director of the region you are interested in:
Kevin Heiner Todd Loubsky Attila Boros
Four Corners PD Los Valles PD Sonoran Desert PD
701 Camino del Rio Suite 101 7710 West Hwy. 50 1376 W. St Marys Rd
Durango, CO 81301 Salida, CO 81201 Tucson, AZ 85745
kevin@sccorps.org todd@sccorps.org attila@sccorps.org
970-259-8607 ext. 5 719-539-2438 520-884-5550 ext. 6#
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