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2012 Summer Chainsaw/Trail/Restoration Team Member Job Details

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Employer:  Great Basin Institute.
Categories:  Agriculture
Other
Travel Required:  26-50%
Job Type:  Contract
Preferred Degree:  High School
Experience Required:  Not Required
State/Province:  NV - Nevada
City:  Ely
Salary:  $3,500 for the summer
Job Description: 

Spend your summer working and camping outside at some of Nevada’s premier natural areas. Serve alongside international volunteers and college students from across the country while making a lasting contribution to Nevada’s natural heritage. Gain valuable field experience while working on habitat improvement, restoration, and recreation projects with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and local and state agencies. Projects include trail building and maintenance, hazardous fuels reduction, and habitat restoration.

Compensation:
This is an AmeriCorps position, and candidates will receive a living stipend of $3,500 for the summer. This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members bi-monthly throughout their term of service. Upon completion of AmeriCorps service members shall receive an additional education award in the amount of $1,468 that can be used for paying off student loans, or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college.

Timeline: May 21, 2012 – August 16, 2012

Potential Conservation Projects:
Trail building and maintenance
Exotic species removal
Hazardous fuels reduction
Habitat restoration
Riparian restoration
Illegal road decommissioning

Essential Duties:
Percentage of time spent on: lifting an carrying– 70%, traveling– 20%, Hiking– 10%.
Lift 25lbs continuously and 50lbs occasionally.
Maintaining a positive and professional attitude at all times while providing service.
Communicating with agency project staff.
Complying with both production and quality work standards established by NCC administration, crew supervisors and project partners.
Camping up to seven nights in wilderness setting without formal restroom facilities and running water.
Contributing to basic duties at the campsite including cooking, cleaning and organizing crew equipment.

Work Schedule: Crew members serve in the field on either a 4-day-on, 3-day-off or 8-day-on, 6-day-off schedule.

Training: 
Members will participate in orientation from May 21, 2012 to May 26, 2012, where they will receive training in technical skills related to the specific crew they are placed on. Members will also be trained in leave-no-trace  ethics and CPR/First Aid.

Locations: 
Lake Tahoe Basin
Great Basin National Park
Spring Mountain NRA
Mt Rose Wilderness Area
Ely, Nevada

Qualifications: 
To qualify, you must be over 18 years of age and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED. All offers of employment are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and federal criminal background check. Must be eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award (limit of four in a lifetime or the equivalent of two full-time education awards).

To Apply:
Step 1: Click here.
Step 2: Click “Apply” then register.
Step 3: Once registered login and complete the application.
Step 4: Click the “Search Listings” link and search for program name: Nevada Conservation Corps
Step 5: Click on the position then hit the “Apply Now” button at the bottom of the listing.

Please direct all questions regarding the application process to Bridget Walden at
bwalden@thegreatbasininstitute.org.

These AmeriCorps positions are made possible by a generous grant from the Nevada Commission for National and Community Service. This program prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

02/07/2012

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