Northwest Service Academy seeks a leader and members for its Clark Public Utilities Stream Team. The complete team will consist of one Team Leader and five Stream Restoration Coordinators.
The primary goal for the AmeriCorps Team at Clark Public Utilities focuses on watershed restoration. Team members will contribute to this goal in a variety of ways including developing, planning and implementing on the ground restoration activities. Additional objectives to meet this goal include environmental education, nursery management, monitoring and coordinating volunteers. Our goal for the AmeriCorps members serving at our site is to provide quality training on proven, successful riparian and wetland restoration techniques. Stream Restoration Coordinators will have a unique opportunity to learn how to manage real-world salmon restoration projects (including site assessment, planning and implementation). Coordinators will be exposed to a large variety of site conditions and restoration experiences ranging from 1 to 20 acres on small and large stream systems. Coordinators will also have a great deal of individual responsibility, including a member specialty (volunteer coordination, watershed education, Stream Stewards Program, nursery management, and water/survival monitoring) and coordination of team members, volunteers, and work crews. The Team Leader will supervise and manage a team of five Restoration Coordinators. The Team Leader is responsible for directly communicating with the staff to coordinate team activities, daily logistics, paperwork, and team progress. The leader will act as a liaison between CPU, NWSA, and the team and is also responsible for team development and team building. Positions start January 14 (leader)/January 24 (member), 2008. Benefits include a monthly stipend of $1,309 (leader)/$1,009 (member) before taxes, health insurance, a $4,725 AmeriCorps education scholarship, loan forbearance, childcare allowance and many training opportunities. Apply today at www.northwestserviceacademy.org!
