NCC AmeriCorps Crew Leader Description: Challenge yourself as an AmeriCorps Volunteer Crew Leader of a 5-person crew while conducting critical conservation work in some of the Wests most beautiful areas. During the summer months, work and camp in the back country of the Sierra Mountains overlooking the crystal clear oasis of Lake Tahoe or in the Mojave Desert among the yuccas, the creosotes and hundreds of other endemic plants.
The NCC is looking for experienced crew leaders willing to participate in a 13-week training program designed to prepare them to lead a 5-person summer NCC crew. Compensation: This is an AmeriCorps position and Crew Leaders will receive a living stipend of $9,000 for the period of service. This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members bi-weekly throughout their term of service.Upon completion of service, AmeriCorps members shall receive an education award in the amount of $2,775 that can be used for paying off student loans, or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college. Timeline: February 21, 2012 August 16, 2012 Projects May Include: Trail building and maintenance, exotic species removal, forest thinning, habitat restoration, riparian rehabilitation, fence building, erosion control, fire rehabilitation, and illegal road decommissioning. Duties: o Leading 5-person crews on a variety of challenging conservation projects all over Nevada and other parts of the southwest. o Enforcing NCC policies and ensuring safety protocols are followed. o Maintaining a positive and professional attitude at all times. o Communicating with agency project staff. o Complying with both production and quality standards of work. o Timely reporting of paperwork for NCC administration on a weekly basis Qualifications: Crew Leaders must possess the skills to ensure crew members are properly trained on how to fulfill project goals safely, efficiently, and with quality standards. In addition he/she must have the ability to properly complete all necessary paperwork for NCC Administration. Candidates should have experience in restoration and conservation field projects. Additional experience with trail building, trail maintenance, chain saw operation would be ideal. Prior experience leading groups of young adults would be beneficial. Applicants are subject to a complete background check. AmeriCorps Requirements: 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: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=43089 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 [email protected]. 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.
