Northwest Youth Corps
Location
Eugene, OR | United States
Job description
Crew Leader - Leadership Development Program
Dates:
April 2-12, 2024: Training period
April 13 - May 25: Field season (Oregon)
April 13 - June 1: Field season (Washington)
Additional leadership opportunities are available, so crew leaders will have the potential to continue into summer and fall on other crews.
Compensation: $120-129 daily rate DOE / $100 daily during training. Food, camping, and training provided.
Location: Based out of Eugene, OR or Lake Wenatchee, WA. Local housing is not needed; crews camp together onsite for their entire session. Project locations generally include national forests, national parks, wilderness areas, and more across the Pacific Northwest.
Position Overview:
We have an amazing opportunity to lead a young adult camping crew throughout the Pacific Northwest. This will be a leadership development program focused on careers within the field on Environmental Conservation. During this term you will lead 8 AmeriCorps members on various conservation projects throughout their 6 to 7 weeks of service. Crew members come from across the country to camp, work, and learn together restoring wild places. A 10-day intensive crew leader training is provided. There will also be additional opportunities to lead other crews after the end of the leadership development program throughout the summer and fall.
Northwest Youth Corps leaders perform many roles and are the key to our program's success. We are looking for candidates with the drive, commitment, and mental toughness to carry them through the unexpected challenges that arise while also prepared for the growth and development that can be found in an outdoor space like this program. The position is multi-faceted and demanding, but with opportunity for enormous rewards. Successful leaders demonstrate high standards, good sense, excellent judgment, and the desire to devote themselves to the crew and program alike. The leader position requires physical aptitude, mental fortitude, and a high level of comfort with the outdoors.
This is hard work. You'll wake early on frosty mornings to get your crew started, and will camp in tents for six to seven weeks or more with occasional days off. Projects are physically challenging; you'll train your crew to safely use hand tools to build trails, cut down invasive plants, and restore natural areas. The young people you work with will challenge you to be the best leader you can be, and you'll watch them grow as a team during the experience of a lifetime.
Training : An intensive 10-day training period before the start of the crew will cover leadership, professional development, technical trail and restoration skills, policy and safety measures.
Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership and Mentorship - Leaders supervise all aspects of the crew and the work project. They delegate responsibilities to crew members, maintain crew discipline, resolve conflicts, and establish/maintain crew morale. Leaders provide formal and informal feedback to corps members with specific attention to work productivity and quality, teamwork, and leadership. Field Leaders receive feedback on their performance from NYC staff and are challenged to develop their own leadership skills within this program.
Safety and Risk Management - Leaders are directly responsible for the physical and emotional safety of program participants at all times. Safety is the number one priority in everything we do, including work, education, and recreation. This includes not only the physical safety of participants but their mental and emotional safety as well. Leaders will be responsible for transporting the crew and equipment to and from the worksite and frequently drive long distances in NYC fleet vehicles.
Project Management & Implementation - Leaders are responsible for completing conservation projects to high standards by training, working with, and supervising participants. In the field, leaders will provide direction to their crew with specific attention to safe work practices, proper tool use, work quality, and productivity. Leaders are mentors and role models and set the pace and tone of the project site. This position is physically, emotionally, and mentally demanding. Leaders will lift heavy loads, walk long distances, and should expect to find each project physically challenging.
Education - Leaders implement daily lessons based on NYC's education curriculum (SEED), which incorporates environmental education, life skills development, nutrition and health, and job readiness. Field leaders track corps member participation and progress throughout the program. Field leaders are encouraged to bring their own skills and experiences to the education curriculum and use natural surroundings for teachable moments.
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$120 - $129 per week
