Description:
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 7am-5pm, 10/hrs day
Dates: 05-07-2019 - 08-15-2019
Agency: United States Forest Service (USFS)
Location: St. George
Overview:
As a crew leader, your primary responsibility will be leading a group of high school aged youth on a variety of projects throughout the summer in areas such as recreation, wildlife, re-vegetation, restoration, facilities, and much more. Conservation crew work will be carried out in outdoor settings in many different environments. Through this experiential learning internship, students develop a connection to place, become engaged citizens of their community, and stewards of the land. No housing is provided.
Position Responsibilities:
- Coordinate projects and logistics with crew, IIC staff and public land managers.
- Manage all operations of specific crew efficiently and independently.
- Ensure proper clothing, equipment, essentials, and tools are brought daily.
- Maintain program structure and ensure goals and risk management procedures are met.
- Create a fun and meaningful learning/work experience for youth members.
- Communicate tasks clearly and effectively in both oral and written manner.
- Adhere to all rules and regulations as stated in the IIC Intern Guidebook.
- Maintain daily log and photo documentation of crew, projects, and work completed.
Qualifications:
- Complete in good standing a paid three-week field training period working alongside fellow crew leaders and land managers.
- Must be at least 21 years or older and possess valid driver’s license.
- The familiarity of basic hand and power tools as well as some knowledge of trail building, fencing, facility maintenance, vegetation, wildlife and interpretation.
- Crew leaders should have solid outdoor leadership skills, teaching ability, a vigorous work ethic, outdoor/natural resource experience, a positive attitude, maturity, and flexibility.
- Have a clean record and able to pass a background check.
- Preference is given to candidates with Wilderness First Aid cert. (or greater), Leave No Trace training, chainsaw cert. and prior conservation or land management crew experience.
Application Instructions:
Go to https://go.suu.edu/iic
Click on “Apply Today”
Fill in online application
Attach all other requested documents
Send to appropriate hiring manage