Harvey Conservation Corps

Harvey Conservation Corps  Full Time

Job Description Position:
Harvey Conservation Corps Member Job Type: Full-Time and Part Time

Location:

Harvey, IL

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 9a-5p (Availability on the Weekends, some flexible assignments) Position offered:
Full-time Living Stipend (Around $14.75 Hour) Additional Benefits:
Educational Segal Award awarded who complete their Ameri Corps hours;
Childcare assistance if eligible, Fire Training, and Commercial Pesticide Certification Discounted Apartment Units (when available) in Harvey

About Ameri Corps Ameri Corps members and Ameri Corps volunteers serve directly with nonprofit organizations to tackle our nation’s most pressing challenges. Hosted by Neighbor Scapes NFP, (10) Ameri Corps members will compose a "Harvey Conservation Corps" who will help catalyze revitalizing green spaces in and around the southern Chicago suburb of Harvey, Illinois.

Summary:

The Ameri Corps members will take responsibility for supporting community gardens, urban farms, and healthy green streetscapes; creating and maintaining trails in nearby parks and forest preserves; helping residents with both environmental stewardship and health education around nature, connecting Harvey students with nature, and maintaining and improving public lands.

• 1. Wildland Fire Training Certification / Illinois Pesticide Certification
• 2. Clearing Invasive Plant Species in Parks / Forest Preserve a. Creating /maintaining nature trails in public lands around the South Suburbs
• 3. Working in urban farms and community gardens

• 1. Must be a U.S. Citizen (required for FEMA Corps and Forest Corps), or a Lawful Permanent Resident of the U.S.
• 2. Must pass a background check upon arrival to the program.
• 3. For Part-time members, an individual must be available for 2 or 3 days of in-person service is expected.

• Essential Duties
  1. Wildland Fire Training Certification / Illinois Pesticide Certification
• Essential Duties
  2. Clearing Invasive Plant Species in Parks / Forest Preserve a. Creating /maintaining nature trails in public lands around the South Suburbs
• Essential Duties
  3. Working in urban farms and community gardens
• Qualifications
  1. Must be a U.S. Citizen (required for FEMA Corps and Forest Corps), or a Lawful Permanent Resident of the U.S.
• Qualifications
  2. Must pass a background check upon arrival to the program.
• Qualifications 3. For Part-time members, an individual must be available for 2 or 3 days of in-person service is expected.

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health Coverage
• Living Allowance
• Training.

Harvey Conservation Corps  Full Time