Utility Maintenance Technician-AmeriCorps

• Job Category Individual Placement, Ameri Corps
• Industry Utilities Maintenance , Wastewater Treatment
• Employee Type Ameri Corps

• Phone
• Email ncabral@conservation legacy.org

• Ideal
  
  Start Date:
  
  Monday 02/01/2027
• End Date:
  Friday 07/30/2027
• Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 900 hour, 26 weeks

Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with Ameri Corps service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health. Stewards partners with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to facilitate the Water Corps Program to provide opportunities to federally enrolled Tribal Members seeking to gain experience in the water resources field.

This Water Corps position will be hosted by the Stockbridge Munsee Wastewater Treatment Plant, who is seeking a Utility Maintenance Technician position.

The Utility Maintenance Technician is an Ameri Corps position that will assist in maintaining drinking water and wastewater systems within the Stockbridge Munsee Community. This position will ensure that all testing and results comply with EPA Standards.

• The Utility Maintenance Technician will be responsible for assisting in the daily monitoring of the drinking water and wastewater treatment system including the lift stations, pumphouse, water sphere, sewer and water lines, and all other entities that fall under the Utility Department.
• Keep daily records of all information provided by the system in the way of meters and quantity amounts. These records to be kept on file in the Utility office.
• Assist in maintaining areas of the mechanical system to ensure proper service and maintenance is provided to the utility customers.
• Available for on-call beyond regular business hours in case of emergency or required attention is needed to the drinking water and/or sewer systems.
• Will maintain areas surrounding all structures including lift stations the Wastewater Treatment Facility to enhance aesthetics and increase preventative maintenance efforts. This includes shoveling snow, plowing, mowing grass, weed whipping, and other seasonal landscaping activities.
• Attend provided training to obtain/maintain certifications that are directly related to utility duties.
• Must maintain an acceptable departmental attendance record.
• Must adhere to tribal law and other applicable laws as well as tribal personnel policies and procedures.
• The above duties and responsibilities are not an all-inclusive list but rather a general representation of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position. The duties and responsibilities will be subject to change based on organizational needs and/or deemed necessary by the supervisor.

• Must be a member of a Federally recognized Indian Tribe, Band, or Village;
  Alaska Native; or meet one of the following descriptions:
• Persons who possess at least one-half degree Indian blood derived from Tribes Indigenous to the United States.
• Descendants of Members of Federally recognized Indian Tribes, Bands or Communities who were residing on any Indian Reservation on June 1, 1934 – shown by providing information asked on a BIA Form 4432.
• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of secondary school to enroll as an Ameri Corps participant and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award.
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete National Service Criminal History Checks for Conservation Legacy and the host site.
• Must submit to a criminal investigation background check
• Must pass pre-employment drug and health screening. Must adhere to the Tribe’s Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy during employment.

• Must have physical ability to climb the water tower and be able to go into confined spaces, i.e. manholes.
• Must be able to obtain and stay current with certifications established by industries guidelines…