Forestry Conservation Corps Crew Lead - Summer + Fall; Camping

Overview

The Larimer County Conservation Corps (LCCC) offers positions to young adults to spend a season serving on meaningful conservation projects throughout the Front Range of Colorado. The LCCC is based in Fort Collins, Colorado and is an accredited corps through the Colorado Youth Corps Association and The Corps Network. Learn more about LCCC at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Crew leaders work side-by-side with crew members and assistant crew leaders to complete work projects in a variety of weather conditions and terrain, including high altitudes. Members engage in a combination of hands-on projects and service-learning activities focused on environmental awareness, community engagement and personal and professional skill development. Projects may include a variety of trail construction or maintenance, invasive species management, fuels reduction with chainsaws, and habitat restoration.

We value the journey and recognize skills can be demonstrated through a variety of professional and personal experiences. We value all types of diversity including race, family status, educational background, ability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender expression, and age.

The Larimer County Conservation Corps is hiring for a variety of crew leader positions. Please indicate in your application all LCCC crew leader positions for which you would like to be considered.

Forestry Conservation Corps Crew Lead - Summer + Fall (Camping): is a temporary position from May 14
- October 16 (tentative). Crew will complete projects that can include felling, brushing, and/or limbing (chainsaws) to assist with fire mitigation near Estes Park, Red Feather Lakes, Loveland, and Lyons, in Colorado. The crew will camp at various designated and dispersed campgrounds near the work sites.

Crew Leaders are expected to work 7:00 a.m.

- 5:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday and attend a staff meeting on Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to noon. If on a camping crew, crew leaders must camp Monday - Wednesday, returning to Fort Collins after working on Thursday. Meals will be provided while camping.

Wilderness First Aid will be provided early June in Fort Collins. S-212 will be provided to leaders mid-May at Colorado Fire Camp, travel and training expenses will be covered. Leaders will be expected to test into a Class B Feller. S-130 and S-190 will also be provided mid-August.

This schedule may be modified due to holidays, training, weather, logistics, or other unforeseen circumstances. Training dates will be coordinated and communicated.

• Complete fire mitigation, hazardous tree removal, and invasive species management using chainsaws (other projects may include habitat restoration, fence construction, and trail work)
• Perform duties expected of any crew member including conservation work, meal preparation, camp clean up, and other day-to-day duties
• Demonstrate the safe operation and maintenance of tools and equipment
• Safely drive a vehicle and trailer
• Use technology to accurately complete digital daily and weekly logs
• Implement Larimer County Conservation Corps policies and procedures
• Coordinate logistics with project sponsors, program coordinator, and corps manager
• Report directly to the program coordinator, Thomas Shields.

• Supervising a crew of seven Ameri Corps members (ages 18–30) daily.
• Motivating and encouraging crew members to persevere in physically demanding and challenging work environments.
• Promoting leadership by fostering teamwork, self-worth, conflict resolution, effective communication, goal setting, decision-making, and community building.
• Managing and monitoring the physical and emotional safety of the crew.
• Assisting in training crew members in areas such as proper tool use, sawyer certification, and Leave No Trace principles.
• Maintaining a safe working environment and enforcing the use of appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Completing timesheets, evaluations, incident reports, and other required paperwork.
• Facilitating team-building activities, environmental education, and job/life skills training as needed.

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