UCC Forest Visitor Services

Overview

Utah Conservation Corps (UCC) &
USFS Manti La Sal National Forest
UCC Forest Visitor Services

Apply by: Applications received by September 4th will be given preference. Positions will remain open until filled. Please refer to the instructions and link near the end of this position description ("

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Employment Period: Positions will last approximately three months.

Schedule: up to 40 hours per week. No overtime is available for this position.

Position Location: South Zone Manti La Sal National Forest, Monticello Ranger District. This position must be on-site and cannot be remote.

Points of Contact: If you have questions about the position, please contact Monica Alvarado (Monica.Alvarado, ). If you have questions about the application process, please contact Greta Schen of the Utah Conservation Corps (greta.schen, ).

The Utah Conservation Corps (UCC), in partnership with the Manti La Sal National Forest, is hiring two front desk UCC Visitor Services positions. There is one full-time professional development and work experience opportunity that runs approximately three months. This is a front desk position located at the Monticello Ranger District office.

The UCC is a program dedicated to developing the conservation leaders of tomorrow. We engage in projects throughout the state and region that address goals relating to environmental conservation, leadership, and education while providing hands‑on training and skills to members as we help build the next generation of America’s workforce. Our vision is to create thriving communities and conserve the natural heritage of Utah and the Intermountain West.

The UCC supports Utah’s pride in our tradition of service and volunteerism to get things done.

The Manti-LaSal National Forest occupies approximately 1.4‑million‑acres of mountain range that spans parts of central and southeastern Utah, as well as parts of Colorado. The forest boasts a varied and spectacular landscape, ranging from high alpine topography to the wide‑open spaces of desert brush and red desert views. The forest also hosts a wide range of vegetation and landforms from deep sandstone canyons, plateaus, mesas, to alpine peaks over 12,000 feet in elevation.

The forest is broken into 5 districts that fall within two distinct management zones, the North Zone (NZ) and South Zone (SZ).The NZ contains the Sanpete, Ferron, and Price Ranger Districts located in Central Utah that encompass ranges of the Wasatch Plateau and San Pitch Mountains. This area is known for its high‑elevation lakes, canyons, and broad, rolling ridges covered in aspen and spruce.

This area provides over 350 miles of ATV and 4X4 routes to visitors, as well as the scenic Skyline Drive - the highest road in Utah!

The SZ contains the Moab and Monticello Ranger Districts and is located on the Colorado Plateau in southeastern Utah. Major landforms include the La Sal and Abajo Mountains and Elk Ridge/Bears Ears Buttes. The La Sal Mountains are the second‑highest mountain range in Utah. District ecosystems range from low elevation desert shrublands through pinyon/juniper, ponderosa pine, into high elevation spruce/fir, and aspen forests.

Many areas in the South Zone provide a recreation getaway for residents, as well as those from Salt Lake City, Utah, and the State of Colorado. These districts also have some of the highest and most extensive concentrations of archaeological sites in the Forest Service.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• $19.00/hour (taxable) along with health care coverage (if requested during onboarding process via the requisite ACA form), workers' compensation, and FICA/Medicare. https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
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  Individuals who are selected for these positions will be employed by UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY as non-benefited hourly employees through the Utah Conservation Corps. USU non-benefited hourly employees do not receive holiday pay or accrue leave. https:///
• USU pay periods run from the 1st-15th and 16th-end of each month.
• USU pay dates fall on the 10th and 25th of each month (or business day if holiday or weekend).
• HOUSING (subject to availability):
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