Conservation Corps Crew Member- AmeriCorps- Grand Junction, Colorado
Western Colorado Conservation Corps (Private) | https://www.wcccpartners.org/
Details
Application Deadline:
05/20/2025
Published:
12/17/2024
Starting Date:
between 5/27/2025 and 6/2/2025
Ending Date:
between 8/8/2025 and 11/21/2025
Hours per Week:
45
Salary:
$2,400 per month
Education Required:
High School Diploma
Experience Required:
none
Location:
2818 1/2 North Avenue (Grand Junction, Colorado)
Description
The Western Colorado Conservation Corps offers opportunities for young adults to spend a season serving on meaningful conservation projects throughout Western Colorado. Projects may include a variety of trail construction/maintenance, fence construction/removal, invasive species removal, fire fuels reduction, habitat restoration and/or historic preservation work. AmeriCorps members have the opportunity to earn up to $3,697.50, in addition to a bi-weekly stipend, from an AmeriCorps Education Award (restrictions apply). Members must not engage in any prohibited activities as listed in the AmeriCorps Member Service Agreement. AmeriCorps members are entitled to and must take a 30-minute meal break, this time does not count towards service goal.
The position also requires preparation time and post session clean up.
Essentials Position Functions:
- Must be willing and able to camp at least 4-8 nights per week, often leaving for the service location on Sunday afternoon.
- Complete 9 hours of project work a day for 4-8 days while camping in a variety of outdoor conditions, including inclement weather for the duration of term.
- Successfully complete AmeriCorps member Orientation and CPR/First Aid Training.
- Must be motivated, responsible, and have a positive attitude.
- Willing to cook and clean up at the camp site when necessary.
- Participate in evaluation process (number and timing of evaluations depend on length of contract).
- Participate in WCCC wide volunteer events.
- Participate in rig-up and rig-down procedures.
- Live, work, and serve closely with a diverse group of people.
- Must adhere to and enforce the rules and regulations of WCCC and AmeriCorps, which includes abstaining from the use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco as well as other rules, regulations, and risk management protocol.
Contact
Morgan Smith
msmith@mesapartners.org (preferred contact method)