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Salary- $2426 per month

Crew leading is a challenging experience! We are looking for some mix (or all!) of the following past experiences and capacities to make sure individuals are successful in this role:

  • Experience in environmental restoration or a similar work environment
  • Experience leading others in outdoor activities (especially peers in a physical work environment)
  • Demonstrated high level of personal responsibility and professionalism
  • Capacity to delegate, multitask, stay organized and be responsive
  • Experience communicating to a wide range of audiences and sensitivity to cultural differences
  • Demonstrated ability to make safe decisions with limited information
  • Commitment and ability to serve for the full AmeriCorps term
  • Wilderness First Responder, WA State herbicide applicators license

Restoration is physically demanding service that takes place outdoors in all weather conditions.  Each year new members consistently underestimate the physical and mental requirements. Crew Leaders must both have the capacity to perform restoration tasks in challenging physical situations and ability to motivate others. Service regularly involves:

  • Long days of repetitively shoveling, digging, and swinging heavy tools,
  • Heavy lifting up to 50 lbs. (22 kg) and bending,
  • Working, eating, and camping in the outdoors in all weather conditions such as rain, heat, smoke, wind, and snow.
  • Walking on steep or uneven terrain up to 8 mi. (13 km) while carrying 40 lbs. (18 kg) of weight
  • Working in extremes of heat or cold/rain
  • Handling herbicides
  • Interacting and collaborating with others on a daily basis online and in-person

Please consider the nature of the work prior to applying and let us know if you have any specific questions or concerns.

Corps Members will be expected to follow additional procedures relating to public health and the mitigation of the spread of COVID-19, while in the field and out.  This may include the wearing of face coverings and necessary distancing between crew members in the field, among other crew protocol. We request that all Corps Members be fully vaccinated by an authorized COVID-19 vaccination before beginning their service.