{"id":42465,"date":"2021-07-29T17:22:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T00:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=42465"},"modified":"2021-07-29T17:22:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T00:22:24","slug":"job-washington-conservation-corps-field-crew-member-washington-conservation-corps-all-counties-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-washington-conservation-corps-field-crew-member-washington-conservation-corps-all-counties-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Washington Conservation Corps Field Crew Member, Washington Conservation Corps (All Counties, Washington)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job Type: AmeriCorps<\/a>
Salary Details: Semi-monthly living allowance of $1,116 + $6,345 AmeriCorps Education Award (scholarship)<\/p>\n

See full job and application details at https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-washington-conservation-corps-field-crew-member-all-counties-washington\/828572215<\/a><\/p>\n

Position Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you love being outdoors, hiking in the backcountry or urban trails, learning new skills and accomplishing hands-on projects? Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is recruiting AmeriCorps members for field crews across the state! The WCC provides environmental experience, field skills, and training opportunities for young adults (ages 18-25) and military veterans.<\/p>\n

Serving on a WCC crew means spending your days outdoors, in all types of weather, accomplishing projects that restore and enhance critical landscapes across Washington. Members serve on a crew of five, along with an experienced supervisor who provides training, mentorship, and development opportunities. Activities could range from planting trees and shrubs, to using hand and power tools, to building trails, bridges, boardwalks and more. Our field crews are located across the state, focusing on every aspect of environmental restoration and trail enhancement. From backcountry trail crews to urban restoration crews – we have an opportunity for you!<\/p>\n

Safety measures for field activities will include continued physical distancing, wearing a mask as needed, washing hands with soap regularly, and meeting respiratory protection requirements for travel in a crew truck*.<\/p>\n

*this may include N-95, KN-95 and\/or P-100 respirators, all of which require removal of facial hair for adequate fit<\/em><\/p>\n

Desired Skills:<\/strong>\u00a0Ability to contribute to a positive atmosphere; willing to serve outdoors in all weather types; strong work ethic<\/p>\n

Requirements:<\/strong>\u00a0Must be 18-25 years old, with exceptions for those with military service or with mental or sensory disabilities. Strong preference is given to Washington State residents.<\/p>\n

Benefits:<\/strong>\u00a0Members earn a semi-monthly living allowance of $1,116 and receive an AmeriCorps Education Award of $6,345 (scholarship) upon successful completion of 11-month contract (and 1700 hours). Educational loan forbearance is available. Basic healthcare offered by WCC.<\/p>\n

AmeriCorps Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0US Citizen, US National, or Lawful Permanent US Resident Alien<\/p>\n

Start Date:<\/strong>\u00a010\/4\/21<\/p>\n

End Date:<\/strong>\u00a09\/8\/22<\/p>\n

Hours Per Week\/Schedule:<\/strong>\u00a040 hours\/week, typically Monday \u2013 Thursday, 7 a.m. \u2013 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Application Instructions:<\/strong>\u00a0Apply online at\u00a0www.ecology.wa.gov\/wcc<\/a>. For more information on crew locations, review our\u00a0web map<\/a>. For additional information on member opportunities, review our\u00a0member position page<\/a>. Many field crew supervisors will be scheduling interviews for August 5, 2021. Submitting applications early is recommended to be considered for this date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3815,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[17,32,28,33,141,13,20],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42465"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42466,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42465\/revisions\/42466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}