{"id":42852,"date":"2021-08-16T17:30:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T00:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=42852"},"modified":"2021-08-16T17:30:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T00:30:03","slug":"job-fall-conservation-crew-leader-wiscorps-inc-la-crosse-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-fall-conservation-crew-leader-wiscorps-inc-la-crosse-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Fall Conservation Crew Leader, WisCorps Inc. (La Crosse, Wisconsin)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Job Type: AmeriCorps<br \/>Salary Details: $450 weekly living stipend<br \/>Required Experience: 2 &#8211; 6 years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline for Fall Session: August 13th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See full details at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-fall-conservation-crew-leader-la-crosse-wisconsin\/3443180063\">https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-fall-conservation-crew-leader-la-crosse-wisconsin\/3443180063<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WisCorps crews complete conservation and environmental service projects throughout Wisconsin, and the Upper Midwest.\u00a0Projects may include trail restoration, habitat restoration, invasive species management, and carpentry projects.\u00a0Each WisCorps crew consists of two crew leaders and four crew members.<\/p>\n<p>As a WisCorps Crew Leader, you and your co-leader will be responsible for supervising and motivating crew members while you work together to complete conservation projects. You will be responsible for your personal and crew safety on and off the project site. When you are not working on the project, you and your co-leader are responsible for creating a crew community focused on environmental responsibility and inclusion. As a crew leader you will have the opportunity to serve our communities, natural resources, and positively impact the lives of others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roving Crew Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel throughout Wisconsin working and learning about conservation projects alongside non-profits, county and state\u00a0 agency staff<\/li>\n<li>Projects include trail building\/maintenance, invasive species management, carpentry, and tree planting\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Housing provided, mostly tent camping in warmer months\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Crew Leader\u00a0Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supervise, motivate, and mentor a crew of up to 4 individuals for the session<\/li>\n<li>Oversee safety and well-being of the crew on and off the worksite<\/li>\n<li>Create a functional and positive crew community<\/li>\n<li>Manage day to day crew tasks not limited to meal planning, cooking, and transportation of crew and crew equipment<\/li>\n<li>Work closely with project sponsors to ensure proper completion of project goals<\/li>\n<li>Effectively communicate with crew members, WisCorps staff, project sponsors, and members of the public<\/li>\n<li>Model and practice Leave No Trace principles and sustainable living techniques<\/li>\n<li>Abide by all WisCorps and AmeriCorps policies and procedures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Crew Leader\u00a0Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leadership experience as summer camp counselor, trip leader, mentor, tutor, resident assistant, or other related experience<\/li>\n<li>Experience in outdoor recreation\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Passionate about environmental causes and creating community surrounding environmental service\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of or willingness to learn various conservation practices or land management techniques\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Enjoys hard work and has a good sense of humor<\/li>\n<li>Ability to problem-solve, make decisions and think creatively<\/li>\n<li>Proficient communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Possess a valid driver\u2019s license and an excellent driving record<\/li>\n<li>Prepared to undergo a criminal background check<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"how-apply-header\">HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please complete the application online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiscorps.org\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wiscorps.org\/jobs\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you need application accommodations please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:andrea.frisch@wiscorps.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">andrea.frisch@wiscorps.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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\/42852"}],"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=42852"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42853,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42852\/revisions\/42853"}],"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=42852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}