Conservation Corps Crew Leader

Spend a summer in the Rockies with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy as a Conservation Corps Crew Leader!

This immersive twelve-week program provides members with community and career building opportunities in stunning landscapes in and around Rocky Mountain National Park.

This is a residential program; participants will be housed in bunkhouses, private residences, or tents throughout the season. Depending on crew location, crews may spend anywhere from 30% to 100% of their season living in tents. Please note certain activities such as food shopping, meal prep, eating meals, cleaning your bunk/tent/room, and evening activities do not count toward your term hours.

Crews work in the following locations

• Arapaho National Forests (Sulphur Ranger District)
• Rocky Mountain National Park
• Roosevelt National Forest (Boulder and Canyon Lakes Ranger Districts)

The Crew Leader position is integral to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy AmeriCorps Conservation Corps. The crew leader helps accomplish the Conservancy’s goals of completing conservation projects, supporting crew member development of skills, working directly with agency partners, and fostering a conservation ethic amongst the crews. Crew locations vary throughout Northern Colorado. Projects can include, but are not limited to, trail maintenance, wilderness patrols, wildfire mitigation, trail construction, habitat restoration, historic structure stabilization and restoration, and basic carpentry. Projects are completed alongside National Park Service and USDA Forest Service staff.

The Crew Leader leads a crew of 5 or 8 Crew Members, serving as the primary liaison between project hosts and program staff. The Crew Leader is responsible for the crew’s service and safety during each project. The Crew Leader and Crew Members are supervised by the Field Manager. 

Qualifications:

• Positive attitude and interest in community service
• Previous experience working in a group setting
• Strong desire to want to strengthen personal growth and leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Interest in conservation, historic preservation, or natural resource management
• Positive attitude and interest in service and community work
• Dedication to complete the full term of AmeriCorps service
• Proven flexibility and adaptability to a changing work schedule
• An ability to empathize with others and work through adversity
• Experience using hand tools (Preferred)

Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen, US National, or Lawful Permanent Resident of the US
• Must pass the National Sex Offender Public Registry and applicable State and Federal
• background checks
• Must successfully complete physician’s review, if requested
• Must be between the ages of 18-30

Essential Service Functions: Ability to perform the *Essential Service Functions 40 hours per week

• Long (10 hour) days of shoveling, digging, and swinging heavy tools repetitively
• Heavy lifting of up to 50 pounds
• Walking and working on steep or uneven terrain
• Carrying a 40lb backpack up to 10 miles
• Working in extremes weather conditions
• Working, eating, and camping outdoors in all weather conditions