Fall Conservation Crew Member - Four Corners

Position: Fall Conservation Crew Member 

Start / End dates: 8/29/2022 – 11/4/2022  

Status: Seasonal, Full-time, Camping Program for the Summer 

Location:  Durango, CO

Stipend: $400/week 

Ages: 18 – 30 

Benefits: $1,374.60, 300-hour AmeriCorps Education Award, food provided while in the field, uniform shirts, personal protective equipment. Wilderness First Aid & CPR/AED certification. 

About the Position 

As an AmeriCorps program participant with the Southwest Conservation Corps, your office is the great outdoors! Each crew consists of 6 members and 2 leaders. Crews serve and camp for 8 days at a time in either front country (access to your crew vehicle and trailer), or backcountry (hiking all your supplies in with backpacks) locations, in all types of weather conditions. You will serve as a member of the crew; perform heavy manual labor, and complete conservation projects using a variety of manual and power tools. You will a participate in environmental education activities. Risk management is of utmost importance, and all procedures must be followed at all times. 

Projects include trail construction & maintenance, habitat improvement, hazardous fuels reduction, re-vegetation and local environmental service projects. Crews may also complete technical and/or specialized projects depending on project partner needs, including disaster relief if the opportunity arises. 

Schedules generally are 8-days on and 6 off. There is a possibility you could serve 4-days on and 3-days off, or a variation of schedules requiring all AmeriCorps crew members to show flexibility. SCC does not provide housing on your off days. 

All crews will go through an unpaid, 5-day orientation: 8/29 – 9/2. Food, transportation, and space to camp is provided for this training.  

Required Skills & Experience 

Full vaccination against COVID-19 by the first day of your service term and ability to provide proof of vaccination before starting is required. 

Qualifications: 

• To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30 
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. 
• A US citizen that has received (or on track to receive) a high school diploma or GED 
• All offers of employment are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and federal criminal background check.  

Participant Essential Eligibility Requirements 

Essential eligibility requirements for the program must be met. If you are unable to meet certain requirements, we may be able to assist you with some modification unless it alters the fundamental nature of the program, compromises the health and safety of participants or staff, or places an undue financial or administrative burden on the organization. 

Participant and Expedition Behavior 

• Serve effectively as a member of a team despite potentially stressful and difficult conditions 
• Willingness and ability to complete all aspects of the program  
• Contribute to a safe learning environment; no harassment of any kind 
• Appropriately represent SCC and AmeriCorps to the public and project partners at all time 

Risk Management and Judgement 

• Effectively follow direction by others, so that you will be able to successfully manage hazards 
• Ask clarifying question when you do not understand a task 
• Maintain focus during day, both while traveling and serving in varied weather conditions. 
• If taking prescription medications, participants must be able to maintain proper dosage without assistance from others. 

Environmental Ethics & Outdoor Skills 

• Learn and safely perform fundamental outdoor living and skills as appropriate to the project.  
• Live in a physically demanding, possibly remote environment for an uninterrupted period of up to several weeks 

Substance Free 

• In accordance with a drug free program, alcohol and drugs are prohibited while participating in AmeriCorps and SCC activities, and while on organization property.  

Any questions can be sent to:  

Kristen Hencke, Program Coordinator in Durango: khencke@conservationlegacy.org 

Lane Tomassini, Program Coordinator in Durango: ltomassini@conservationlegacy.org