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Forestry Crew Leader, Larimer County Conservation Corps
April 3, 2024 8:32 am
Larimer County, CO
Position Title: Forestry Crew Leader
Organization: Larimer County conservation Corps
Location: Larimer County, CO
Position Overview: Forestry Crew Leaders work side-by-side with crew members and Assistant Crew Leaders to complete work projects in a variety of weather conditions and terrain, including high altitudes. Members engage in a combination of hands-on projects (using chainsaws) and service-learning activities focused on environmental awareness, community engagement and personal and professional skill development.
Duties:
- Complete fire mitigation, hazardous tree removal, and invasive species management using chainsaws (other projects may include habitat restoration, fence construction, and trail work)
- Perform duties expected of any crew member including conservation work, meal preparation, camp clean up, and other day-to-day duties
- Demonstrate the safe operation and maintenance of tools and equipment
- Safely drive a twelve-passenger van and trailer
- Use technology to accurately complete digital daily and weekly logs
- Implement LCCC policies and procedures
- Coordinates logistics with project sponsors, program coordinator, and corps manager
- Report directly to the program coordinator
- Supervise a crew of six to eight AmeriCorps crew members, ages 18 to 30, daily
- Motivate and encourages others to work and persevere in difficult and physically challenging work settings
- Promote leadership while encouraging the development of teamwork, self worth, conflict resolution, effective communication, goal setting, decision making, and the building of community
- Manage and monitors the physical and emotional safety of the crew
- Assist in training crew, in areas including, but not limited to, proper tool use, sawyer certification, and Leave No Trace principles
- Maintain a safe working environment and enforces the use of appropriate personal protective equipment
- Complete timesheets, evaluations, and incident reports, among other paperwork requirements
- Facilitate team building activities, environmental education, and job/life skills curriculum on a regular basis, or as projects determine appropriate
Qualifications:
Required:
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Possession of a valid Driver’s License by date of hire required for individuals performing supervisory functions.
Preferred:
- Demonstrate excellent leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Use clear and effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Have a background working in a team environment, providing supervision to a diverse group, preferably youth
- Be proficient with troubleshooting and conflict management skills
- Have previous conservation corps experience
- Ideally, have a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources, Forestry, or an education-related field; or have work experience equivalent
- Successfully test into a Class B feller during the provided S-212 training
Start/End Dates: Multiple positions available start days from late May to early August. End dates from mid August to early November
Salary/Pay: $19.47/hour
Application Deadline: Continuous
How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.
Posted by hopelangseth
Categories: Full time, Seasonal, Temporary
Tags: Colorado, Conservation, Forestry, Leadership, Summer
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