CCNC – SOUTH CAROLINA FOREST MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT CREW LEADER
The health and safety of the crew, staff and communities is the top priority. The information provided below is an outline of how the Forest Management/Fire Corps program will operate, but is subject to change due to COVID 19. Updates will be provided as the COVID-19 situation evolves and new decisions are made. We encourage those interested in the position to complete the application process. CCNC will keep consistent and direct communication with all applicants.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The mission of the Conservation Corps North Carolina (CCNC) is to empower young adults through meaningful outdoor work that benefits North Carolina’s land and water and creates healthy communities. CCNC is a program of Conservation Legacy that is piloting a South Carolina forest management program with the South Carolina NRCS, South Caroline Forestry Commission and the non-profit Longleaf Alliance and Helping Landowners.
Required Skills
TITLE: Conservation Corps South Carolina Forest Management Assistant Crew Leader
START/END DATE: January 12, 2022 - December 20, 2022
STIPEND: $500/week plus an AmeriCorps Segal Education Award
STATUS: 1700-Hour AmeriCorps Service Term
LOCATION: 323 South Main Street, PO Box 326, Society Hill, SC 29593
BENEFITS:
PROGRAM SUMMARY
PROGRAM SUMMARY
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new collaborative program to serve the needs of South Carolina's underserved landowners with NRCS funded conservation practices, including prescribed burns. Participants will be part of a 20-week crew that will work on forest management projects that fulfill NRCS conservation goals, help underrepresented landowners manage their land for conservation and economic benefits, protect wildlife habitat, and preserve the Southeast’s longleaf pine forest ecosystem. The program will provide education, certifications, and on-the-job experience that will help participants pursue a variety of natural resource management careers. The crew will partner with Help for Landowners, a non-profit established to serve underrepresented landowners and a variety of South Carolina natural resource agencies and non-profit partners.
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Conservation Corps North Carolina
The mission of the Conservation Corps North Carolina (CCNC) is to empower young adults through meaningful outdoor work that benefits North Carolina’s land and water and creates healthy communities. CCNC is a program of Conservation Legacy that
Help for Landowners
Help for Landowners is a non-profit that works to help landowners understand their land’s value and steward it conservation. Help for Landowners staff will work with the CCNC crew to help underrepresented landowners fulfill their NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contracts and other USDA funded conservation practices.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
POSITION WORK SCHEDULE
Crew members will live, train, and work together as a team. Project work and schedules will vary depending on season. Typical projects will require the crew to live in tents or cabins on or close to project locations for eight days at a time with six days off or five days on-hitch with two days off. In general, hours will be 6:00 am to 5:30 pm and include one hour of physical training, two fifteen-minute breaks and a half hour lunch break.
TRAINING
The program will begin with an intensive two weeks of training focused on certifications and outdoor leadership skills. Informal training will continue throughout the term with on-the-ground skills training that will include things like tool maintenance, plant identification, and an overview of public land management agencies.
SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
Crew members must supply their own personal outdoor gear equipment such as tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, day pack, multi-day pack, and work pants. CCNC will provide tools, food, group camp equipment (i.e., cook stove, water jugs), transportation to and from base camp to project locations, and Personal Protection Equipment (i.e., Nomex pants and shirt, neck and face covering, fire-rated work boots, helmet, leather gloves.)
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS
PHYSICAL/OUTDOOR SKILLS AND FITNESS REQUIREMENTS
Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SAFETY AND JUDGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
PARTICIPANT BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
Complexity/Problem Solving
Responsibility/Oversight
Communications/Interpersonal Contacts
Environmental Ethics
Learn and practice ‘Leave no Trace’ techniques
CCNC IS A DRUG-FREE ORGANIZATION. ALCOHOL AND ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE ARE PROHIBITED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AMERICORPS, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND ON CCNC, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND PROGRAM PARTNER PROPERTY.
Required Experience
TITLE: Conservation Corps South Carolina Forest Management Assistant Crew Leader
START/END DATE: January 12, 2022 - December 20, 2022
STIPEND: $500/week plus an AmeriCorps Segal Education Award
STATUS: 1700-Hour AmeriCorps Service Term
LOCATION: 323 South Main Street, PO Box 326, Society Hill, SC 29593
BENEFITS:
PROGRAM SUMMARY
PROGRAM SUMMARY
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new collaborative program to serve the needs of South Carolina's underserved landowners with NRCS funded conservation practices, including prescribed burns. Participants will be part of a 20-week crew that will work on forest management projects that fulfill NRCS conservation goals, help underrepresented landowners manage their land for conservation and economic benefits, protect wildlife habitat, and preserve the Southeast’s longleaf pine forest ecosystem. The program will provide education, certifications, and on-the-job experience that will help participants pursue a variety of natural resource management careers. The crew will partner with Help for Landowners, a non-profit established to serve underrepresented landowners and a variety of South Carolina natural resource agencies and non-profit partners.
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Conservation Corps North Carolina
The mission of the Conservation Corps North Carolina (CCNC) is to empower young adults through meaningful outdoor work that benefits North Carolina’s land and water and creates healthy communities. CCNC is a program of Conservation Legacy that
Help for Landowners
Help for Landowners is a non-profit that works to help landowners understand their land’s value and steward it conservation. Help for Landowners staff will work with the CCNC crew to help underrepresented landowners fulfill their NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contracts and other USDA funded conservation practices.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
POSITION WORK SCHEDULE
Crew members will live, train, and work together as a team. Project work and schedules will vary depending on season. Typical projects will require the crew to live in tents or cabins on or close to project locations for eight days at a time with six days off or five days on-hitch with two days off. In general, hours will be 6:00 am to 5:30 pm and include one hour of physical training, two fifteen-minute breaks and a half hour lunch break.
TRAINING
The program will begin with an intensive two weeks of training focused on certifications and outdoor leadership skills. Informal training will continue throughout the term with on-the-ground skills training that will include things like tool maintenance, plant identification, and an overview of public land management agencies.
SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
Crew members must supply their own personal outdoor gear equipment such as tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, day pack, multi-day pack, and work pants. CCNC will provide tools, food, group camp equipment (i.e., cook stove, water jugs), transportation to and from base camp to project locations, and Personal Protection Equipment (i.e., Nomex pants and shirt, neck and face covering, fire-rated work boots, helmet, leather gloves.)
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS
PHYSICAL/OUTDOOR SKILLS AND FITNESS REQUIREMENTS
Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SAFETY AND JUDGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
PARTICIPANT BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
Complexity/Problem Solving
Responsibility/Oversight
Communications/Interpersonal Contacts
Environmental Ethics
Learn and practice ‘Leave no Trace’ techniques
CCNC IS A DRUG-FREE ORGANIZATION. ALCOHOL AND ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE ARE PROHIBITED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AMERICORPS, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND ON CCNC, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND PROGRAM PARTNER PROPERTY.