TITLE: Crew Leader/ Assistant Crew Leader
REPORTS TO: Program Coordinator
LOCATIONS: Chattanooga, TN
STATUS: Seasonal, Full-time, Exempt
WAGES: $375-600 weekly DOE/DOQ in season
HEALTH BENEFITS: Not Health Benefit Eligible
OTHER BENEFITS: Food provided while in the field, uniform shirts, protective equipment. Other development opportunities as available.
START/END DATE: 5/27/19 - 6/28/19
MULTIPLE POSITIONS OPENED UNTIL FILLED
SOUTHEAST CONSERVATION CORPS: SECC EMPOWERING YOUNG ADULTS TO CULTIVATE COMPASSION, RESPONSIBILITY, AND GRIT THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, HARD WORK, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
The Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization. The SECC selects young adults, ages 16-35, to complete conservation work projects on public lands throughout the Southeast. SECC programs encourage environmental stewardship, foster community partnerships, and emphasize experiential learning. The majority of SECC’s programs are camping model programs, with crews camping in either front-country or back-country settings for 4 day -10 day periods; schedules may vary by program and region. SECC serves a diverse population that is representative of the Southeast; including youth, graduates, veterans, and a cross-section of ethnicities and income levels. SECC has also taken on a role as a part of the larger AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team, and as such, some crews may get deployed on Disaster response projects for up to 30 days.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Southeast Conservation Corps’ Crew Leaders and Assistant Crew Leaders perform many roles and are the key to our program’s success. The position is multi-faceted and demanding, but with opportunity for enormous rewards. Successful candidates will demonstrate resourcefulness, effective communication skills, excellent judgement, maturity, initiative, professionalism, and the desire to devote themselves to a crew experience where the needs of others are placed above oneself. A leadership position with SECC requires, mentorship, self-reliance, critical thinking, problem solving, patience, technical aptitude, focus on efficiency, and a high level of comfort in the outdoors. Crew Leaders and Assistant Crew Leaders are ultimately responsible for successes and short-comings of the crew.
Applicants for this position may be considered for either Crew Leader or Assistant Crew Leader, depending on experience and qualifications.
SECC youth conservation crews (YCC) are predominately residential programs based in front and backcountry settings, concentrated primarily in the East Tennessee region. The YCC crews typically work Monday - Friday, with weekends off. During each four day “hitch” a crew works together during the day, eat and camp together in the evening, and learn together throughout. Crew Leaders of YCC crews are also expected to facilitate nightly/daily educational opportunities for youth members on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to, watersheds, L-N-T principles, forest ecology, writing a resume, etc. Generally, the bulk of Fridays are set aside for more in-depth educational opportunities such as first aid & CPR certification, snorkeling the Conasauga River with a local biologist, tree identification, etc. Standard projects involve trail construction and maintenance, habitat restoration, facility maintenance, landscaping, invasive species removal, fuel thinning and more. SECC serves a diverse population that is representative of the Southeast; including youth, young adults, and cross-sections of ethnicities and income levels.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
LEADERSHIP & MENTORSHIP
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & IMPLEMENTATION
SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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. These requirements are written the same for all positions and therefore may not apply directly to your particular position.
PARTICIPATION AND EXPEDITION BEHAVIOR • Work effectively as a member of a team despite potentially stressful and difficult conditions. This may require problem solving on an interpersonal or group level as well as a willingness to accept differences • Contribute to a safe learning environment; no harassment of others for any reason. • Willingness and ability to complete all aspects of the program including conservation projects, education, training and national service. Members must commit to participating in all crew/team activities, including service days in local communities where applicable. • Effectively communicate ideas and concerns as they arise directly to supervisors, colleagues and organization staff. • Have the cognitive ability to learn necessary skills and apply them to effectively carry out the service work requirements • Appropriately represent the Program and AmeriCorps to the public and project partners at all times.
SAFETY AND JUDGMENT • Effectively communicate danger to others in the form of either a warning of danger others may be encountering or a notification of personal distress, injury or need for assistance. You must be able to do so at a distance of up to 50 meters and in conditions with limited visibility or loud background noise such as darkness or high winds. • Effectively perceive, understand and follow direction by others so that you will be able to successfully execute appropriate and perhaps unfamiliar techniques to manage hazards. These directions may be given before the hazard is encountered or may need to be given during exposure to the hazard. • Stay alert and focused for several hours at a time while traveling and working in varied weather conditions • Perceive and comprehend significant and apparent hazards, including those hazards previously identified by others. • RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO STRESS OR CRISES. • If taking prescription medications, participants must be able to maintain proper dosage by self-medicating without assistance from others.
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS • Learn and practice ‘Leave no Trace’ techniques
OUTDOOR SKILLS AND FITNESS (WHERE APPROPRIATE) • Learn and safely perform fundamental outdoor living/travel and work skills as appropriate to the project. Additionally, remain adequately hydrated, fed, and properly dressed so as to remain generally healthy and safe, avoiding environmental injuries. • Live in a physically demanding, possibly remote environment for an uninterrupted period of up to several weeks. Conditions of this environment may vary significantly and may include severe and/or trying weather. The remoteness is such that it may require at a minimum one hour, but perhaps in excess of 12 hours, to reach the nearest advanced medical care. Substance Free • In accordance to a drug free workplace, alcohol and drugs are prohibited while participating in AmeriCorps and program activities and while on organization property.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
TO APPLY:
James Gasaway
Program Coordinator
423-994-3151
Chattanooga, TN
JGasaway@conservationlegacy.org
JOB LOCATION
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
POSITION TYPE
Full-Time/Regular
Required Skills Required Experience