URBAN NATIVE CONSERVATION CORPS MEMBER

+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | LENGTH | 25 weeks. | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | LOCATION | Local and traveling crews , Based | | | in Albuquerque, NM | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | LIVING ALLOWANCE | $360 per week. | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | BENEFITS | Food provided while in the field, | | | Uniforms, Certifications, Trainings, | | | and a $3,047.50 AmeriCorps Education | | | Award upon completion of service. | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | AGES | 18 - 24 | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | START/END DATES | Anticipated start date is July 1st | | | 2020 to December 18 2020. All start | | | dates are pending on local | | | restrictions and guidelines based on | | | Covid- 19 | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

Southwest Conservation Corps’ Mission: Empowering individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities and the environment.

THE ANCESTRAL LANDS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ENGAGE NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS.  THE URBAN NATIVE CONSERVATION CORPS IS BASED OUT OF LA PLAZITA AND HIRES NATIVE AMERICAN AND YOUNG INDIGENOUS FOLKS FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA AS WELL AS SURROUNDING TRIBES

URBAN NATIVE CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Crew Members will be engaged in a 5 person crew for 25 weeks. The crew will engage in conservation experience working along side federal land management agencies to complete meaningful work that will help members gain knowledge of conservation and preservation practices . Participants based out of the Albuquerque office  will be completing this work  at Petroglyph National Monument, Bernalillo County Open Space areas, City of Albuquerque Open Spaces and the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, crews will also have the opportunity to travel and camp, while working with other Federal Agencies throughout the southwest.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Schedule: Members will work approximately 40 hours a week.  This position requires sitting, standing, hiking, carrying heavy loads (must be able to lift 50 pounds), bending, and other physically demanding tasks. The Projects are very Labor intensive and may involve strenuous Hikes exceeding 8 miles, may require working in extreme weather conditions including rain, and snow. Crew members will be performing important conservation work that may involve trail maintenance, Habitat Restoration, Park Maintenance, Fence work, and Public Engagement. Members may be required to use power tools, including handsaws, Chainsaws, leaf blowers, and other hand tools in order to complete the project work. 

Required Skills

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:

• 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.

TECHNOLOGY:

• THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING CELL PHONES, IPODS, MP3 PLAYERS, AND OTHER BATTERY POWERED DEVICES IS PROHIBITED DURING ALL WORK, CHORE, GROUP AND MEAL TIMES AS WELL AS DURING DE-RIGS AND RIG-UP.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Sense of humor, spirit of adventure, and desire to make a positive difference.
• Willingness to work hard and endue long travel days.

Required Experience

There are no prior experiences needed. we ask that the individual come with an enthusiastic approach and willing to be committed to the work and the program as a whole.

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:

• 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.

TECHNOLOGY:

• THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING CELL PHONES, IPODS, MP3 PLAYERS, AND OTHER BATTERY POWERED DEVICES IS PROHIBITED DURING ALL WORK, CHORE, GROUP AND MEAL TIMES AS WELL AS DURING DE-RIGS AND RIG-UP.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Sense of humor, spirit of adventure, and desire to make a positive difference.
• Willingness to work hard and endue long travel days.