Start Date: August 19th, 2024
End Date: December 2024 (actual end date TBD)
Combined Stipend: $950/week
Location: Tucson, AZ
Benefits:
- S-212 Chainsaw Certification
- Certifications: S-130 & S-190
- Firefighter Training and Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior.
- IS100b, Intro to Incident Command System.
- IS700, National Incident Management System (NIMS);
- AmeriCorps Education Award
- Paid training
- Food budget while on camping hitch
- Employee Assistance Program
Program Summary:
Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC) seeks qualified candidates for Veteran Fire Corps (VFC) Assistant Crew Leader positions based out of Tucson, AZ for the 2024 Fall season. AZCC offers opportunities for individuals to work in a crew environment on national lands throughout the southwestern United States and elsewhere. Successful assistant crew leaders are self-motivated, energetic, and tenacious – they understand the value of hard work in the outdoors and are driven to excellence in conservation. Veteran status is preferred for this position. The VFC aims to retrain recent era military veterans for careers in conservation, fuels management, and wildland firefighting.
What does it mean to be an Assistant Crew Leader (ACL) on a Veterans Fire Corps Crew?
Assistant Crew Leaders (ACL) will work in co-leader pairs with a crew leader to lead 5-7 members and are responsible for oversight of all field aspects of their crew including project work, camp life, and crew dynamics. The ACL is responsible for facilitating a positive corps member experience.
Training:
Most AmeriCorps terms will begin with an orientation: crewmembers who attend the full orientation will receive training on First Aid (typically Wilderness First Aid), Leave No Trace, Outdoor Living, Crew Culture and Diversity, leadership development, and goal setting. There is also potential need to pass a USFS Arduous Pack Test depending on proximity to fire-related project work.
Schedule:
Generally, crews work an 8-day, 10-hours/day ‘hitch’ schedule, while camping in front and backcountry settings. Members will have 6 days off in the town of the home base office.
What We Provide:
- Tools and Personal Protective Equipment
- Transportation from office to projects
- Budget for meals is provided while in the field
- Field uniform shirts & First aid kits
You Provide:
- Transportation from home to the office
- Personal camping gear, such as a tent, sleeping bag, and sleeping pad
- Work pants and leather boots (6 inch upper, Vibram soles)
- Day pack and multiday pack
- Rain gear
Housing:
Housing on days off is not provided. AZCC is an independent, non-residential program. All members and staff are responsible for finding housing while not on project.
Required Skills:
Assistant Crew Leader Qualifications:
- Previous leadership experience.
- Desire to work exclusively with recent era military veterans.
- Strong technical skills including trail maintenance, chainsaw operation and maintenance, crosscut use and maintenance, hand tool maintenance, fencing, ecological restoration, and backcountry work and travel.
- Flexibility, adaptability, and capacity to work in a fluid, changing work environment.
- Excellent communication and teaching/mentoring skills.
- Strong conflict resolution and team building skills.
- Proficient in computer programs and technology, especially email and Microsoft programs.
- Ability to perform administrative tasks such as managing crew budget and documents.
- Strong time-management skills and ability to work both independently and in collaboration with a small group.
- Valid driver’s license and an insurable driving record.
- Must be able to pass a criminal history background check.
Physical Requirements:
To successfully perform essential functions, the ACL is required to sit, stand, walk, speak, and hear. The ACL will be required to run, climb, hike, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl on a frequent basis. Must be able to carry heavy loads with a backpack and to use hand tools in various weather conditions.
Expectations:
AZCC is an independent, non-residential program, so housing is not provided. The ACL must supply his/her own personal outdoor gear and equipment. AZCC will provide the tools, protective gear, community food, and transportation to projects.
Substance Free:
In accordance with a drug-free workplace, alcohol and drugs are prohibited while participating in AmeriCorps and program activities and while on organization property.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service.
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