Description:
Spend a year working and camping in some of the Southwest’s premier
natural areas. Serve alongside AmeriCorps members from across the country
while making a lasting contribution to the natural heritage of the
southwest. The MACC Restoration Team will work alongside Nevada
Conservation Corps members throughout Nevada while gaining valuable field
experience working to reduce hazardous fuels, restore habitat, remove
invasive species, and construct and maintain recreational hiking trails.
Service will be performed for a variety of federal, state, and local
agencies including the US Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of
Land Management, and many more. The team will receive training in
chainsaw use, hiking trail construction and maintenance, wilderness first
aid, and wildland firefighting.
Compensation:
This is an AmeriCorps position, and candidates will receive a living
stipend of $14,000 for the year. This is not an hourly wage or a salary
and is paid to members bi-monthly throughout the entire year. Upon
completion of AmeriCorps service, members shall receive an education award
in the amount of $5,550 that can be used for paying off student loans, or
paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college.
Timeline:
October 15, 2012 – October 3, 2013
Projects:
• Forest Thinning
• Habitat Restoration
• Riparian Rehabilitation
• Invasive Species Eradication
• Trail Building & Maintenance
• Pile Burning Support
Duties:
• Required to pass physical fitness exam involving hiking three
miles within 45 minutes, while carrying 45 pounds in a backpack.
• Percentage of time spent on: lifting and carrying– 70%, traveling–
20%, Hiking– 10%.
• Lift 25lbs continuously and 50lbs occasionally.
• Maintaining a positive and professional attitude at all times
while providing service.
• Communicating with agency project staff.
• Complying with both production and quality work standards
established by NCC administration, crew supervisors and project partners.
• Camping up to seven nights in wilderness setting without formal
restroom facilities and running water.
• Contributing to basic duties at the campsite including cooking,
cleaning and organizing crew equipment.
Work Schedule:
The schedule will include both 4-day on, 3-day off tours and 8-day on, 6-
day off tours. These are dependent on the length of travel required to
reach the work site.
Training:
Members will attend a two week orientation session (October 15 - 19, 2012
& October 22-26, 2012) where they will receive training in chainsaw use,
leave-no-trace ethics, wilderness first aid/CPR, and basic wildland fire
fighting.
Locations:
• The team will begin their service based out of our Reno, NV field
station from October 15, 2012 through approximately November 19th, 2012
working on local fuels reduction service projects. Depending on project
partner requests, the crew has the potential to be stationed in either
Reno, Ely, or Las Vegas NV working on local fuels reduction service
projects, assisting agency partners in prescribed burn projects,
constructing/maintaining recreational hiking trails, restoration projects,
and invasive species eradication projects. It is imperative that
applicants applying for this position can remain flexible and able to
transfer around the state based on project needs and availability.
Qualifications:
To qualify, you must be over 17 years of age and a US citizen that has
received a high school diploma or GED. All offers of employment are
conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex
Offender Public Registry and federal criminal background check. Applicants
must be eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award (limit of four
in a lifetime or the equivalent of two full-time education awards).
To Apply:
Step 1: Click here https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?
id=47113
Step 2: Click “Apply” then register.
Step 3: Once registered login and complete the application.
Step 4: Click the “Search Listings” link and search for ‘Environment’
and ‘NV’.
Step 5: Click on the position then hit the “Apply Now” button at the
bottom of the listing.
Please direct all questions regarding the application process to Stacy
Mitchell at
[email protected] or 775.674.5478.
These AmeriCorps positions are made possible by a generous grant from the
Nevada Commission for National and Community Service. This program is
available to all, without regard to race, disability, age, sex. Person
with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
NCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
