Summary
The AmeriCorps Crew Leader (ACL) is responsible for facilitating a positive crew member experience in the Charlottesville, VA area.
The ACL is a full partner in the crew’s leadership, helping to communicate directions, projects specifications and constructive criticism throughout the term.
This position requires open dialog with the staff crew leader; helping them to manage projects, project partners communications, overall logistics, and crew assignments.
It means more than just showing up and doing the work, it means setting an example of how to work hard with great enthusiasm through all kinds of conditions while practicing good judgement and safety.
It means facilitating learning experience for crew members, both formally and informally. This position may require additional participation time outside of standard project and crew hours.
Responsibilities :
Project Management & Implementation
Safety & Risk Management
Administration
Manage crew medical history forms and incident documentation in conjunction with the staff crew leader.
Project Work :
Projects take place in the Greater Charlottesville area, including work on Charlottesville’s trails and a multi-day camping experience at Shenandoah National Park.
During their time in the field, ACLs work outdoors in all types of weather conditions, performing heavy manual labor related to environmental conservation and restoration projects.
These hands-on projects include visitor access improvements, trail construction and maintenance, habitat restoration, invasive species treatments, historic restoration, disaster relief, and much more.
Most projects require hiking out to remote work sites for the day with tools, equipment, and day pack.
Schedule :
This program runs from June to August 2024. Project work will be located in the Charlottesville area for the entire season except the last week of the program.
The last week of the program will be a multi-day camping experience in Shenandoah National Park. No camping overnight is required during the Charlottesville work.
The last week of the program will be an immersive experience in Shenandoah National Park, during which camping will be required.
Youth participants will work 4-hour days and return to their homes during the night. The ACL and staff crew leader will work 8-hour days to plan out crew work and return to their homes during the night.
A typical day will begin with participants arriving at a central location in Charlottesville no later than 7 : 30am (participants may be dropped off by a friend / family member or drive themselves and leave their car in the office lot).
The crew will then travel together to the day’s work site for a 4-hour workday. The crew will break for lunch and snacks.
Participants will arrive back at the office to be picked up by 12 : 30pm. All participants will have Saturdays and Sundays off.
Once ACLs are selected and prior to their start date, they are required to complete an online enrollment process that includes completing e-forms, uploading IDs, enrolling with AmeriCorps, and beginning their background check process.
For those with limited access to online platforms, accommodations may be available and can be discussed during the interview process.
Crew Life :
ACLs with ACC serve on a crew with 4-6 youth crew members and are supervised by a staff crew leader, with whom they work to project expertise, mentorship, training, and support for the success of all participants.
ACC supports a culture of feedback and growth.ACLs will set goals at the beginning of the season and review their performance through both self-evaluation and a review with their crew leader in the middle and at the end of their season.
Evaluations will cover topic areas including Corps culture, leadership, service & experiential learning, risk management, professionalism, and technical skills.
ACLs will also be asked to evaluate the program and their experience at the end of their term.
Expectations :
ACC is an independent, non-residential program. Participants are responsible for their own housing, food, and transportation when not in the field.
Someequipment is available to borrow throughout the season, but ACLs are asked to supply as much of their own personal outdoor gear (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, day pack, multi-day pack, work pants, hiking / work boots, etc.
ACLs are asked to work hard, stay positive, and be flexible with changing schedules, weather conditions, and project needs.
This is a seasonal position; ACLs are asked to fully commit to the experience, expectations, and timeline.
Benefits :
General Qualifications :
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
Members must commit to participating in all crew / team activities, including service days in local communities where applicable.
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.
Environmental Ethics and Outdoor Skills
Some remote locations 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 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.
Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.
Last updated : 2024-05-01
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