Position : SCC Four Corners - Conservation Crew Member
Dates : August 28th November 9th, 2023
Status : Seasonal, Full-time, Camping Program
Location : Durango,CO
Stipend : $600 ($400 / week living stipend $200 / week housing stipend)
Ages : 18 30
Benefits : $1,374.60, 300 hr AmeriCorps Education Award (Value may change depending on term of service), Food provided while in the field, uniform shirts, personal protective equipment.
Wilderness First Aid & CPR / AED certification
Southwest Conservation Corps :
The Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) is a program of the non-profit service organization, Conservation Legacy, that is built on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that operated from 1933 1942.
SCC provides youth and young adults opportunities to complete conservation projects primarily on public lands. While serving with SCC, members receive training on job skills, conflict resolution, leadership, teamwork, and environmental stewardship.
Programs are developed using a step ladder approach to provide a progression of skill development based on a member’s needs.
Members receive a weekly living allowance, training, and an AmeriCorps Education Award (for qualifying individuals).
About the Position
As an AmeriCorps program participant with the Southwest Conservation Corps, your office is the great outdoors! Each crew consists of 6 members and 2 leaders.
Crews work and camp for 8 days at a time in either frontcountry (access to your crew vehicle and trailer), in town (working with the county or municipality), or backcountry (hiking all your supplies in with backpacks) locations.
use, maintain and repair hand and power tools as necessary.
Projects may include trail construction & maintenance, habitat improvement, hazardous fuels reduction, re-vegetation, weeding, herbicide treatment, fencing, facility maintenance, and local environmental service projects.
Crews may also complete technical and / or specialized projects depending on project partner needs, including disaster relief if the opportunity arises.
Schedules generally are 8-days on and 6 off. There is a possibility you could work 4-days on and 3-days off, or a variation of schedules requiring all AmeriCorps crew members to show flexibility.
All crews will go through a 5 day (unpaid) volunteer orientation (August 28th September 1st, 2023). This will include a Wilderness First Aid training.
Food and space to camp is provided for this training.
Required Skills & Experience
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.
Participant and Expedition Behavior
Risk Management and Judgement
Environmental Ethics & Outdoor Skills
Substance Free
In accordance with a drug free workplace, alcohol and drugs are prohibited while participating in AmeriCorps and SCC activities, and while on organization property.
Any questions can be sent to :
Greta Binzen, SCC Four Corners (Durango) Adult Program Coordinator :
Lane Tomassini, SCC Four Corners (Durango) Adult Program Coordinator :
Last updated : 2024-02-27
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