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Position Summary

This workforce development program offers DC metro area high school students environmental education and hands-on experience in urban forestry. Topics include forest health, tree biology, citizen science, and tree preservation. Activities involve tree maintenance, community events, canvassing, and citizen science, focusing on conservation, stewardship, green jobs, and environmental justice.

Schedule

December 21, 2024 - June 7, 2025

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Guide and inspire a team of 10 crew members through a workforce development program for DC metro area high school students. This program provides environmental education and hands-on experience in urban forestry.; Topics include forest health, tree biology, citizen science, and tree preservation. Projects include tree maintenance, community events, canvassing, and citizen science, focusing on conservation, stewardship, green jobs, and environmental justice.; Specifically, the Crew Leader will: Act as a Crew Supervisor, by facilitating teamwork, managing field-based tasks, and guiding crew dynamics; Serve as an Advisor, by training members in technical conservation work skills, mentoring personal and professional development, and teaching environmental stewardship; Act as a Project Manager, by communicating with agency park partners, ensuring successful and timely completion of work projects, and upholding a positive representation of SCA; Perform tasks as a Program Administrator, by organizing logistics, completing documentation, managing a budget, and communicating with SCA staff; After passing SCA MVR check and driver safety courses, Leader must be able to safely transport crew from morning pick-up, worksites, and afternoon drop off in the DC metro area in the SCA rental van

Marginal Duties

Crew leaders should expect to complete ~3-5 hours/weekly to complete crew leader administration tasks. These tasks may include coding expense receipts, uploading photos from the field, writing incident reports, attending weekly staff check-in meetings, or reviewing member time logs, among other things.

Required Qualifications

Ability to perform manual, physical labor for up to 8 hours per day, exposed to the elements, and must occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds or more; Must be able to attend Crew Leader training; Must be a minimum of 21 years of age; Must have the ability to legally work in the US; Must have a valid driver's license for 3+ years and pass SCA Motor Vehicle Report standards; Must be able to meet SCA's criminal background check standards; Housing is not provided, Leader must be locally available

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with youth or young adults, teaching or environmental education preferred; Leaders will work in new outdoor environments, being excited and open to new experiences is strongly desired; Experience working in a team; Open to learning new skills, more about conservation, and environmental education

Hours

12 per week

Living Accommodations

NONE-Housing will not be provided. Leader must live local to the DC metro area.

Compensation

$22.10/hourly; Bi-weekly pay

All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes.

Additional Benefits

Defensive Drive Training
First Aid/CPR
Interpretive Skills
Wilderness First Aid Training

Equal Opportunity Statement

SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all staff members. SCA is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere in which people of diverse backgrounds and lifestyles may grow personally and professionally. The Student Conservation Association, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Physical requirements and working conditions specific to the position are available in the full job description.