Wyoming Conservation Corps - Crew Leader

Americorps•Laramie, WY

39d

About The Position

The Wyoming Conservation Corps's mission is to promote individual development, stewardship, and education through localized national service. The WCC is a non-profit dedicated to empowering youth in conservation around Wyoming. What sets the Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) apart from nearly all the other conservation corps is that we provide formal university level courses as part of the crew leader's and member's training. In the spring, crew leaders participate in upper level undergraduate course 4950-Leadership in Natural Resource Management while our members in the summer partake in 3700-Conservation Leadership offered by the University of Wyoming as well as wilderness medical classes and a robust month of field training. The WCC takes our education component seriously and it is, in part, why our members and leaders go on to manage Wyoming and as well as other states' natural resources. We believe that having a fully educated team working in the field makes for better work, morale, and a further interest in the projects. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here. Member Duties : The Crew Leader roles are halftime AmeriCorps positions Leaders will co lead a crew of 6 members on ten day labor intensive conservation projects around the state of Wyoming living and working outdoors Leaders will report to and take direction from the Program Coordinators Activities will include but are not limited to project coordination with land management agency sponsors camping cooking recreation environmental education and group learning programs. Leaders will also participate in WCC member recruitment equipment maintenance program evaluation autonomous decision making and working alone Crew Leaders are responsible for documentation of crew activities and for the physical and emotional wellbeing of the crew Crew Leaders are required to fulfill an hourly commitment each week and one weekend per month during the spring semester This will include the upperdivision WCC Leadership for Natural Resource Management class in which leaders will be enrolled in

Responsibilities

co lead a crew of 6 members on ten day labor intensive conservation projects
project coordination with land management agency sponsors
camping
cooking
recreation
environmental education
group learning programs
WCC member recruitment
equipment maintenance
program evaluation
autonomous decision making
documentation of crew activities
responsible for the physical and emotional wellbeing of the crew
fulfill an hourly commitment each week and one weekend per month during the spring semester
participate in WCC Leadership for Natural Resource Management class