Crew Member (January-December)

Earthcorps • Seattle, WA

42d • $3,300 • Onsite

About The Position

EarthCorps (EC) is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a global community of environmental leaders through hands-on service. The organization aims to create a world where all people and nature can thrive together. The intensive year-long training program unites young adults (ages 18-26ish) from across the United States and around the world, equipping them with skills in leadership, environmental restoration, and culturally resonant community building. EarthCorps is committed to work that addresses persistent gaps, expands access and opportunity, and promotes fairness, belonging, and respect. They prioritize equitable access to environmental benefits, community-centered environmental practices, and balancing environmental outcomes across under-included communities. Each year, EarthCorps strives to build a diverse cohort reflective of varied perspectives and experiences, cultivating a network of leaders capable of building a sustainable future while restoring vital lands and waters and connecting people to nature. The organization is dedicated to transparency with participants and values their input in shaping a healthy, welcoming, and sustainable community.

Requirements

• Ability and desire to work hard, outdoors and in all weather conditions.
• Commitment to cooperation and teamwork.
• Commitment to embedding a lens of community access, opportunity, and accountability.
• Eligibility for AmeriCorps and ability to complete term of service.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (22.5 kg).
• Ability to hike up to 8 miles (13 km) in steep terrain while carrying 40 pounds (18kg) of weight.
• Experience in the outdoors or physical labor.
• Commitment to community service and previous experience in volunteer service.
• Enthusiasm for environmental conservation, science, recreation, or other related fields.
• Capacity to learn and grow in a service-based training position.
• Meet requirements to become an AmeriCorps member and abide by AmeriCorps policies.
• Complete 1,700 hours of service, including mandatory trainings.
• Pass criminal history checks and provide 2 references.

Nice To Haves

• A cover letter is required for this role. With as much detail as possible, please outline why you are a good fit for this role, what community means to you, and how it informs your work.

Responsibilities

• Serve on crews of 5-7 members led by an EarthCorps crew leader.
• Engage in on-the-ground restoration projects throughout Western Washington.
• Improve land resiliency by restoring habitat, improving water and air quality, reducing erosion, sequestering carbon, and engaging the community.
• Grow professionally and personally through training, engaging with environmental agencies, collaborating with staff, providing feedback, and practicing structured reflection.
• Learn team-building skills, cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, and leadership capacity.
• Complete restoration projects in partnership with various land management agencies in urban, suburban, and rural settings.
• Implement best management practices in restoration, understand restoration challenges, and gain knowledge of the environmental restoration field.
• Ensure the efficiency of project accomplishment and the quality of the final product under supervision.
• Be responsible for the safety of oneself, fellow workers, and the public.
• Perform vegetation control (manual, mechanical, chemical).
• Install indigenous plants (planting).
• Conduct stewardship/site maintenance.
• Construct and maintain trails.
• Participate in potential overnight camping trips, learning camping skills and deepening team development.
• Attend approximately 30 days of trainings and community retreats.
• Participate in lectures, discussions, reflections, site tours, and hands-on assignments during training.
• Learn about habitat restoration, ecology, land management, restoration theory and skills, Pacific Northwest natural history, and plant identification.
• Gain exposure to the restoration industry and local environmental network.
• Explore local environmental history and current community issues.
• Engage with local community organizations.
• Foster a sense of belonging, fairness, and respect, and address internal disparities.
• Understand leadership theory and personal leadership style.
• Collaborate in a small team and build community across teams at EarthCorps.
• Follow occasional additional procedures relating to public health and the mitigation of the spread of illness, which may include wearing face coverings and maintaining distancing.

Benefits

• AmeriCorps education award of $7,395 upon successful completion of over 1,700 hours
• Days off (8 sick and 6 vacation/personal)
• Holidays and sick time permissible as designated by EarthCorps
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Subsidized ORCA Pass for bus transportation
• Approximately 30 Education & Training Days as part of program participation, along with overnight community building retreats
• Boots, pants, t-shirt, rain gear and safety equipment provided

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed