Field Leader - 2026 Idaho AmeriCorps Program

Student Conservation Association • North Fork, ID

20d • Onsite

About The Position

SCA’s Idaho AmeriCorps Residential Program is designed to meet the environmental conservation, natural resource protection, community stewardship, and workforce development needs of public land managers in Idaho and the surrounding communities. 14 corps members and 3 project leaders will spend the season based at the Indianola Ranger Station, located in North Fork ID, and work on public land management projects in crews of 5 or 6 people. Crews will spend significant amounts of time in basecamp settings and remote locations. 2026 projects include fence construction, trail maintenance, fuels reduction and thinning, developed recreation management, watershed restoration and more.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license (3+ years) and Motor Vehicle Record that meets SCA’s standards
• Successfully complete a Health Screening Questionnaire before the position start date
• Obtain a Wilderness First Responder Certification during training
• Leadership experience in the outdoors (outdoor education, conservation work, or leading peer groups)
• Must understand, enact and uphold project, crew community, basecamp, vehicle, and additional safety standards set through SCA’s policies
• Perform manual, physical labor for up to 10 hours per day, hike 10+ miles in a day, exposed to the elements, and must occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds or more
• Camping, hiking, and backcountry experience
• Work in challenging outdoor conditions, including extreme heat, extreme cold, high winds, and precipitation
• Full engagement in all work projects and community activities
• Commitment to mentorship, teamwork, learning, and problem-solving
• Live and work in a multi-gendered, multi-cultural communal environment, sharing common spaces and communal meal settings each day
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age, and able to legally work in the US.
• Must be able to attend mandatory SCA Project Leader training: April, 2026.
• Ability to meet SCA’s criminal background check standards.
• Must be willing to live at remote housing location throughout season.
• All participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans age 35 or younger.
• Participants must also be a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Current Wilderness First Responder Certification
• Experience with trail work, habitat restoration, or conservation projects
• Chainsaw or Crosscut Certification (Bonus points for B-Faller and B-Bucking certifications)
• Trailer Driving Experience

Responsibilities

• Facilitate team operations: food planning/purchasing, tools, equipment, and vehicles for backcountry and front country hitches lasting 8 – 10 days.
• Actively manage group dynamics and corps members’ well-being in remote environments and at the Indianola program base.
• Actively manage project/member risk to maintain a safe work environment.
• Supervise and assist the work skills training of corps members.
• Promote leadership development within the team and evaluate success and potential.
• Manage relationships with agency partners and work collaboratively with public land agencies on program logistics.
• Ensure successful and timely completion of conservation service projects on public land.
• Assist SCA Program Coordinator in budget management and reconciliation.
• Represent SCA in a positive manner.
• Actively manage supplies and logistics for your team.
• Work vehicle management throughout the season.
• Day-to-day budget management.
• Complete pre and post-project paperwork and reporting requirements.
• Complete member mid-season and end of season evaluations.
• Help to manage program facility maintenance activities and community space organization.

Benefits

• Pay: $850/week
• Travel Costs: (Covered for leader training, up to $500 toward travel costs to Idaho after training)
• Phone stipend: $45/month
• Meals: Provided during fieldwork
• Gear: Group camping gear provided (tents, stoves, cooking supplies)
• Uniform Package: Includes daypack, work shirts, water bladder and more!
• Wilderness First Responder Training
• Conservation trail work skills training
• Defensive driver training
• Trailer driving training
• Bear Safety
• Defensive Drive Training
• First Aid/CPR
• Wilderness First Responder Training

What This Job Offers

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