Individual Placement-Alaska- Developed Recreation and Trails

Student Conservation Association • Ketchikan, AK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Placement will serve with the Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan Misty Fjords
Ranger District to help maintain recreation sites and trails. The placement will
work with Forest Service staff on various projects throughout the district.
Interns should be prepared to fly, boat, but mostly drive and hike to work sites
on a regular basis. The position requires being outdoors in a cool, wet
environment each day as well as daily hiking, lifting, and carrying heavy loads.
There isn't any computer work involved in this position.

Requirements

• The work requires flexibility to adapt to various situations that may arise.
• Safety is always a priority within the scope of work.
• The placement will read and sign a Job Hazard Analysis for each activity.
• The placement will work with a Forest Service crew leader for more complex projects but will also work independently once comfortable with basic day-to-day tasks.
• This SCA Position is authorized under the Public Land Corps Authority.
• 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.
• Hours served can be applied toward the Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Trash removal
• Cleaning outhouses
• Sweeping
• Pressure washing
• Painting
• Splitting and delivery of firewood
• Educating public on rules and etiquette
• Support of campground hosts
• Brush removal
• Culvert maintenance
• Digging
• Raking
• Fencing
• Bridge building
• Construction
• Carpentry projects
• Clearing brush
• Digging drainage ditches
• Constructing tread using native materials as well as milled lumber and gravel
• Constructing and/or repairing bridges
• Solid waste removal
• Cleaning the interior and exterior of cabins
• Sanding and painting
• Brush removal and landscaping
• Patching boats
• Assorted other maintenance tasks

Benefits

• $450/week living allowance
• $1,500 one-time roundtrip travel stipend
• $500 duty-related reimbursements (for Personal Protective Equipment)
• Bear Safety
• Defensive Driving Training
• Off-Road Vehicle Safety

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed