International Crewmember 2026

Earthcorps • Seattle, WA

15d • Onsite

About The Position

EarthCorps (EC) is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that believes all people and nature can thrive together and seeks to build a global community of leaders through local environmental service.  Putting our mission into action looks like an intensive (six-month/year-long) training program that unites young adults (ages 18-26ish) from across the United States and around the world to learn skills in community building, environmental restoration, and reflective practice.

EarthCorps is building a network of leaders who have the cultural competency and skills to build a new future, while restoring vital lands and waters and connecting people to nature. This work is ongoing, and the organization is committed to being transparent with program participants about our work, as well as including their input to drive the direction of the organization towards a healthier, welcoming, and sustainable community for us all.

The international Corps Member position with EarthCorps is a 6-month service-learning experience for non-U.S. citizens, which takes place in Seattle, Washington, USA. Young environmental leaders from countries outside the United States will join US AmeriCorps Members to develop skills in environmental service, community building and leadership.

This is not a classroom, internship, or workshop. This is a hands-on experiential education program for people to practice technical restoration of local habitats.

Corps Members spend 80% of their time in the field engaged in environmental restoration projects throughout the Puget Sound region of Washington State. Restoration is physically demanding and takes place outdoors in all weather conditions.

International Corps Members will serve on crews of 5-7 members with Americans led by an EarthCorps crew leader. Crew members will make a difference on the land through on-the-ground restoration projects throughout Western Washington. Crews at EarthCorps have an opportunity to directly improve the resiliency of our land by restoring habitat, improving water and air quality, reducing erosion, sequestering carbon and engaging the broader community to become stewards of our shared resource.

International Corps Members are sponsored by EarthCorps on a J-1 Trainee visa. This position is managed by the EarthCorps Corps Operations Manager and supervised by EarthCorps Project Managers. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, political affiliation, or religion.

Requirements

• Ability to work hard in all weather conditions
• Commitment to cooperation and teamwork with peers from around the world
• Conversational Englishability
• Eligibility for J-1 Trainee Visa
• Ability tolift upto 50 pounds (22.5 kg); Hike up to 8 miles (13 km) while carrying 40 pounds (18kg) of weight for up to 9 hours per day

Responsibilities

• FIELD SERVICE (75% of program)
• Completed with AmeriCorps Members
• Crews complete restoration projects in partnership with various land management agencies, throughout the Puget Sound region (in urban, suburban, and rural settings). Crews are introduced to a broad range of project sites, different techniques and approaches to ecological restoration. This broad exposure will provide participants with skills to implement best management practices in restoration, an appreciation of the challenges of restoration and an understanding of the field of environmental restoration work.
• Project Implementation: Crew Members are responsible for the efficiency of accomplishing projects and the quality of the final product under supervision from project staff. All corps Members and staff are responsible for the safety of themselves, their fellow workers, and members of the public who may be involved with projects.
• Restoration Activities
• Field Service Projects (and estimates of their typical percentage of the program):
• Initial invasive plant removal (manual/mechanical)25%
• Invasive plant control (herbicide) 20%
• Native plant installation (planting)15%
• Stewardship/ Site maintenance 20%
• Trail construction/maintenance 20%
• TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS (20% of program)
• Completed with AmeriCorps Members
• EarthCorps is a service-learning program. This means in addition to learning from fieldwork, corps members will attend training to develop skills and context for restoration activities. Facilitators will use lectures, discussions, reflections, site tours and hands-on assignments.
• Habitat Restoration:
• Ecology, Land Management, Restoration Theory and Skills
• Pacific Northwest natural history and plant identification
• Exposure to the restoration industry and local environmental network
• Community building:
• Explore local Environmental history and current community issues
• Exposure to local community organizations
• Fostering a sense of belonging, fairness, and respect and addressing internal disparities in treatment and opportunity
• Leadership:
• Understanding of leadership theory and personal leadership style
• Collaboration in a small team and community building across teams atEarthCorps

Benefits

• Homestay provided (room and board)
• Days off permissible asdesignatedbyEarthCorps
• Holidays will be paid asdesignatedbyEarthCorps
• Medical Insuranceprovided byEarthCorps
• ORCA Pass for bus transportation
• Education & Training
• Boots, pants,raingearand safety equipment provided

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed