Restoration Coordinator

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS FOUNDATION • Fawnskin, CA

1d • $24 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

The OHMVR Restoration Coordinator is responsible for coordinating, conducting and managing restoration projects for the Southern California Mountains Foundation on the San Bernardino National Forest and surrounding public lands under the direction of the Forest Service Restoration Botanist, Drew Farr. The Coordinator will work directly with Forest Service restoration program staff to identify the needs for restoration projects; including reporting and oversight of restoration activities in line with grant deliverables. Restoration Coordinator will identify fencing and monitoring needs for protection of restoration sites; including repairing and reporting on protected sites outlined in project maps, monitoring the land for unauthorized use and breaches in protected areas, directing and oversight of work crews and volunteers, making public contacts in the field and providing public education about protected areas, and coordinating with resource staff to mitigate damage to protected sites. This position will have a heavy focus on implementing and installing large scale fencing projects. The Restoration Manager will be responsible for supervision of volunteers in restoration activities throughout the forest. The Restoration Coordinator reports directly to the SCMF Assistant Executive Director for all administrative related items and to the Forest Service Restoration Botanist for all daily duties. This position is funded through a Challenge Cost Share agreement with the Forest Service.

Requirements

• Demonstrate ability to work effectively and tactfully with a wide range of individuals, personalities, and public agencies.
• Demonstrate leadership ability and experience building and managing successful team efforts.
• Organized and Self-Sufficient: Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent time management and project management skills.
• A passion for the personal, social, and economic benefits of outdoor recreation.
• Positive can-do attitude.
• Personable and outgoing with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to professionally represent programs and projects.
• Public Speaking: Good at speaking to both individuals and large groups of people.
• Manage and Lead: Ability to both lead and manage large groups of people of all ages.
• Computer Savvy: working knowledge of contemporary technology and working knowledge of contemporary office technology including Google products, Microsoft Word and Excel, email, GPS/Arc GIS applications, and the internet.
• Problem Solver: Ability to analyze situations, develop strategies, and implement solutions.
• Versatile and Flexible; time will be spent both inside doing desk work and outside physical field work.
• Experience with installing fencing in rocky, uneven terrain.
• Possession of a valid Class C California driver’s license with a clean record with the ability to obtain a government drivers license.
• Trailer towing experience on rocky dirt roads is necessary.
• Working knowledge of computers and possession of a cell phone with which to maintain internet and email communication and conduct business.
• Experience working and recreating outdoors.
• CPR and First Aid training certification is required within 60 days of hire.
• A candidate should show evidence of the following characteristics: hard working, problem solver, flexibility, positive outlook, creativity, concern for community safety, good interpersonal skills, a willing attitude, adaptability, decision making skills, maturity, integrity, and approachability.
• Position requires prolonged or intermittent sitting, standing, walking/hiking on level, uneven, or slippery surfaces, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting, lifting, stooping and crouching.
• The position also requires grasping, repetitive hand movement, and fine coordination in preparing reports and using a computer keyboard and hand tools in the performance of daily duties.
• The need to lift, carry, push and pull materials up to 50 pounds is required.
• The employee will be required to travel to different sites and locations; when working outdoors the incumbent may encounter extreme weather conditions; including wet, hot, cold, wind, snow, ice and heavy vehicle traffic.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate when indoors and moderate to loud when outdoors.
• Candidates must be able to see in the normal visual range with or without correction and hear in the normal range with or without correction.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth and perception.
• Hearing requirements include the ability to properly use a two way radio and telephone while around groups of people to communicate with other personnel.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the San Bernardino Mountains geography preferred.

Responsibilities

• Installation of fencing and fence repair for resource protection.
• Identify restoration maintenance needs across the San Bernardino National Forest.
• Train and oversee corpsmembers and work with volunteers to complete restoration maintenance projects.
• Restoration site monitoring, data collection, seed collection, greenhouse procedures, planting projects, weed removal as needed.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and inventory supplies.
• Assist with volunteer projects, including on select Saturdays, with volunteers of all ages.
• Perform other related and peripheral duties as required and necessary for the successful performance of this position.

What This Job Offers

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