Idaho Conservation Corps Project Leader

As an SCA Project Leader you will serve as a teacher, supervisor, and role model for your crew. Facilitate team operations: food planning/purchasing, tools, equipment, and vehicles for backcountry and frontcountry hitches lasting 8 – 10 days.  Hitches in the Frank Church Wilderness may require extended backcountry living, up to 6 weeks at a time. 

Actively manage group dynamics and corps members’ well-being in remote environments.    

Actively manage project/member risk to maintain a safe work environment.  

Promote leadership development within the team and evaluate success and potential.  

Ensure successful and timely completion of conservation service projects on public land.  

Act as a Crew Supervisor, by facilitating teamwork, managing field-based tasks, and guiding crew dynamics 

Serve as an Advisor, by training members in technical conservation work skills, mentoring personal and professional development, and teaching environmental stewardship  

Act as a Project Manager, by communicating with agency park partners, ensuring successful and timely completion of work projects, and upholding a positive representation of SCA 

Perform tasks as a Program Administrator, by organizing logistics, completing documentation, managing a budget, and communicating with SCA staff 

Experience working with youth or young adults 18-25, teaching or environmental education a plus 

Experience with conservation work skills or related skills preferred – i.e., trail maintenance, trail construction, habitat restoration, chainsaw, carpentry, landscaping, and gardening 

Ability to perform manual, physical labor for up to 8 hours per day, exposed to the elements, and must occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds or more 

[Current Wilderness First Aid and CPR certification]  

Must be able to attend Crew Leader training: [4/17/23 – 5/6/23] 

Must be a minimum of 21 years of age 

Must have the ability to legally work in the US 

Must have a valid driver’s license for 3+ years and MVR that meets SCA standards 

Must be able to meet SCA’s criminal background check standards 

[Housing and Meals are provided for the entire position dates. 

$800 weekly stipend 

$550___ travel stipend 

Housing: SCA Idaho AmeriCorps is based at the historic Indianola Ranger Station in the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The living conditions are simple, rustic, and community focused. Along with the 1913 Ranger Station where the main office is located, there are several bunkhouses, a community house, shower house, and several storage buildings on site for tools and equipment. The facility is off grid with no cell phone service and limited satellite internet connectivity. Members will live in the rustic bunkhouses or in furnished wall-tents. Situated on the Wild and Scenic Salmon River, there are ample opportunities for recreation, and travel to nearby towns for goods is a 45-minute drive. A significant amount of time will be spent camping during the work hitches.  Members can expect periods of up to 6 weeks in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and camping in front-country locations throughout the season. 

List training leaders will receive and include the monetary value of the training. 

Rigging – $550 

Chainsaw level B – $500 

First Aid recertification – $300