Overview
Position Overview:
This Individual Placement is designed as an entry-level professional opportunity to serve directly with a federal land management agency, developing relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. The service focuses on trails, recreation facilities and NNIS treatment. Hurricane Helene, along with many other recent impacts, has created significant impacts on the north zone of the Cherokee National Forest. The individual placement will serve alongside Forest Service technicians and specialists in a variety of resource areas, including trail management, wilderness stewardship, engineering, archaeology, outdoor recreational facilities, wildlife management, silviculture, forestry, and wildland fire. While the service will focus on trail maintenance, the exposure and training are designed to equip the individual with the necessary experience to compete for an entry-level position with a land management agency upon program completion. The individual placement will also use GIS technology and associated devices to collect data from across the district, helping trail specialists build a comprehensive assessment of current conditions. Service will involve hiking, inclement weather, and physical demands.
Description of Duties:
Trail Operations
· Serve with the Supervisor or shift lead to gain an understanding of basic trail custodial care.
· Clear trails of areas affected by post-Helene blowdown.
· Mitigate post-Helene run off damage on system trails.
· Keep consistent records of data gathered and stay organized.
· Serve with trail staff to mitigate immediate concerns or develop recommendations on remedies.
· Treat NNIS that established post Helene in remote areas along system trails.
Recreation Facility Operations
· Perform routine maintenance on recreation facilities, which involves trade skills such as plumbing, carpentry and minor electrical.
· Operate string trimmers and lawn mowers for grounds keeping.
· Clean and restock bathrooms and shower facilities.
· Assist the recreation lead in planning and organizing project service tasks.
· Identify required project materials, tools, and equipment needed for the day.
· Use a variety of hand tools and power tools to accomplish the assigned tasks.
· Assist team with clean-up and monitoring after the service is completed
Potential environmental/human risk involved with this term of service: Uneven terrain, physical exertion, inclement weather, and remote service sites.
About Southeast Conservation Corps
Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC), operates conservation service programs throughout the Southeast that focus on meeting the needs of the natural landscapes while empowering youth and adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility, and life skills through community service, hard work, and land stewardship.
Building upon the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps, we are focused on connecting people to the natural world through conservation-based service learning, personal development, and recreation.
