Overview
Conservation Begins Here
The Student Conservation Association (SCA), Americas #1 conservation service organization seeks qualified applicants to lead, educate, and inspire students for the programs.
Training Dates: 5/8/23 5/12/23 (paid mandatory training)
Program Dates: 5/8/23 8/4/23 (13 weeks)
Schedule: Monday Friday 8:00 am 4:00 pm (40 hours/week)
Location (City and State): Vienna, VA
Transportation and Site Location: The crew leader must provide their own transportation to and from the worksite at 1551 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182. The specific parking lot the crew will meet every morning is located at the maintenance yard at Wolf Trap. See this Google Maps pin for exact location.
Primary Responsibilities:
As Crew Leader, you will guide and inspire a team of 3 young adults to complete field conservation projects at Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts. This young adult crew will work alongside National Park Service staff on a variety of projects. Members will work for 10 full weeks. The leader will be onboard for 13 full work weeks, which includes leader training and post-program wrap up tasks.
All four crew members will go through training by National Parks staff to complete different field projects throughout the park including:
Erosion control in picnic areas
Pruning, planting, and seeding native gardens
Prep and paint light pole bases, curbing, and crosswalks within the interior of the park
The crew leader will work collaboratively and efficiently with their team to complete these projects by deadline. Tool usage, safety, risk, and job hazard assessments will be part of training and daily briefings. Crew leaders will learn to work safely in outdoor environments while learning new skills alongside their crew members. Being open to new experiences is a huge advantage for crew leaders.
In addition to field work, crew leaders should expect to complete ~3-5 hours/weekly outside of work hours to complete crew leader administration tasks. These tasks may include coding expense receipts, uploading photos from the field, writing incident reports, or reviewing members time logs, among other things.
Specifically, the Crew Leader will:
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
Qualifications
Leader Qualifications:
Experience working with youth or young adults (18 years old+) teaching or environmental education a plus
Experience with conservation work skills or related skil
Qualifications:
Leader Qualifications:
Experience working with youth or young adults (18 years old+) 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
Must be able to attend Crew Leader tr
About Student Conservation Association
Today, SCA’s mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land. Members participate in a variety of capacities and contexts. Beyond national parks, members work on marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks, and community green spaces in our nation’s urban centers. Members do land management, habitat restoration, trail building, disaster rehabilitation or prevention work, environmental education, public outreach, and more.
