Job Overview
Employment Type
Internship
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Exact $21,600.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Bear safety
Defensive driving training
First aid/CPR
Off-road vehicle safety
Job Description
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is a renowned nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the next generation of conservation leaders through hands-on environmental stewardship. With a mission to empower young people and veterans to conserve, protect, and restore America’s natural resources, the SCA collaborates with public land management agencies to deliver impactful conservation programs. Their extensive network runs various outdoor projects designed to build practical skills, promote environmental awareness, and support sustainable recreation practices. The SCA is committed to providing enriching opportunities that combine service, education, and career development for participants across the United States.
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Job Requirements
- No prior experience or education is required
- It is a physically strenuous position: the ability to backpack, self-supported with tools, and work/sleep in steep terrain at high elevation for up to 8 days at a time is required
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively with both coworkers and members of the public
- Vehicle needed to get between the office and housing
- All travel to work sites will be in a government vehicle
- Participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans age 35 or younger
- Participants must be a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien
- Hours served can be applied toward the Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority
Job Qualifications
- No prior experience or education is required
- Ability to communicate effectively with both coworkers and members of the public
- Physical ability to backpack, self-supported with tools, and work/sleep in steep terrain at high elevation for up to 8 days at a time
- Preferred qualifications include First Aid Training
- Forest Service Sawyer Certification
- Experience in Off Road Driving
- GIS knowledge
- Participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans age 35 or younger
- Must be U.S. citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien
Job Duties
- Assist the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) program in performing light to heavy trail maintenance projects with Volunteer Clubs and Forest Service staff
- Remove logs and brush that encroach into the trail
- Install, repair, and clean waterbars or other drainage structures to remove and direct water off trails
- Provide protection to stream crossings, meadow, and wet areas
- Place rocks or logs in trail for better traction
- Remove traces of any use that occurs off the designated trail
- Remove litter and foreign material
- Install, maintain, and replace trail markers
- Install, maintain, and replace signs and bulletin boards as needed
- Provide information concerning OHV safety and the OHV areas/routes located on the Sierra National Forest, High Sierra Ranger District
- Perform general recreation maintenance
- Conduct vehicle inspection and maintenance
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Job Qualifications
Experience
No experience required
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