JOB DESCRIPTION

THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN PERMANENTLY. APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED ON A “ONGOING” BASIS DEPENDING UPON CURRENT CREW AND PROJECT NEEDS. IF A POSITION MATCHING YOUR SKILL SET AND AVAILABILITY OPENS UP, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED FOR FOLLOW UP. THIS APPLICANT POOL WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ALL OFFICE LOCATIONS FOR AZCC. 

START DATE: Ongoing

STATUS: 300-hour, 450-hour, 675-hour or 900-hour AmeriCorps Service Terms (subject to change)

STIPEND: $330/week

LOCATION: Flagstaff, Pinetop, Tucson

BENEFITS: AmeriCorps Segal Education Award; Paid training; Food budget while on project; Employee Assistance Program

Summary:

ARIZONA CONSERVATION CORPS (AZCC):

Arizona Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s. This AZCC crew is focused on connecting young adults (ages 18-25) with conservation service work projects on public lands. AZCC operates programs across Arizona that engage individuals and strengthen communities through service and conservation. AZCC has program offices in Flagstaff, the White Mountains, and Tucson. This crew operates out of Tucson.

FIELD CREW PROJECT WORK:

AZCC works with a variety of land management agencies in Arizona, such as the United States Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management.  Projects vary across crews and locations, but it can include trail construction and maintenance, ecosystem restoration, fencing projects, invasive species removal, herbicide application and more.

LOCAL CREW PROJECT WORK:

The Tucson office in AZCC offers a local crew model.  Local crews work a more traditional Monday-Friday, 9-5 style position.  They are day crews and will report to the home office every morning and evening.  These crews work with localized land management agencies, such as, Pima County, City of Tucson, and Arizona State Parks.  These crews will complete all types of projects that our field crews work on, but will typically not be camping.  Local crews will sometimes be required to camp, so being flexible is important. 

TRAINING:

Often times we use the ongoing positions to fill backfill spots on currently existing crews.  The formal training our members receive is dependent on when they join the program.  Traditionally, our crew terms start off with 2 weeks of training, the first week focusing on orientation, wilderness first aid, and outdoor living.  The second week is focused on skills training dependent on the type of crew you are on.

EXPECTATIONS:  

AZCC is a drug-free organization; alcohol and illegal substances are prohibited. AZCC is an independent, non-residential program. The crew member must supply his/her/their own personal outdoor gear and equipment such as a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, day pack, multi-day pack, work pants, hiking/ work boots, etc.  AZCC will provide the tools, personal protective gear, budget for crew meals and transportation to projects. AZCC has pro-deals and some gear available to borrow.

SCHEDULE:  

In response to COVID-19, we have adjusted our typical schedule to keep health and safety as our top priority. Currently, the typical schedule is 9 days on in the field with 5 days off.  During the 9 days (hitch), the field crews will be immersed in the outdoors camping in a front country or back country setting dependent on the location of the worksite.  

COMPENSATION:  

Crew members receive an AmeriCorps living stipend of $330/week before taxes. Upon completion of the term the crew member will receive an education award based on the length of term of service. The education award can to be used for paying off student loans or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Be between the ages of 18 and 25
• Have US Citizenship or Legal Permanent Residency status. 
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Pass background checks: all offers of positions are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and Federal criminal background check
• Must be eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award

LOCATIONS:

We offer three office locations.  This ongoing position will be considered for all locations.  We try our best to consider location preference.  The following are the description locations:

Flagstaff: Located in Northern Arizona.  Located in a ponderosa pine forest, Flagstaff is a higher elevation area (about 7,000 ft), so it is cold with snow in the winter, and pleasant in the summer.

Pinetop: Pinetop is located towards the central, eastern region of Arizona.  It is high elevation (about 6,000 ft), so it is cold with snow in the winter, but pleasant in the summer.  It is a “remote” office, and partially supported by the staff in Flagstaff.  It is right next to the White Mountain Apache Reservation.

Tucson: Located in southern Arizona, Tucson is nestled in the Sonoran Desert, with saguaro cactus and sky islands.  Tucson is a large metropolitan city.  It is pleasant and cool in the winter with minimal snow, but winter rains.  Tucson reaches temperatures of 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer.

PARTICIPANT ESSENTIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 

Essential eligibility requirements for the program must be met. If you are unable to meet certain requirements, we may be able to provide some accommodations, excepting that which alters the fundamental nature of the program, compromises the health and safety of participants or staff, or places an undue financial or administrative burden on the organization. These requirements are written the same for all positions and therefore may not apply directly to your particular position. 

PARTICIPATION AND EXPEDITION BEHAVIOR: 

• Work effectively as a member of a team despite potentially stressful and difficult conditions. This may require problem solving on an interpersonal or group level as well as a willingness to accept differences. 
• Contribute to a safe learning environment; no harassment of others for any reason. 
• Willingness and ability to complete all aspects of the program including conservation projects, education, training and National Service.  Members must commit to participating in all crew/team activities, including service days in local communities where applicable. 
• Effectively communicate ideas and concerns as they arise directly to supervisors, colleagues and organization staff. 
• Have the cognitive ability to learn necessary skills and apply them to effectively carry out the service work requirements 
• Appropriately represent the Program and AmeriCorps to the public and project partners at all times

SAFETY AND JUDGMENT: 

• Effectively communicate danger to others in the form of either a warning of danger others may be encountering or a notification of personal distress, injury or need for assistance. You must be able to do so at a distance of up to 50 meters and in conditions with limited visibility or loud background noise such as darkness or high winds. 
• Effectively perceive, understand and follow direction by others so that you will be able to successfully execute appropriate and perhaps unfamiliar techniques to manage hazards. These directions may be given before the hazard is encountered or may need to be given during exposure to the hazard. 
• Stay alert and focused for several hours at a time while traveling and working in varied weather conditions 
• Perceive and comprehend significant and apparent hazards, including those hazards previously identified by others.  
• Respond appropriately to stress or crises.
• If taking prescription medications, participants must be able to maintain proper dosage by self-medicating without assistance from others.

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS: 

• Learn and practice ‘Leave no Trace’ techniques
• Outdoor Skills and Fitness (where appropriate)
• Learn and safely perform fundamental outdoor living/travel and work skills as appropriate to the project. Additionally, remain adequately hydrated, fed, and properly dressed so as to remain generally healthy and safe, avoiding environmental injuries. 
• Live in a physically demanding, possibly remote environment for an uninterrupted period of up to several weeks. Conditions of this environment may vary significantly and may include severe and/or trying weather. The remoteness is such that it may require at a minimum one hour, but perhaps in excess of 12 hours, to reach the nearest advanced medical care.

SUBSTANCE FREE: 

In accordance to be a drug free workplace, alcohol and drugs are prohibited while participating in AmeriCorps and program activities and while on organization property.

Required Skills Required Experience

Load and unload aircraft of cargo weighing up to 70 lbs. in and out of aircraft within confined cargo areas, push, pull, and position loaded containers weighing up to 3,200 lbs. on rollers with/to aircraft.

 Driving vehicles with gross weights of 3,000 to 80,000 lbs. in areas congested with aircraft, moving and stationary vehicles and equipment as well as positioning vehicle up to aircraft requiring depth perception and the ability to distinguish colors, red, green, and yellow.

 Engage in push-out of aircraft driving 80,000 lb. vehicle or assist by providing guide function to driver using depth perception in congested areas or speaking to cockpit during push-back procedure.

 Transport cargo to and from aircraft driving 3,000 lb. vehicle using depth perception to negotiate vehicle with attached carts through congested area.  Read "off-load" sheets to determine destination of cargo.

 While performing aircraft push-out and/or towing functions, engage in proper specific ground to cockpit communication via hand signals and voice commands, with and without, the assistance of sight or visual aids.

 Ability to successfully communicate with others.

 Ability to work in a high-noise level environment.

 Ability to understand and react to verbal commands and safety warnings, with and without, assistance of sight or visual aids.

 Pull, push, and lift bags weighing up to 70 lbs. onto or from a conveyor belt.

 Pull water hose from stationary cabinet and connect to aircraft.

 Lift, connect overhead and remove overhead, 40 lb. KVA electric cable to/from aircraft.

 De-ice aircraft at heights of up to 20 - 80 ft. lifting and holding nose, spray exterior of wings and fuselage with glycol.

 Ability to judge distances.

 Ability to confront and question unauthorized personnel in secured areas, and report their presence to authorities as necessary.

 Reports to work on a regular and timely basis.