Grand Teton National Park Vegetation Crew Member - May 2024

Summary:American Conservation Experience, a non-profit conservation corps, is looking for members to join our team of young adults serving on meaningful conservation projects at Grand Teton National Park. This opportunity is intended for those looking to learn valuable skills for their career while immersed in a community of like-minded young professionals from around the country. Members will serve for 12 weeks on ecological restoration projects while completing a term of AmeriCorps service. While serving, members typically have 3-6 days off between each project to enjoy the region's abundant beauty and recreational opportunities with their friends and colleagues. Take your first step towards beginning or advancing your career by applying with us today!

Start and Estimated End date: May 20th, 2024 - August 9th, 2024

Location: Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, WY.

Schedule: Project schedules are variable, but typically members work 4 days on/ 3 days off. This is a remote project based in Grand Tetons National Park.

Benefits:

• Members will receive a Living Allowance Stipend of $320 bi-weekly.
• Members obtain an Education Award for the amount of $1824.07 for 12 weeks (450 hours) upon successful completion of service.
• ACE provides members with food during all project days; corps members are responsible for providing their own food on off-days.
• ACE provides members with camping accommodations for the duration of their term at Grand Teton National Park. The member will provide their own blankets/pillows/sleeping bags/towels.

Gear: ACE provides each member with their own tent. The member will provide their own sleeping bag, sleeping pad, rain gear, and hiking boots. Upon acceptance to the program, members will receive a more extensive packing list. Weather can be highly variable, so plan to bring layers of warm clothing and adequate rain gear. Members will have access to deeply discounted Pro Deals via Outdoor Prolink once they are offered and accept a position and will have the opportunity to purchase discounted gear prior to their arrival.

Travel: ACE provides transportation to and from worksites; personal vehicles are not necessary throughout the member's term of service. ACE does not provide relocation assistance.

Housing: Members will stay at a 'front country' Colter Bay campground provided by Grand Tetons National Park and ACE for the duration of their term. This campground is about an hour from Jackson Hole.

Position Description:Members serve in professionally supervised teams as they explore future outdoor careers, learn practical field skills, and develop confidence as emerging leaders in conservation. Members are afforded opportunities to learn and train under professional mentors within ACE while gaining invaluable career perspectives working alongside staff from the National Park Service and many other stewards of our nation's public lands.

Field work and additional responsibilities might include but are not limited to:

• Invasive species removal, the work we will be doing will predominantly be spraying herbicide using backpack sprayers.
• Native species seeding and planting
• Plant identification and seed collection
• Mapping and monitoring

Members get experience with, or in conjunction with, the following tools and equipment, depending on their level of training:

• Restoration Equipment: Herbicide backpack sprayers, spray bottles, GPS units, and measuring tools.

Qualifications: Applicants should be prepared to perform physically challenging labor on environmental and conservation projects for 10 hours a day. Applicants should expect to hike extended distances on rough terrain carrying backpacks, tools, and equipment and be prepared to spend 8 consecutive days in the field on each project. Members will work in a variety of weather conditions, such as temperatures ranging from below-freezing to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, high winds, intense sunshine, rain, and snow.

Required:

• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
• Able and willing to work in a group
• Able and willing to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and capable of hiking moderate distances in somewhat rough terrain during inclement weather conditions
• Willingness to undergo and must pass the required three-part criminal history check (National Sex Offender Registry check, Arizona state criminal history check, federal criminal history check)
• ACE Members must verify that they are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 or have requested and been granted a medical or religious exemption to vaccination by the time they start their term.

Preferred:

• Experience in hiking and navigation in steep terrain
• Strong desire to enter the conservation field as a natural resource professional
• Experience or interest in volunteering in local communities

Physical Demands, Work Environment, and Working Conditions:

• Physical Demands: Requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, hiking, carrying, using hands to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, talking, and hearing. Manual dexterity is required for the use of various tools or equipment. Required to stoop, kneel, climb stairs, and/or crouch. Ability to hike over rough terrain and camp overnight under field conditions.
• Vision Requirements: Close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception vision, as well as the ability to focus, may be required.
• Weight Lifted or Force Exerted: Frequently moves up to 25 lbs., ability to move up to 60 pounds.
• Environmental: Outdoor and indoor conditions. Work environment conditions can frequently change when working under adverse weather conditions and in various climates.
• Noise Environment: Moderate to high noise, such as gas-powered chainsaws and other hand and power tools.
• Travel: This position requires domestic travel.

Environmental Conditions/Hazards: The ACE member(s) may encounter environmental conditions/hazards, including extreme heat or cold, rocky terrain, swamp or wetland conditions, biting insects, and potentially dangerous wildlife. The member is expected to conduct duties safely and orderly so as not to endanger themself, fellow staff/members, or resources.

The member must be willing to represent ACE and AmeriCorps in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner. ACE has a zero-tolerance policy for illegal drugs and underage drinking. ACE reserves the right to require drug testing.

To Apply: Please submit a thoughtful resume, upload a cover letter, and provide at least 2 references that are either professional or from a community leader (eg colleagues, teachers, counselors, religious leaders, career advisors) using the APPLY NOW

NOTE: Early consideration will be given as applications are received. This position may close at any time. If you have any questions regarding this position, please feel free to contact Ariannah Lambert via email at alambert@usaconservation.org

EEO: Employment with ACE is based upon ability, qualifications, attitude, and job-related factors. Every qualified employee or applicant has the same opportunity for recruitment, hire, training, transfer, promotion, compensation, demotion, termination, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, citizenship status, genetic information (including of a family member), veteran or military status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, marital or parental status, political affiliation, ethnicity, hair texture or style, arrest record, caste, hereditary status, endogamy, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.

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