Seasonal Crew Lead

Wallowa Resources (WR) is a community-based 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, established in 1996 with leadership from Wallowa County Commissioners. Since then, WR has worked to bring people together to empower rural communities to create strong economies and healthy landscapes through land stewardship, education, and job creation. Headquartered in Wallowa County, we strive to help communities throughout Northeast Oregon balance rural economic well-being with the stewardship and conservation of their resources, preserving each rural area’s heritage of making a living from the land. We work with a wide range of public and private partners to undertake collective efforts that reduce wildfire risk, improve forest and watershed health, develop natural resources work forces, and increase effective collaboration among the region’s many interest groups. Wallowa Resources is nationally recognized for its leadership and on-theground results in land stewardship, watershed restoration, and education. www.wallowaresources.org 

Wallowa Resources (WR) is seeking candidates who enjoy working in the outdoors and want to contribute to our mission of inspiring environmental stewardship through transformative learning experiences in nature. The Youth Leadership Crew Lead, is responsible for assisting Wallowa Mountain Institute, the youth education arm of Wallowa Resources, with implementation of the Summer Stewardship Youth Crew. The Youth Leadership Crew Lead will help oversee our HS Summer Stewardship Youth Corp (www.wallowainstitute.org/hawk ), leading a crew of 15-18-year-olds from Wallowa County through an intensive 8.5-week field program surveying all topics in natural resource management and environmental stewardship.  Our Youth Corps provides young adults with the opportunities and tools to build strong bonds to the community, increase academic success, and live healthy and productive lives. The education component of the Youth Corps consists of career development, leadership skills, healthy lifestyles, environmental education, personal growth, and civic and social responsibility. The crew lead would be responsible for the carrying out day to day operations and oversight of the program in tandem with other program staff, overseeing field education opportunities and work, ensuring the physical and emotional safety of youth participating in backcountry programs while role modeling and guiding students in creating an environment that celebrates diverse life experiences and perspectives. The Youth Corp Program will be the primary focus of this position and training will be provided.

This is a temporary seasonal position, with preferred dates from May-Aug/Sep. Flexibility on dtart and end dates is possible.