US Army Corps of Engineers Habitat Management

Position Summary 

The SCA members will assist with all programs managed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Upper Connecticut River Basin Office (UCRB) in Perkinsville, Vermont. The majority of work will be completed at Ball Mountain Dam in Townshend and Jamaica, VT, and North Springfield Lakes in Springfield, VT. The members may also help with projects at several other Army Corps project sites in the UCRB. This is primarily an outdoors position.

Location 

Perkinsville, VT

Schedule 

June 9, 2025 – August 30, 2025

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• UCRB management objectives include:
• Maintaining flood control structures and facilities to mitigate downstream flooding;
• Providing safe outdoor recreation opportunities for the visiting public;
• Maintaining a productive native wildlife habitat for both game, non-game and other species through management of forest and other vegetative types;
• Increasing habitat for monarch butterflies and other native pollinators;
• Implementing natural resource management in a safe manner to protect the using public.

Each day will generally start at the North Springfield Project Office. However, reporting stations may change with different work assignments. Working hours will be flexible and can range from a few hours per day or up to 12 hours a day, not to exceed 80 hours per any two week period.

Major duties:

• Buildings and recreation area maintenance and repairs – duties may include light carpentry, painting, pressure washing, cleaning and organizing, raking and seeding, beach raking, picknick table repair, sign installation, painting, string trimming, and leaf blowing;
• Dam maintenance – duties may include debris clearing and burning, mowing, and string trimming;
• Roadway maintenance – duties may include culvert repair and cleaning, sign installation, material installation, grading, and brush cutting;
• Trail maintenance – duties may include trail marking, bridge building and repair, water bar installation, brush clearing, and cutting;
• Natural Resource Management Invasive species control – duties may include field mowing, tree planting, tree pruning, bird and duck box building and installation, invasive inventorying and hand pulling;
• Boundary line inspection – duties may include walking, marking, and clearing boundary lines and locating monuments.

Marginal Duties 

SCA Members may also work with project staff, USACE volunteers, and external volunteer organizations in completing identified work projects.

Required Qualifications 

Must be 18 years of age; Must possess and maintain valid driver’s license; Must wear required attire by SCA attire while on duty; Possess good verbal and written communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications 

• First Aid and CPR certification;
• Knowledge of small power tool operation;
• Landscaping/yard work experience;
• Previous general maintenance experience;
• Basic hand tool skills.

Hours 

40 per week

Living Accommodations 

Housing is not provided at the site for this position. Rather a monthly housing allowance is provided to enable the members to secure housing in the local area.

Compensation  

Living Allowance – $400/week;

Housing Allowance – $750/month (3 installments);

To/From site travel expense reimbursement – $650*;

AmeriCorps Education Award: $1,956 (based upon successful completion of position).

*SCA positions with the US Army Corps of Engineers will receive a To/From Site travel reimbursement that reflects the actual roundtrip travel costs from their ‘home’ to the site. The reimbursement amount is based upon total distance (mileage) travelled and current federal per diem rates. Members are required to submit an expense report to SCA with documented round-trip travel costs for reimbursement. The requested reimbursement amount is capped at $650.

All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes. 

Personal Vehicle Information

Required

Additional Benefits 

Defensive Drive Training

AmeriCorps: Eligible/Optional

Equal Opportunity Statement 

The Student Conservation Association, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all staff members and is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere where lifestyles may grow personally and professionally.