YCC Crew Leader

Summary

Serves as a Crew Leader at a residential Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. These positions may be filled for a six-month seasonal period, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Duties:

• Serves as a Crew Leader for a residential, overnight Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program for 15-18 year olds including camping four nights per week.
• Responsible for the security, safety, and control of teen enrollees at all times on duty in a shared community living situation.
• Provides resource education lessons to enrollees using the Yellowstone YCC Leadership Curriculum at least 1 hour per day.
• Responsible for establishing the spike camps, organizing cooking and clean-up, pitching tents, driving youth crews, counseling enrollees, and coordinating work projects.
• Responsible for leading teen work crews on a variety of land management projects using short and long-handled hand tools, chainsaws, and other standard construction equipment.