Crew Member – Saguaro National Park Diversity Conservation Corps

Jose Barrientos - Tucson, AZ 85730
Jose Barrientos - Tucson, AZ 85730
Jose Barrientos - Tucson, AZ 85730
Job Description
Start Date: January 6th, 2025 - April 25th, 2025
Compensation: $720 per week, a one time $250 stipend for field gear

Application Due: November 10th, 2024

Saguaro Diversity Conservation Corp seeks to engage ethnically and racially diverse young professionals in natural resource careers.
You must be

Age 18-30 (35 for veterans)

U.S. Citizen or legal resident 

A personal vehicle is required for this position.



Position Description: 

Our diversity conservation corps is seeking young adults from underrepresented communities to work alongside Resource Management staff at Saguaro National Park to protect the iconic saguaro cactus and other natural resources at Saguaro National Park. As Corps lead, you'll drive hands-on projects, under the direction of Park staff, preserving the park's resources for future generations.  

Saguaro National Park, a gem of the National Park Service, is under threat from increasingly frequent droughts and rising temperatures. The saguaro, one of the park's most iconic features, is particularly vulnerable to the impacts associated with climate change. The park works to mitigate those impacts through projects emphasizing invasive plant management, wildlife friendly fence conversion, wildlife surveys, water surveys, tortoise monitoring, saguaro monitoring, abandoned mine restoration work, surveying human impacts on natural landscapes, seed collection, plant ID, and volunteer engagement. Crew members will receive protocol and safety trainings in all assigned work as well as Wilderness First Aid. 

The crew will consist of a team of five (5) Crew Members and one (1) Crew Lead. Applicants should be aware of the demanding nature of the work, involving daily hikes with temperatures exceeding 90-degrees toward the end of the term. Being physically fit and ready for strenuous fieldwork under these conditions is essential.

 

Responsibilities:

Understand the ecological impact of these invasive species
Learn proper removal techniques
Safely remove invasive grasses using appropriate tools and techniques
Follow safety protocols for working in desert environments
Use appropriate personal protective equipment
Understand how to take accurate measurements of Saguaro cacti
Understand the importance of the data for climate change research
Be able to explain the project to park visitors if encountered during work
 

Qualifications:

Proven hiking, camping expertise, and passion for physical challenges.
Strong team collaboration skills. 
Dedicated to both personal and team


Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority (PLC)

The Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority is a special hiring authority available to qualifying interns. The intern must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, inclusive, or a veteran up to age 35 and complete 640 hours of work on an appropriate conservation project to be eligible for this hiring authority. Upon successful completion of the PLC project(s), the intern is eligible for two years to be hired non-competitively into a federal seasonal, term, or permanent position. The applicant must apply to a PLC-eligible position advertised on USAJobs.gov and selected off a non-competitive certificate of eligibility. For more information, see DOI Personnel Bulletins 11-02 , 12-13, and 17-03.


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Environment for the Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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