Tomanamus Forest – Muckleshoot Federal Corporation

Program:

Muckleshoot Federal Stewardship Youth Corps

Position:

Lead Youth Crew member

Pay:

$17.50/hr. work week is 40 hours; 4 days/week, 10hrs/day

Location:

Tomanamus Forest

General Directive:

The program purpose is to provide positive work experience for Muckleshoot youth in the fields of Forest engineering; Forestry and Wildlife from a working forest perspective during summer break. This position will be supervising a crew of five-nine student summer workers.

Scope:

∙Program is setup to provide a pathway for learning life skills, teamwork, land stewardship, and natural resource skills on the job.

∙Primary goals for the participants is to promote working/recreating in the woods, challenging self- preconceptions, and presenting job opportunities for Muckleshoot youth who may wish to follow a natural resource career path.

Duties:

∙Provide leadership and management of 5 – 6 person youth crew.

∙Responsible for safety orientated work practices of self and crew.

∙On a daily basis promoting a safety-first environment through instilling, maintaining and reviewing safety practices with crew members.

∙Oversee safety and transportation of crew to project sites.

∙Supervision of crew on a variety of projects including riparian enhancement, eradicate invasive & noxious weeds, maintaining roads and ditches, repair & rebuild campsites, improve wildlife habitat.

∙Supervise crew on projects that will preserve MFC lands, environment and enhance safety on the property.

∙Learn from forestry field experiences with forest industry professionals.

∙Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

∙Must be a safety minded individual.

∙Must be mature and able to oversee the daily safety and leadership/management of crew.

∙Looking for an individual who enjoys the outdoors and has a passion for nature.

∙Individual must be comfortable with working in the woods and being exposed to changing weather and difficult environmental working conditions.

∙Be willing and able to work hard and participate in most work projects.

∙Team player, be able to understand and work with other’s needs and with different personalities.

∙Preferred enrollment in university or college.

∙Must be at least 21 years old.

∙Must have valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.

How to Apply:

∙Interviews will be held in Mid-May

∙Please submit a cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcript to:

Hancock Forest Management

31716 Camp Rd 1

Orting, WA 98360

Or acbrown@hnrg.com