Staff Crew Leader

Here at MCC, we focus on the growth of our participants, positively impacting our climate and environment, and transferable job skills.  Our participants camp while working on physically demanding and essential natural resource and conservation projects on some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the Northern Rockies and Plains.  If you are looking for something unique and want to make a positive impact on the environment, then this is the perfect opportunity for you! 

Job Overview

At MCC, we focus on the growth of our participants, positively impacting our climate and environment, and transferable job skills.  Crew Leaders and their crews will camp while working on physically demanding and essential natural resource and conservation projects on some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the Northern Rockies and Plains.  This Staff Crew Leader will lead a crew in a variety of construction and maintenance projects on National Forest lands in Western Montana and Eastern Idaho.  The CL is responsible for on-site management of a crew of 5 participants. They will need to ensure a high level of motivation and functioning on their crew, deliver the full range of MCC program components,  communicate between MCC staff and project partners, and ensure that MCC policies and procedures are followed by everyone on the crew.  The CL will also need to maintain a good working relationship with participants, project partners, and MCC staff.

Apply Here: https://www.mtcorps.org/joinmcc/staff-positions/

Location: Missoula, MT

Start Date: 5/9/2022 (flexible)

End Date: 10/21/2022 

Hourly Wage: $15-$16 (Depending on Experience)

Health Insurance, Overtime Eligible, Food Per Diem on Projects

Qualifications & Skills:

• Age 21+
• Previous leadership experience, skills and training
• Relevant technical skills including: trail maintenance and construction, crosscut and chainsaw use, fencing, stream bank restoration, back country travel and other natural resource work.  Also has experience with a wide range of power and hand tools
• Sawyer skills necessary to obtain operator certification at, or above, B-Sawyer Felling and Bucking level
• Current Wilderness Advanced First-Aid/CPR certification required. Advanced levels of First-Aid preferre
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• A valid driver’s license. Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check and be insurable per MCC parameters
• US Citizenship or ability to work in the US
• Ability to pass a Criminal History Check
• Ability to hike 3-20 miles per day, often wearing a 45lb backpack and carrying tools. Terrain can be steep, rocky or uneven.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds repeatedly and use hand and power tools
• Willing to work long hard hours in all weather conditions
• Ability to be away on overnight trips for up to two weeks at a time, often camping in a tent
• Previous leadership position with a conservation corps program preferred, preference given to leaders who have completed MCC’s Leadership Development Program

MCC is committed to being diverse, welcoming, and inclusive. We are working to reduce barriers to participating in our programs. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Special Benefits

Overtime Eligible, Health Insurance, Food Per Diem on Projects, Vehicle for travel to worksite with crew