Developed/Dispersed Recreation Intern - Individual Placement

Overview

The Larimer County Conservation Corps (LCCC) offers positions to young adults to spend a season serving on meaningful conservation projects throughout the Front Range of Colorado. The LCCC is based in Fort Collins, Colorado and is an accredited corps through the Colorado Youth Corps Association and The Corps Network. Learn more about LCCC at https://www.larimer.gov/ewd/young-adults/lccc.

This new internship position works directly with the US Forest Service and serves as a member of a developed and dispersed recreation site maintenance team to maintain, repair, and build recreation sites throughout the Forest Service unit to ensure protection of wildlife habitat and water quality in addition to improving recreational access to forest lands. The candidate will serve as a public facing employee interacting with Forest Service land visitors patrolling developed and dispersed recreation sites for rules and regulations compliance and providing customer service. This is a temporary position from April 27 – December 7 (tentative). Work will be completed in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland, working alongside US Forest Service Staff.

The typical schedule for this position is Sunday – Wednesday 7 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. May include weekend work leading volunteer events. This schedule may be modified due to holidays, training, weather, logistics, or other unforeseen circumstances. Training dates will be coordinated and communicated prior to employment.

Responsibilities

What you'll be doing:

• Cleans and maintains developed and dispersed recreation areas (i.e. mowing and grass trimming, repairing fencing, and/or some restroom cleaning), restores impacted areas, and replaces signage as needed.
• Prepares construction materials, ensures proper tool maintenance, and reports work completed.
• Plans and implements the logistics of projects associated with recreation site maintenance and reconstruction projects. May perform daily logs, road & trail condition, and prescription surveys.
• Performs independently or as a leader of a small project crew in infrastructure maintenance.
• Oversees routine maintenance at dispersed recreation sites including cleanup and naturalizing.
• Explains regulations concerning recreation sites to volunteers and visitors/recreationists. Inspects assigned areas to determine compliance with regulations or specifications.
• Assists with performing compliance checks and inspections on existing permits under Special-Use authorization. Assists with the enforcement of OHV restrictions, including maintenance and posting of regulatory signs and enforcement of restrictions.
• Operates and maintains work trucks, chainsaws, and other power tools.
• May drive long distances each day to get to work site areas.
• Participates in the development of recreation plan for developed and dispersed recreation sites. Participates in the planning for recreation and wilderness area maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction projects in accordance with program management goals. Recommends specific requirements for use of OHVs and the proposed recreation facilities.

• Knowledge of recreation site (i.e. day use/picnic areas, campgrounds, trailheads, etc.) and area survey, maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction objectives, standards, and operational techniques sufficient to plan projects, and implement approved plans.
  
• Basic knowledge of data collection to perform analysis methods.
• Technical knowledge in the uses and limitation of handheld motorized power drilling equipment as they relate to recreation site infrastructure construction/reconstruction.
• Knowledge of forest resources involved in the development and coordination of route maintenance and infrastructure to ensure access to forest recreation resources.
• Ability to identify soil type, direct site preparation, and to determine appropriate conservation practices to ensure proper site maintenance and construction.
• Skill in using construction tools and ability to instruct crews, if necessary, in their proper use in repairing and maintaining recreation sites and routes.
• Skill in communicating principles and philosophy to the public. Knowledge and ability to monitor management activities.
• Skill in planning on a day-to-day basis to schedule, carry out and accomplish assignment in an orderly manner.

Qualifications

To move forward in the hiring process, candidates must meet the required minimum qualifications. That said, we encourage you to think about your unique background and skills before applying. People often underestimate how their experiences match up with a role’s needs. We encourage you to apply if you meet the minimum qualifications and believe your skills and perspective can add value to this position.

• For Conservation Corps Supervisors only, must be 18 years of age or older and have a valid driver's license by date of hire.

Supplemental Information

An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of required pre-employment checks or testing.

All application components must be submitted by 11:59 PM MT on the closing date listed.

Larimer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment in all employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law or regulation.