Hiking Club Crew Leader

Position Summary:

The Crew Leader position requires patience, a consistently positive mental attitude, mentorship, technical aptitude, focus on efficiency, and a high level of competence in the outdoors. It also involves an administration role, where weekly paperwork is due in a timely manner to supervisors. Finally, crew leaders must exhibit the ability to effectively work on dynamic teams and those from a variety of communities. Standard schedule generally consists of Monday – Friday, 8-hour workdays, plus occasional overtime. Crew Leaders may also be required to come into the office to complete administrative duties and check-ins with program staff.

Hiking Club Crew Leader Position Description:

The hiking club was created for kids ranging from 3rd-8th grade to have access to the outdoors to explore and create a connection/memory with each other while creating a deeper understanding and relationship with our ancestral lands and lifeways. The Hiking Club Crew Leader will be responsible for the well-being of the youth participants during the duration of the season. The leaders will also be creating itineraries, identifying local culturally significant sites to take the participants, and creating and managing a food budget/schedule. Overall, leaders will be facilitating and ensuring a healthy and safe environment for all participants during their term.

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor youth participants: provide valuable feedback, give opportunities for growth, delegate responsibilities, and encourage leadership development.
• Facilitate intentional discussions via informal lessons to contribute to the youth's personal growth and group dynamics.
• Promote individual participant development and a safe, healthy, cohesive, and group-oriented community.
• Follow and enforce all policies, maintain professional boundaries, and appropriately represent the program. This includes creating a substance free work environment, refraining from the use of tobacco products, alcohol, and drugs while involved in the program.

Project Management & Implementation

• Motivate and supervise a group of youth participants to efficiently complete hikes and explore ancestral lands.
• Community outreach to traditional knowledge keepers.
• Think critically to resolve issues and solve problems, requesting assistance or help when needed.
• Communicate & coordinate logistics with community, partners, & staff.
• Develop engaging curriculum for participants.

Safety & Risk Management

• Monitor, manage, and promote the holistic health of the group, including physical and emotional safety.
• Exhibit strong situational awareness & promote a culture of safety.
• Transport group and equipment safely in organizational vans or large SUVs in accordance with CL Driver policy.
• Manage and document incidents in the field and activate incident response system, if needed, per Conservation Legacy policy.

Administration

• Thorough documentation of accomplishments, disciplinary actions taken, and incident response according to Conservation Legacy policy.
• Manage food budget and credit card for purchases.
• Track and submit credit card receipts for all expenses every month.
• Reporting on youth session and documenting succession stories.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Full commitment to the program and its mission.
• Understanding of and experience with the mission and field management considerations of conservation corps and public land agencies.
• Leadership, management, and supervisory experience with youth or young adults.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and capacity to work in a fluid, changing work environment.
• Willingness to participate in community-building activities and solution-oriented problem solving with peer leaders.
• Able to work long days in adverse conditions.
• Must be able to speak, understand and write English.
• High School diploma or GED certificate.
• Must be over the age of 21 or have possessed a driver’s license for 3 or more years without any restrictions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with experiential and/or environmental education.
• Facilitation and team-building experience with diverse groups of people.
• Time-management skills and ability to work independently as well as with others.
• Strong conflict resolution skills.
• Wilderness medical certifications such as Wilderness First Aid or similar.
• Sense of humor, spirit of adventure, and desire to make a positive difference and promote leadership in others.