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Project #1014 -  GEM Corps Crew Member
Full Time Member – 450 hours
Name of Program: GEM Corps
Position title: AmeriCorps Crew Member

Program Benefits: Upon successful completion of their term, members will be eligible to receive the following.

• 4-month term
• Living/Housing Allowance stipend of $ 7,312.50
• Segal Education Award: $1,956.35
• OSHA certification
• Participation in personal and professional development opportunities

Member Duties: The AmeriCorps Crew Member serves day-to-day on a crew of 4-8 members performing conservation-based activities while serving roughly 30 to 40 hours per week, with 2-8 hours of each service week being completed in personal or professional development training.

Previous Experience: None Required

Training: Members will undergo GEM Corps and AmeriCorps Orientation, the meaning of National Service, Member Prohibited Activities, how to use your Education Award, Safety, and Leave No Trace trainings upon arrival. Potential training that members may receive, but are not limited to, may include: Leave no Trace, First Aid/CPR, Wilderness First Aid, Native Plant Identification, Map and Compass, Geographic Information System (GIS), GPS training, Hand tool training, Power tool training, Chainsaw training, and vehicle driver safety training. 

Tasks and responsibilities: Member tasks may include some or all of the following.

• Construction and maintenance on trails in both front and back-country locations.
• Non-native plant removal and disposal as well as re-vegetation of native plants, including potential use of pesticides and herbicides.
• Restoring and improving environmental and cultural resources in various regions.
• Soil erosion prevention.
• Constructing or maintaining fences.
• Conducting wildlife, wilderness, and ecological surveys and assessments.
• Participation in fuels reduction and forest health projects.
• Professional development trainings and classes.
• Providing interpretation and outreach for visitors to the area.
• Resource planning, technical data monitoring and analysis, and mapping projects
• Creating maps and survey reports for resource management projects

 
Members should expect to serve 8-10-hour days on weekends with off days occurring on weekdays, as well as participate in 1-2 hours of professional development and/or leadership training each week. Members will be supported and mentored by professional skills trainers and leaders throughout their term of service.
 
Physical Requirements:

• Lifting heavy (up to 60 lbs.) objects for periods of several hours.
• Performing duties in inclement weather on steep terrain.
• Projects may involve considerable physical efforts such as climbing ladders, kneeling, and walking long distances over uneven surfaces.
• Bending at the waist or remaining in a crouched position for extended periods of time.

Tools and Equipment:

• Members may be trained to utilize tools including chain saws, brush cutters, shovels, wheelbarrows, pickaxes, herbicide spraying equipment, or other tools.
• Members may also utilize GPS or similar tracking equipment/software.

Performance Requirements:

• Maintains professional working relationships with peers, co‐workers, vendors, and the public that are inclusive, collaborative, and respectful.
• Willing to accept responsibility in a dependable and flexible fashion.
• Ready to take initiative in doing assigned work without prompting and seeks out other tasks that help the team accomplish their collective goals.
• Accepts supervisory authority and maintains professional workplace conduct.
• Completes work assignments in a safe, professional, and efficient manner.
• Works hard with a positive mental attitude, in all weather and terrain conditions maintaining an environment of health and safety.
• Must not be a significant risk of substantial harm to the health and safety of oneself or others.
• Must be able to accurately recognize and assess dangerous work sites or activities to prevent injuries from happening.
• Must follow all Crew Leader, Project Supervisor, or Staff instructions regarding safety in the workplace.

Work Place Conduct:

• Must comply with GEM Corps and Project Partner rules and regulations regarding workplace conduct.

 Minimum Eligibility requirements for an AmeriCorps participant:

• Documentation proving status as a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. lawful Permanent Resident Alien.
• Have HS Diploma or agree to obtain diploma or GED prior to using Ed Award.
• The member must be at least 17 years of age at the commencement of service

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