Developed Recreation Coordinator – Kaibab National Forest – AmeriCorps (1 opening)

Conservation Legacy Program: Arizona Conservation Corps

Site Location: North Kaibab Ranger District, 430 S. Main St., Fredonia, AZ 86022

Term of Service:
• Start Date: 4/28/2025 (anticipated)
• End Date: 10/24/2025
• AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 900 Hours, 26 weeks

Benefits:
• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $3,697.50 with successful completion of position.
• Pay is $700 per week ($500 per week AmeriCorps Living Allowance + $200 per week Additional Benefit).
• Public Lands Corps Certificate*
• Healthcare Coverage provided by The Corps Network and Cigna.
• Childcare Coverage.
• Qualifies for federal Student Loan forbearance and Interest Payment reimbursement through AmeriCorps.

*To be eligible for a Public Lands Corps certificate, members must be between the ages of 18-30, or up to 35 if a military veteran, inclusive, at the time the individual begins the term of service and must complete 640 service hours or more to qualify.

Purpose:
This is an AmeriCorps position with Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC), which is an AmeriCorps program of Conservation Legacy. The member selected for this position will be serving with Kaibab National Forest as an AmeriCorps member with Arizona Conservation Corps, and completing service projects with Kaibab National Forest.

AZCC aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's, and is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with communities and conservation service projects on public lands. AZCC operates programs across Arizona that engage individuals and strengthen communities through service and conservation. AZCC has program offices in Flagstaff, Tucson, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Kaibab National Forest:
The Kaibab National Forest is one of six national forests in Arizona. It covers 1.6 million acres and is broken into three geographically separate ranger districts: the North Kaibab Ranger District lies north of Grand Canyon National Park, the Tusayan Ranger District is south of Grand Canyon National Park, and the Williams Ranger District is southernmost, separated from the Tusayan Ranger District by private and Arizona State lands. From the high-elevation lands of the Kaibab Plateau on the North Kaibab Ranger District to the rolling hills and open country of the Tusayan Ranger District, to the scattered cinder cones and canyons of the Williams Ranger District, the Kaibab NF includes wide variations in landscape, vegetation, and wildlife. Because of this, the Kaibab provides unique resources and recreation opportunities that attract a wide spectrum of forest users.

Description of Duties:
This intern selected for this position will focus on providing quality recreation opportunities for the local community and visiting public by ensuring that visitors have a safe, clean, and positive recreational experience on the Kaibab National Forest. The intern will ensure recreation sites are maintained and improved while interacting positively with visitors to provide education on important forest information, rules, and regulations to provide quality recreation experiences.

The intern will participate as an active member of the Recreation Team to provide supervision, leadership, and training to volunteers working for the recreation program. The intern will also serve onsite at the visitor center and Big Springs Cabin rental site as needed.

The intern will also oversee the recreation volunteer program through the management of volunteers, allowing the Forest Service to continue to provide quality information and services to the public, and protect the land.

The intern will oversee front desk operations at the Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center, which include oversight and collection of monies from visitors; inventory control of merchandise for the visitor center; monitoring the daily functions of visitor center to assure optimum operation; disseminating Forest and local information to the public; providing visitors with accurate and complete information that pertains to recreational opportunities, educational information, and local area information guides and pamphlets; and guiding personnel.

The intern will be provided opportunities to engage with several functional areas besides the primary duties in the Recreation Program. This may include working with Timber and Forest Management, Wildlife and Botany monitoring and survey, Special Use Permit monitoring, and Fire Prevention and Education. This exposure will offer opportunities to explore careers with professionals in several different departments in the Forest Service.
The intern will receive training in public contact, Forest rules, and use of a Forest Service radio.

PLEASE READ FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION AND APPLY AT https://azcorps.org/ip-positions.