Employment

Position: Eastern Iowa Field Coordinator (1-year temporary position)
Program: Field Crew Program
Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Salary: $21.00/hour
Schedule: Full-Time, non-exempt (hourly) Monday through Thursday, 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM (typical). Position expected to start May 2025 and end June 2026 (actual dates will depend on organization’s needs)
Benefits: Health and dental insurance, paid time off, 401(k) Safe Harbor retirement saving plan

Position Summary: The Field Coordinator (FC) is integral to the Field Crew program’s goal of accomplishing challenging conservation projects, as well as providing training, education, coordination, and leadership to ensure a positive and safe experience for regional program participants. The Field Coordinator must have the ability to assist in personnel management, maintain equipment, and coordinate or provide training in technical and personal development skills.

This is a one-year temporary position.

Priority application deadline: April 7, 2025

Position: Youth Mental Health Consultant
Program: Summer Youth Corps (SYC)
Location: Hybrid, including Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center (Finland, MN) and locations across Minnesota
Compensation: Fixed rate for participation at orientation; hourly rate thereafter negotiable, DOE, DOQ, and depending on services provided. Position is grant funded and total is not to exceed $10,000.
Schedule: Seasonal (May-August); Part time (10 hours/week typical)

Position Summary: SYC recognizes the need for mental health support within our programming and acknowledges that expertise in the field is needed. Contractor outcomes will be driven by the expertise of the mental health consultant (MHC).The MHC will work to break the stigma of mental health counseling while connecting youth to therapeutic services (through referrals and in collaboration with the youth’s parent or guardian) and will provide direct service to crew members voluntarily in the form of group and individual sessions. The consultant will provide non-therapeutic advice to SYC Program field and office staff on the region’s social-emotional learning, trauma-informed care, and social services infrastructure.

To respond to this solicitation, please submit qualifications and a short statement of how your skill set aligns with our needs to Kelsi Klaers, Youth Programs Director, by email at kelsi.klaers@conservationcorps.org

Position: Field Coordinator
Program: Summer Youth Corps (SYC)
Location:Various: Office located in St. Paul, MN; travel required to various locations across the state
Salary: $845 per week (annual equivalent to $43,940)
Schedule: Full-time, seasonal exempt. Residential from May 16th – August 15th, 2025

Position Summary: Field Coordinators will collaborate with one another, under the supervision of the Program Manager, to provide comprehensive support to crews throughout the summer season. Field Coordinators will complete a one-week intensive training, gaining the skills and resources necessary to facilitate training and lead participants through fieldwork and camp life aspects of their roles.

Field Coordinators will spend their summer living outdoors, camping, and traveling to various parks across Minnesota and the surrounding states. Each Field Coordinator will be the direct supervisor of 4-6 AmeriCorps Crew Leaders (two crews) and will check in weekly to listen, advise, and provide support for the overall success of the crew. This season, there will be three Field Coordinators, each with a specific focus area:

• Operations
• Education
• American Sign Language Interpreter.

Priority application deadline: April 1, 2025