Youth Crew Leader - Outdoor Projects
Company: Tree Trust
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
Work Outside, Work with Youth, Make a Positive Impact on your
Community!ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SUMMER JOB?Tree Trust's Summer
Youth Employment Program is a great experience to build your resume
in leadership, youth work, and the green industry as you make a
difference in the lives of young people and improve your
community!You will help your crew members learn landscaping and
landscape construction skills, develop resilience, work as a team,
enjoy the summer sun, make new friends, and build lasting
memories.TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDEDThere are multiple openings for
this role that pay $20.00 per hour.To qualify, you will:Be able to
pass a criminal and motor vehicle background check.Be able to
successfully listen, give feedback and motivate youth and young
adults.Have excellent judgment, risk management skills, and calm
decision-making ability in challenging situations.Be at least 19,
have a valid drivers license, have three years driving experience,
and have a clear driving record in order to meet the insurance
requirements for driving a Tree Trust vehicle.Be able and willing
to travel daily within the metro area in a Tree Trust vehicle
provided. Your assigned worksite will be within Dakota, Hennepin,
Ramsey, or Washington County.Be able and willing to transport up to
15 participants between pickup locations in a company vehicle.Be
available June 3 to August 16, 2024.Be able and willing to work
Monday Friday, 8 hours per day.Job Summary: Supervise and motivate
up to 8 youth and young adults (14-21) with barriers to employment*
on a daily basis in a safe, educational, and professional manner by
providing high quality job-training experiences through the
completion of community-based projects. Past projects have included
landscape construction (timber staircase, bocce ball court,
retaining walls), conservation/natural resources (vegetation
management, invasive species removal, stream bed remediation).Tree
Trust actively seeks to build a staff that reflects the diversity
of the population and community it serves, and thats why we
strongly encourage people of color to apply.We are proud to be an
Equal Opportunity Employer.Essential Functions:Provide leadership,
supervision, guidance, support, and motivation to approximately up
to 8 youth/young adults at a time on two part-time crews.Lead and
perform all work activities, ensuring quality work performance,
safety, and the general well-being of the crew.Provide deliberate
and effective feedback to youth to foster continuous growth within
a job training setting.Organize work projects for the crew in
conjunction with the field coordinator and supporting staff.Teach
training curriculum on topics such as workplace safety,
environmental issues, and community service to crews.Provide basic
First Aid as needed, report all work injuries following Tree Trust
policy and procedure, and work with program staff to assess and
take corrective action on safety issues.Maintain tool and material
inventory and notify supervisor of project material
needs.Responsible for the operation, cleanliness, and maintenance
of equipment; report any damaged equipment to site
supervisor.Accomplish work goals to the satisfaction of supervisors
and funders and according to project proposal specifications.Set
and maintain clear expectations for work attendance, appearance,
language, and behavior among both crew leaders and youth.Accurately
maintain, complete, and submit paperwork and reports in a timely
manner, including crew time sheets, accident/ incident reports,
receipts, crew member development, project records, and others as
assigned.Implement fair and appropriate discipline of crew members
based on handbook.Assure implementation of education and
service-learning components.Attend two weeks of training on
construction techniques and best practices for serving youth with
employment barriers.Participant Service Requirements*Mentor BIPOC
participants and participants with all types of employment
barriers, including participants with varied ability including
Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, trauma,
experience with the criminal justice system and substance abuse
issues, and from underserved areas or living with low income.Model
a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and commitment to
quality.Provide deliberate and effective feedback to participants
to foster continuous development within an employment training
setting.Set appropriate boundaries with participants, staying
focused on program mission and goals.Respond to challenging
situations with composure and good judgement, modeling professional
employment behaviors.Qualifications/Skills Preferred:One year of
college education in a related field (including but not limited to,
education, special education, social work, youth development,
psychology, environmental sciences, or landscape related.)Prior
experience working with or supervising youth/young adults.Technical
skills in landscape construction, conservation, and/or chainsaw
operation.Work Environment: Regularly works outside in conditions
that include bad weather, heats up to 100 degrees, rain, and
humidity. The noise level may be loud at times. Sturdy/closed toe
footwear required. All tools will be provided by Tree
Trust.Physical demands: Physical demands require constant moving,
walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Frequently
operates machinery and will use hands/fingers and legs to operate,
activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect and position
materials. Frequently required to stand and walk, lift and/or move
up to 50 lbs. Constantly required to communicate with ability to
talk and hear. Ability to learn how to safely and effectively use
all tools and equipment needed for job tasks.by Jobble
Keywords: Tree Trust, Woodbury , Youth Crew Leader - Outdoor Projects, Other , Saint Paul, Minnesota
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