Deadline: Sat, 04/15/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Jefferson Conservation District Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Seasonal, Temporary, Internship Location: Colorado Location Detail: Jefferson County Job Description: Position Overview: This position will assist with the operation of community Slash Yards around Jefferson County where local residents and contractors will drop off slash and woody biomass generated by forest thinning and wildfire mitigation efforts. See the program website here. Essential Duties Operate Slash Yards Open/close the yard daily Greet the public, accurately collect information on a tablet, collect fees Inspect and measure volume of material Direct traffic and the unloading process Drag, pull, pile slash Post signs and information Provide basic education to the public on forestry and wildfire mitigation *If hired part-time (four days per week, Thurs-Sun), employee will spend 100% of their time operating the Slash Yards. If hired full-time (five days per week, Wed-Sun), Wednesdays will be spent on duties listed below. Assist Other Programs Forest and plant inventory Flagging boundaries and marking trees GIS and mapping These duties are not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees will perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Schedule and Locations Work schedule options: Employee must work at the slash sites Thursday-Sunday, approximately 8am-4:30pm. Working Wednesdays is an optional work day assisting other programs, if the employee wants to reach 40 hours during the week. Work locations will be various slash collection sites around Jefferson County, near Golden, Conifer, and Evergreen. Employee must have reliable transportation in order to commute to these locations on a daily basis. Qualifications: Position Overview: This position will assist with the operation of community Slash Yards around Jefferson County where local residents and contractors will drop off slash and woody biomass generated by forest thinning and wildfire mitigation efforts. See the program website here. Essential Duties Operate Slash Yards Open/close the yard daily Greet the public, accurately collect information on a tablet, collect fees Inspect and measure volume of material Direct traffic and the unloading process Drag, pull, pile slash Post signs and information Provide basic education to the public on forestry and wildfire mitigation *If hired part-time (four days per week, Thurs-Sun), employee will spend 100% of their time operating the Slash Yards. If hired full-time (five days per week, Wed-Sun), Wednesdays will be spent on duties listed below. Assist Other Programs Forest and plant inventory Flagging boundaries and marking trees GIS and mapping These duties are not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees will perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Schedule and Locations Work schedule options: Employee must work at the slash sites Thursday-Sunday, approximately 8am-4:30pm. Working Wednesdays is an optional work day assisting other programs, if the employee wants to reach 40 hours during the week. Work locations will be various slash collection sites around Jefferson County, near Golden, Conifer, and Evergreen. Employee must have reliable transportation in order to commute to these locations on a daily basis. Miscellaneous: Key Words: Forest, Forestry, Natural Resources, Wildfire, Mitigation, Defensible Space, Biomass, Logging, Slash, Environment, Ecology Salary: $19 per hour How to Apply: Do not send application items as separate attachments. Please combine, in order, all application items listed below into a SINGLE attachment (PDF or Word document file) and email that attachment to: jcd@jeffersoncd.com Please use this naming convention when naming your attachment file, and also use it for the subject line of your email: “Application Community Forestry Assistant 2023 LastName” Required application materials: Resume Name, contact information, and relation for three professional references Cover letter optional
