Employer Jefferson Conservation District Job Description, Responsibilities and Required Qualifications or Skills This position will assist with the operation of community slash collection yards around Jefferson County where local residents and contractors will drop off slash (i.e. tree limbs, branches) 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), employees 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. See Schedule and Locations section for part-time and full-time offerings. 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. Necessary Skills ● Customer-service oriented ● Humility, dependability, organization ● Outgoing, conversational, enjoys meeting new people ● Collaborative with fellow employees and external partners ● Self-motivated, self-directed, innovative ● Flexible to perform a variety of duties and adaptable to changing situations ● Excellent verbal and written communicator ● Emotionally intelligent; respectful and tolerant of different viewpoints and personalities Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Part Time Seasonal, Temporary, Internship Location Detail: Work locations will be various slash collection sites around Jefferson County. The sites will tentatively be located at: Blue Mountain Open Space, Arvada. Elk Creek Elementary, Pine. Evergreen Memorial Park, Evergreen. Tincup Ridge Park, Golden ● Employees will be required to commute to Golden (either Tincup Ridge or a lot near the Jefferson County Courthouse). o Full-time/Wednesdays only: Employees will occasionally meet at JCD’s office located at the Denver Federal Center. Salary: $19.50 hourly Application Deadline: Tue, 03/31/2026 - 12:00pm Link to Full Job Posting: https://jcd.colorado.gov/about-us/employment
