Helena Youth Corps Leader

Gain professional job skills, become an effective leader, and mentor the next generation of land stewards!

Montana Conservation Corps believes that through conservation service work and authentic connection, you can sharpen your ability to create change and join the next generation of leaders for a better world. At MCC, we focus on the growth of our participants, positively impacting our climate and environment, and transferable job skills.

What you will do:

Helena Youth Corps Leaders support and supervise Montana 5 high school youth in the successful completion of natural resource and community service projects, provide on-site management of a youth crew, implement curriculum and actively facilitate crew dynamics to ensure a high level of crew community and safety. Leaders will work with a co-leader to oversee 5 youth participants on overnight conservation-based projects. These projects will be 11 days in length and each project will be in a different area of the Helena Lewis & Clark National Forest. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore the Rocky Mountain Front! Youth participants are Montana residents ages 17-18 years old and come from a variety of backgrounds who will be serving as AmeriCorps members and will be participating for all 4 sessions throughout the summer season. The crew will camp for the full duration of the session, oftentimes in remote locations on varied terrain and in all weather conditions. Camping accommodations are typically tent camping in sites that you’re able to drive up to. Work may include building or maintaining trails, building fences, and habitat restoration, among many other types of conservation projects. Learn more about what your day looks like and the variety of project work!

This position is based out of our Bozeman, MT regional office, where leaders will participate in the Leadership Development Program alongside our Expedition Leaders and conduct debriefs with the Youth Program staff team. Each session will depart and return to Helena, MT given the geographic location of projects and for a more central meeting location for the youth participants. Before each session begins, leaders will prepare for the upcoming session in Bozeman, and then depart to meet their crew in Helena. From there, the crew will depart from the meeting location and travel to their camping location. At the end of the session, crew leaders will drop off their crew in Helena and return to Bozeman to complete end of session tasks.

Who we are looking for:

We often see applicants who don’t realize they are qualified to take on a leadership role here at MCC, especially those coming from marginalized communities. MCC is a developmental program and it is our job to teach, train, and develop leadership competencies in our participants. We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings. We encourage anyone to apply who has an interest in conservation and bettering themselves for the future.

What Qualities Make a Successful Youth Crew Leader at MCC:

1. A passion for service, the environment, and conservation
2. A positive mental attitude and seeing others with positive regard
3. Experience and interest working with youth
4. Adaptability and flexibility
5. A commitment to serving the whole term
6. A growth mindset - coming willing to learn, grow, and challenge yourself
7. A commitment to motivating others and their success
8. A desire to hone your personal leadership style
9. A passion for working with youth and the outdoors

Location: Bozeman, MT

Program Dates: 5/12/2025 - 8/15/2025

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