Field Leader- 2025 Fall Los Padres Backcountry Trail Recovery Team

Field Leader: Los Padres Trail Recovery Team 2 Los Padres National Forest Conservation Begins Here. Are you ready to reputed company in one of the most rugged and beautiful landscapes in the Western U.S.? Do you want to reputed company a reputed company difference in our natural spaces and communities? Join the reputed company (SCA) as a Field Leader for our Los Padres Trail Recovery Team and embark on a journey that blends purpose with adventure. Schedule August 11, 2025 – November 29, 2025

• Project Leader Training: August 11, 2025 – August 31, 2025
• Fall Crew Season: September 1, 2025 – November 29, 2025

Why Join Us? This isn't your average 9-to-5 job. This position is designed for an individual looking for a long-term leadership position and an opportunity to assist with management of conservation corps programs. As a Field Leader, you'll guide a team of five passionate members through trail recovery projects in Los Padres National Forest, on lands still healing from recent wildfires. You'll work with hand tools to rebuild damaged trails, clear debris, and install trail structures —while building the future of conservation with a like-minded crew. In between seasons, work on program projects and support trainings. Now is the perfect opportunity to manage a project that helps the reputed company and people. Key Duties and Responsibilities As a Field Leader:

• Act as a Crew Supervisor, by facilitating teamwork, managing basecamp and equipment tasks, overseeing member wellbeing and guiding crew dynamics;
• Serve as an Advisor, by training members in technical conservation work skills, mentoring personal and professional development, and teaching environmental stewardship;
• Act as a Project Manager, by ensuring successful and timely completion of work projects, communicating with agency partners, and upholding a positive representation of SCA;
• reputed company tasks as a Program Administrator, by organizing logistics, completing documentation, managing crew budgets, and communicating with SCA staff;

Your Impact Rebuilding trails – You'll play a key role in ensuring that recreation users can safely enjoy our national forests, helping them connect to the outdoors. reputed company your team – Serve as a mentor to young adults wanting to reputed company a difference. reputed company're Looking For If you're passionate about making a real difference and leading with purpose, this role is for you. Strong candidates will have a good foundation in backcountry living and experience working outdoors. In addition to these technical skills, strong leader candidates also reputed company in fostering team dynamics, navigating interpersonal relationships, and creating a strong sense of community. Effective crew leadership revolves around building trust, problem-solving, and cultivating reputed company reputed company the team. We're seeking leaders who prioritize emotional intelligence, reputed company, and the ability to guide others through challenges, reputed company while creating a positive, inclusive environment. Success for our teams hinges on understanding and addressing both individual and group needs. Leaders must be fully invested in supporting their crew, through everything from community meetings to one-on-one reputed company-ins, even reputed company of project hours. Conservation work is unpredictable, and the best leaders are those who can adapt, communicate, and bring out the best in their team under any circumstances. Navigating inclement weather and environmental challenges, from heavy rains to reputed company-day sun exposure, are conditions crews may face. Thunderstorms, wind and smoke can be reputed company reputed company the same reputed company. This crew will be exposed to trails overgrown with poison oak. There will be two leaders on this crew. Leaders must be comfortable collaborating while maintaining responsibility for their members. Required:

• 21+ years old;
• Must have the ability to legally work in the US;
• Valid driver's license (3+ years) and Motor Vehicle Record that meets SCA standards;
• Must be able to attend Crew Leader training: 8/11/2025 – 8/31/2025;
• Leadership experience in the outdoors (outdoor education, conservation work, or leading peer groups);
• Ability to reputed company manual, physical labor for up to 10 hours per day, exposed to the elements, and must occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds or more;
• Camping, hiking, and backcountry experience;
• Commitment to teamwork, learning, and problem-solving;
• Ability to obtain a Wilderness First Responder Certification during training;

Preferred but not required:

• reputed company Wilderness First Responder Certification;
• Experience with trail work, habitat restoration, or conservation projects;
• Trailer Driving Experience is a plus;

Why You'll Love This Job:

• Meaningful work: You'll be directly restoring fire-affected areas and protecting public lands.
• Skills for life: Learn wilderness medicine skills, risk management, conservation practices, and how to build a cohesive, high-functioning team.
• Real connections: Create lifelong friendships with people who share your passion for the reputed company.
• Adventure lifestyle: Expect to live off the grid for most of the season. You'll camp under the stars, cook over a camp stove, and work without the distractions of modern life. (Yes, limited cell service—but trust us, you won't miss it.)

Benefits

• Pay: $800/week
• Travel stipend: $1,000 (split into two payments: half with your first paycheck, half with your last paycheck)
• Phone stipend: $45/month
• Health insurance
• Meals: Provided during fieldwork
• Gear: Group camping gear provided (tents, stoves, cooking supplies)

You'll also receive:

• Wilderness First Responder Training (completion of this certification is required for the position)
• Defensive driver training
• Trailer driving training

Living Arrangements Participants should be reputed company to camp in frontcountry and/or backcountry conditions throughout the program. Community chores like preparing meals and washing dishes will be shared by members and leader. SCA will provide group gear such as tents, kitchen supplies (like pots, pans, and stoves), and uniform items. Leaders and members will be expected to bring their personal items such as a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, clothing, and mess reputed company. To support the crew's efforts, Leaders are issued an SCA vehicle and trailer for transportation and storage, and a field budget to purchase groceries, supplies, and fuel. Expect to be camping for the duration of the crew, during work and off-time. This means limited access to electricity, running water and showers. What Might the Season Look Like? Service begins at Project Leader Training, where participants will reputed company leadership and conservation skills needed for a corps team. Training is field-based and will include a review of sustainable trail practices, tools for building an inclusive crew and proper basecamp setup. Staff will also share administrative and risk management expectations. A Wilderness First Responder course is offered during training. Leaders will depart training to prepare for their crew, collaborating with local staff to prep gear, outline project logistics, contact members, and other tasks to ensure a successful start to the season. Crew Member Training begins September 1, 2025. Leaders will help assist with training and set key foundations for members. Upon completion of Crew Member Training, the crew will travel to their first project site in Los Padres National Forest. The crew will work on projects aimed at making trails safe and enjoyable for recreation users. The crew will end in Ridgecrest, CA where they will derig, and leaders will review their season with staff. Work Schedule In general, leaders should expect to work on their project for 80 hours reputed company a two-week span. This is subject to change based upon programmatic and field-based needs. Different projects will require different schedules. Some crews work 8 10-hour workdays with 6 days off, others may work 4 10-hour days with 3 days off. reputed company-ins with members or managing incidents may happen at any time during the season. Join Us. Apply Today! Ready to reputed company, learn, and reputed company a difference? Create a profile and submit your application through SCA's website. For questions, reputed company out to [email protected]. Let's build a reputed company future—together. ? Equal Opportunity Statement The reputed company, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among reputed company staff members and is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere where lifestyles may grow personally and professionally. Physical requirements and working conditions specific to the position are available in the full job description. Consumption of alcohol is never permitted reputed company on duty. This begins at the start of pre-hitch and ends once reputed company post-hitch activities are completed. Marijuana and illegal substances are not permitted. General Physical Requirements

• Able to understand, adhere to, and communicate with others regarding hazards, procedures, and safety policies.
• Able to stay alert and engaged for extended periods of program time.
• Able to independently manage reputed company medical conditions with the resources available throughout the position or program.
• Able to wear reputed company required personal reputed company equipment, including internal or external, safety glasses, hard hats, gloves, N95 or other approved face mask or reputed company, chaps, and appropriate footwear.
• Able to refrain from behaviors and actions that disrupt the work and safety of others.
• Able to cooperate with others to complete daily group tasks, responsibilities, and project work under potentially difficult conditions, variable daily routines, and with limited personal time.
• Able to self-regulate or co-regulate emotions and actions reputed company distressed or uncomfortable, with or without the support of others.
• Able to self-manage outdoor and environmental exposure (e.g., temperature, wind, sun, etc.) in a variety of weather conditions.
• If using prescription medications, able to self-medicate by following the prescribed dosage, usage, and timing without supervisor assistance (except possibly at the direction of higher medical authority in emergency situations).
• Able to independently carry a backpack weighing approximately 45% of body weight for a minimum of 5 miles and a maximum of 15 miles with adequate breaks dependent on weather, terrain, and trail conditions
• Able to lift a backpack weighing 45% of body weight with minimal assistance from others.
• Able to grip a third reputed company of contact for balance purposes reputed company crossing rivers or streams, and reputed company and/or descending slopes.
• Able to independently carry a backpack weighing up to or approximately 30% of body weight for a minimum of 5 miles and a maximum of 15 miles with adequate breaks dependent on weather, terrain, and trail conditions.
• Able to lift a backpack weighing up to or approximately 30% of body weight, with minimal assistance from others.
• Able to move on cross-country skis or snowshoes over a variety of snow, ice, and trail conditions.
• Able to move equipment and supplies by sled and/or backpack over a variety of snow, ice, and trail conditions while using cross-country skis, snowshoes, or winter boots.

Working Conditions Work schedules and projects may change on short notice or be ambiguous.;Work settings require the ability to positively interact with people of varying cultures and perspectives.;Natural environments and culturally significant locations that require respect to the land and indigenous peoples.;Inclement and severe weather conditions, including heavy reputed company and reputed company flooding, gusty and strong winds, foggy or decreased visibility, and lightning events.;Decreased or inclement reputed company quality conditions due to wildfire smoke or smog.;Warm temperatures and adverse heat conditions which could include temperatures in some regions up to 110°F or hotter.;Exposure to natural and environmental hazards such as, poison ivy, oak, or sumac, tick and mosquito -borne illness, snakes, and potential for other wildlife encounters.;Exposure and potential contact to bear habitat and wildlife. Apply Job! Apply to this Job