Contract Crew Supervisor I

Position Summary

Reporting to the Program Coordinator [Manager or Director], the Crew Supervisor I implements the mission of the LA Conservation Corps by using his/her leadership, supervisory and technical skills to develop the educational and work skills of young people enabling them to advance their own educational, personal and career opportunities.

The Crew Supervisor I is responsible for the supervision, work project coordination, recruitment, education support, and other leadership responsibilities for a team of 3-14 program participants aged 18-26 years old. The Crew Supervisor I provides the closest personal contact with corpsmembers in the work environment. It is their ability to relate, train and motivate that enables the corpsmembers to create stronger ties to their communities through community involvement and service, explore avenues for personal growth and development in a respectful and nurturing environment, and develop leadership skills to contribute to the advancement of all people.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership & Mentorship

• Manage, supervise, and participate in all aspects of crew work.
• Crew Supervisor I’s work cooperatively with their crew and delegate responsibilities to crew members, maintain crew discipline, resolve conflicts, and establish/maintain crew morale.
• Crew Supervisor I’s provide formal and informal feedback to Corpsmembers with specific attention to work productivity and quality, teamwork, and leadership. Crew Supervisor I’s receive feedback on their performance and are challenged to develop their own leadership skills within this program.

Conservation

• Crew Supervisor I’s effectively learn and apply new environmental conservation skills.
• Crew Supervisor I’s lead, train, and supervise a team during conservation based work projects, which may include but are not limited to: general maintenance, community beautification (e.g. recycling, litter abatement), food rescue, composting, graffiti removal, constructing and maintaining trails, constructing and maintaining fences and outdoor facilities, restoring wildlife habitat, maintaining public parks, campgrounds, and recreation areas, planting trees, conducting native plant revegetation, eradicating exotic/invasive plant species, surveying, conducting ecological testing and monitoring, mapping and monitoring using GPS technology, wildfire restoration, and restoring forest health and reducing wildfire risk through tree thinning using powered equipment.
• The Crew Supervisor I supports environmental education activities and opportunities and helps inspire the next generation of conservation and public lands stewards.

Safety & Risk Management (Workplace Safety)

• Oversee the physical and emotional safety of Corpsmembers at all times. Safety is the number one priority in everything we do, including work, education, and recreation. This includes not only the physical safety of participants but their mental and emotional safety as well. Crew Supervisor I’swill be responsible for transporting the crew and equipment, to and from the worksite daily, safely in Corps fleet vehicles.

Project Management & Implementation

• Crew Supervisor I’s are responsible for safely completing conservation projects to high standards by training, working with, and supervising crews of 3-14 participants 28-40 hours/week. They will serve as the principal liaison with project sponsors and members of the local community.
• The Crew Supervisor I’s principal role will be to manage and motivate their crew of young adults. In the field, they will provide direction to their crew with specific attention to safe work practices, proper tool use, work quality, and productivity.
• Crew Supervisor I’s are mentors and role models and set the pace and tone of the project site. This position is physically, emotionally, and mentally demanding. Leaders will lift heavy loads, walk long distances, and should expect to find each project physically challenging.
• Crew Supervisor I’s are expected to participate in as-needed overnight work projects (spikes)

Education (Coaching & Developing)

• Crew Supervisor I’s are required to lead a variety of field trainings that support the conservation-based projects they are assigned to. Examples include but are not limited to: general hand tool use and maintenance, chainsaw use and maintenance, brush cutter use, trail building and maintenance, invasive plant removal, tree planting standards, and in-the-field studies on project topics related to the environment. Crew Supervisor I’s will also provide ongoing support and feedback for program participants.
• Crew Supervisor I’s are also required to complete at least 10 hours of professional development trainings every year in the areas of tool operation, conflict resolution, leadership, driving, sexual harassment prevention and conflict resolution, to name a few.
• Other duties may be assigned, as needed.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contact a comprehensive listing of activities, duties and/or responsibilities that may be required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time and without notice.

Due to the organization’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, your essential functions and responsibilities may change to accommodate the needs of the program and to stay in compliance with CDC and County of LA Public Health Department requirements.