Northwest Youth Corps - Recreation Assistant AmeriCorps Memb

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Award

Housing

Living Allowance

Training

Job summary

Northwest Youth Corps is seeking an AmeriCorps Recreation Assistant to work with Forest Service crews in Oregon. You will conduct trail scouting, maintenance, and improvements, and assist in operating and maintaining campgrounds and trailheads, with tasks that may require working in hot, cold, wet, or snowy conditions.

No upfront salary, but you will receive an education award upon successful completion, housing, a living allowance, and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Willing to work outdoors in varying conditions.
• Ability to use hand tools and perform basic maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Assist Forest Service with trail scouting, maintenance, and improvements.
• Support operation and maintenance of campgrounds, trailheads, and fire lookout rentals.
• Work in East Zone of Mt. Hood National Forest; use basic tools.
• Training opportunities may include chainsaw operations and other safety courses.

Skills

General Skills

Environment

Team Work

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

The Individual Placement Program with Northwest Youth Corps is designed to provide hands on training and experience to those interested in pursuing employment with land and water resource management agencies, and other outdoor careers. The program is a cooperative effort designed to address community, environmental, and resource management projects. Through this program, public agencies and community organizations host an AmeriCorps member to directly address pressing community resource needs for a three to ten month period. Northwest Youth Corps supports the partnership by supplying placement, administrative, and training support.

Member Duties

uties include working alongside, and independently of, Forest Service employees, conducting trail scouting, maintenance, and improvements using saws and hand tools (75%), as well as assisting in the operation and maintenance of campgrounds, trailheads, and fire lookout rentals (25%). This work may require working in hot, cold, wet, or snowy conditions. Projects will include using power tools such as chainsaws (if training can be completed) and hand tools including hand saws, loppers, power drills, and other similar tools to complete small carpentry and maintenance projects throughout the East Zone of the Mt. Hood National Forest. All required tools and training will be provided by the Forest Service. Training opportunities may include chainsaw operations, crosscut saw, ATV, UTV, cross-country skiing, wildland firefighter coursework, and more.

Program Benefits

Education award upon successful completion of service , Housing , Living Allowance , Training .

Terms

Car recommended , Uniforms provided and required .

Service Areas

Environment .

Skills

General Skills , Environment , Team Work .

Program Type

AmeriCorps State / National

Program

Northwest Youth Corps - Recreation Assistant AmeriCorps Memb

Program Start/End Date

11/30/2026 - 05/28/2027

Work Schedule

Part Time

Education level

High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement

Minimum: 10 Maximum: 99

Program Locations

OREGON

Accepting Applications

From 11/02/2026 To 11/30/2026