Individual Placement – Recreation Intern with Brush Creek Hayden Ranger District (USFS)

Title: WCC AmeriCorps Individual Placement – Recreation Intern with Brush Creek Hayden Ranger District (USFS)

Location: Saratoga, Wyoming

Compensation: $8,000 living stipend + $1.956.35 Segal Education Award

Term of Service: This position has a 450-hour term of service beginning May 18 and ending August 19. Schedule may include occasional evenings, holidays, weekends and variable shifts.     A typical work week includes four 10-hour shifts, including weekends.

Position Overview: The Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) is seeking applicants to fill up to three (3) AmeriCorps Individual Placement positions with a partner organization. The positions have a 450-hour term of service.

These members will serve as part of a District recreation team in support of developed/dispersed recreation infrastructure, trails, and maintain developed recreation sites and Forest Service rental cabins. Duties for these positions consist of a variety of patrols and projects including dispersed and developed areas adjacent to mountain communities:

• Public education and information of Forest rules and regulations to Forest visitors.

• Patrol front country trails, dispersed areas, and developed sites adjacent to mountain communities to educate on Leave No Trace practices and Forest regulations.

• Patrol roaded areas via trucks and/or UTV’s providing motorized recreation information to forest users.

• Install and maintain trailhead, road signs, access gates, and information kiosks.

• Implement and support the motorized and non-motorized travel management plan (where motorized and mountain bikes are authorized to go) via signage, gates, barriers, and visitor education.

• Remove outdated or damaged interior features; repairing or replacing flooring, cabinetry, windows, trim, and other structural or cosmetic components; and assisting with installation of new fixtures, hardware, and accessibility improvements.  Prepare surfaces for painting or finishing, apply coatings as directed, and maintain a clean and safe work area.

• Staging and transporting materials, documenting progress through photos and written logs, reporting structural, electrical, or plumbing concerns, and coordinating with supervisors to ensure compliance with project timelines and standards.

• Perform daily cleaning, restocking, repairs, trash removal, and hazard checks to ensure all facilities are safe, functional, and visitor‑ready.

• Document site and asset conditions, support fee compliance, communicate with visitors, and report maintenance needs or safety issues promptly.

• Perform maintenance and clean developed sites such as campgrounds, picnic areas, trailhead facilities including bathrooms.

• Collect and count recreation fees.

• Assist with volunteer projects with local partners and volunteer groups as scheduled.

• Collect and maintain field data and trail surveys using tablets.

• Serve independently on backcountry trail projects and provide support/assistance for youth crew trail projects.

Housing and Transportation:

• A Government vehicle will be provided to complete approved tasks related to this position.

• Shared housing in a bunkhouse or similar accommodations may be available.

Physical Working Conditions: The candidate may be required to work alone or in a small team in front and backcountry settings in variable weather conditions.

• Desire to learn and work with hand tools

• Ability to communicate with the public and project partners

• Accomplish tasks in a team environment as well as individual environment