Backcountry Trails Camp Supervisor

The Backcountry Trails Camp Supervisor (BCTCS) is, above all else, a leader of young people (18-25), whose duties go far beyond the mere supervision of corps members. The BCTCS is responsible for the personal and professional development of each corps member as they experience everything that comes with living and working with a diverse group of people in remote, isolated backcountry locations for six continuous months while performing rigorous work. The BCTCS must mentor, counsel, train, and direct corps members through an incredibly difficult work/wilderness/cohort experience while ensuring their physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing is being looked after.

Under the direct supervision of the Backcountry Trails Program Manager with additional oversight from the Program Coordinator, the incumbent works independently performing a multitude of duties in the following areas:

• Managing, directing, and supervising a backcountry trail crew.

• Facilitating individual development of corps members and the development of a crew community.

• Training corps members in trail repair, maintenance, construction, wilderness living, wilderness navigation, spike camp set-up and operations.

• Development and implementation of season-long curriculum plan.

• Managing trail projects and supervising a crew performing trail work.

• Performing a variety of administrative duties and functions as operational, departmental, program, and public land management agency needs dictate.