Current Job dates:
Currently recruiting for the season that runs from October 24th, 2024 to November 7th, 2025.
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Supervise, train, advise, and evaluate Crew Leaders
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Support crews in all aspects of their projects from set-up to completion, coordinating with project sponsors to ensure high quality work
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Ensure crews are following health and safety practices in camp and at the worksite
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Facilitate group dynamics and morale issues on crews, while cultivating a strong VYCC culture and powerful learning experience across all crews
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Complete field site visit reports and any necessary documentation
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Provide planning and preparation for in-field education and learning opportunities, and support leaders in finding educational resources for their crews
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Respond to crew emergency situations, including last-minute travel and overnight stay
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Complete end of season wrap-up and data entry
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Conduct day and overnight site visits, including camping with the crew and traveling through the region
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Step in and support crews by Leading when Crew Leaders are using personal leave days, requiring overnight support
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Assist with pre-season logistics such as food, tool, gear, and equipment purchasing
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Manage in season logistics including vehicle repairs, tools and equipment
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Attend program events such as weekend crew start-ups and closures
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Assist with the recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of conservation crew members
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Assist with crew member recruitment and outreach events
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Complete season wrap up, inventory, equipment management, and data entry
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Prepare and deliver workshops to Leaders and Members
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Facilitate education programs and activities to crews in the field
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Ability to uphold and enforce all VYCC policies and principles
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One year of experience supervising, mentoring, or leading young adults
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Experience operating a chainsaw for felling, bucking, limbing, and brushing.
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Possess recognized chainsaw training such as Game of Logging, S-212, or Developing a Thinking Sawyer.
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Currently possess or can test for B-Sawyer certification.
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Currently possess or ability to obtain Vermont Pesticide Applicators license.
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Exceptional time management, organizational, and communication skills
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Excellent empathy, compassion and conflict management skills
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Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
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Ability to camp with crews for training, project supervision, and emergency response
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Ability to work evenings and some weekends
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Strong large group facilitation skills
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Valid driver’s license with good driving record for at least 3 years
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Wilderness First Aid and CPR, or equivalent or ability to obtain upon hire.
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$817/week salary, exempt from overtime
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Medical and dental insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) with matching contribution; disability and group life insurance
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Mileage reimbursement or access to an organization vehicle for all work-related travel
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Ongoing professional development
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Annual gift card to the VYCC farmstand (organic produce and eggs)
- Scout, plan, and coordinate Conservation projects
- Prepare project information, designs, maps, and resources for crews in the field
- Deliver in-field training and project support to crews
- Conduct pre and post season site visits
- Build relationships with new and existing project partners. Effectively communicate the value and impact of the VYCC experience
- Participate in annual program design, planning, and goalsetting
- Assist with Crew Leader and Crew Member training
- Assist with program events such as crew start-ups and closures
- Work closely with Crew Leaders and project partners to ensure high standards for safety
- Provide project supervision and on-call support
- Model and uphold high standards for safety and quality
- Serve as a liaison and contact for project sponsors and partnering agencies
- Participate in strategic meetings with major project sponsors
- Maintain project sponsor and work project databases
- Assist with project documentation, data collection, and reporting
- Assist in annual budgeting cycles
- Passion for VYCC’s mission and an ability to communicate this purpose to others
- Experience in one or more project areas: Trail maintenance and construction, rock work, carpentry, forestry and chainsaw operation, tree planting, invasive species removal.
- Expertise in Corps programming, education, youth development, and/or workforce development
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to represent the organization externally
- Demonstrated commitment to the values of diversity, inclusiveness and empowerment
- Flexibility to work outside of regular business hours when required
- Provide on-call support for crews
- Valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record
- Ability to travel throughout Vermont and, on some occasions, New Hampshire
- Ability to hike up to 5-miles in steep, uneven terrain while carrying tools or gear
- Comfort working on water with light watercraft
- Ability to acquire and maintain a current Wilderness First Aid certification (available upon hire)
- Position Status: Full-time, Year-Round, Exempt
- Compensation for this position starts at $44,000
- Medical and dental insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) with matching contribution; disability and group life insurance (once eligibility criteria are met)
- Simple IRA with matching contribution (once eligibility criteria are met)
- Mileage reimbursement or access to an organization vehicle for all work-related travel
- Annual paid time off (PTO), paid sick time
- One-week paid closure in November for all staff (in addition to PTO)
- Ongoing professional development
- Annual gift card to the VYCC farmstand (organic produce and eggs)
- Streamline and assist with programmatic data collection, providing additional capacity to partner staff
- Assist with the improvement and enhancement of the current SLE data collection and analysis process; including leading the evolution and management of our database
- Develop new data tools including researching additional technology needed for collaborative data storage, sharing and analysis
- Partner with SLE Director to create high quality reports for constituents including VT State Legislature, funders, and program partners
- Fulfill internal programmatic data requests from partners
- Participate in the data working group, preparing agendas and other internal documents to promote learning and program growth
- Engage stakeholders through data-informed campaigns to raise awareness of SLE
- Create and regularly update internal standard operating plans for programmatic data collection and analysis
- Provide technical support to program staff to ensure fluid and comprehensive programmatic data collection
- Lead organization-wide teaching and professional development for staff on data systems
- Advocate for a learning and outcomes-focused data culture
- Support data needs across all partners as needed
- Assist SLE director and partners in annual research projects; identifying and access external data sets that may be helpful in research and advocacy projects.
- Proficiency in Excel, e.g., lookups, pivot tables, conditional formatting
- Demonstrated experience and success working with data in CRM systems including File Maker Pro, SQL, Microsoft Access, Apricot, or equivalent
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a proven ability to explain technical or data concepts to a general audience
- Experience developing impactful and clear data visualizations and dashboards for internal or external constituents in Tableau, PowerBI, or Excel
- Data visualization and/or graphic design knowledge with either experience in or willingness to learn graphic design software such as Canva
- Highly collaborative and ability to work in a hybrid workplace and with a geographically dispersed team
- Exceptional ethics, integrity, good judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to identify sticking points and to creatively problem-solve with others to build agreement
- Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Richmond, VT
- ReSOURCE, Williston, VT
- Audubon Vermont, Huntington, VT
- Vermont Works for Women, Winooski, VT
- Starting yearly salary for this position is $55,000 commensurate with experience. Exempt from overtime.
- Medical and dental insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) with matching contribution; disability and group life insurance
- Simple IRA with matching contribution (once eligibility criteria are met)
- Annual paid time off (PTO), paid sick time
- One-week paid closure in November for all staff (in addition to PTO)
- Ongoing professional development
- Annual gift card to the VYCC farm stand (organic produce and eggs)
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Supervise, train, advise, and evaluate Crew Leaders
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Support crews in all aspects of their projects from set-up to completion, coordinating with project partners and other staff to ensure high quality work
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Coordinate with other program staff to solve complex challenges in the field
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Cultivate connections between crews and external support resources beyond VYCC
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Facilitate group dynamics and morale issues on crews, while cultivating a strong VYCC culture and powerful learning experience
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Provide crews with in-field education and learning opportunities, and support leaders in finding educational resources for their crews
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Provide rotating day and after-hours on-call support for crews in the field
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Respond to crew emergency situations, including last-minute travel and overnight stay
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Complete end of season wrap-up and data entry, as well as in-season daily and weekly documentation and reporting
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Conduct day and overnight site visits, including camping with the crew and traveling through the region
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Recruit, interview, and hire Corps Members
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Play an active role in building recruitment strategy and planning
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Partake in Corps Member recruitment and outreach events
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Coordinate with our Engagement/Marketing team on photo collection systems
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Coordinate with our Engagement/Marketing team on collecting corpsmember stories
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Assist in planning Crew Leader and Crew Member Training and Orientation
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Prepare and deliver workshops to Leaders and Members
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Coordinate logistics during Trainings and Orientations
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Facilitate education programs and activities to crews in the field
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Assist with program logistics such as: food, tool, gear, and equipment purchasing
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Assist with field season logistics including: vehicle repairs, tools and equipment maintenance and repair, and crew camping support
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Assist with planning and coordinating program events such as weekend crew start-ups and closures
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Assist with season wrap up, inventory, equipment management, and data entry
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Ability to uphold and enforce all VYCC policies and principles
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One to two years of experience in our project areas including trail building, carpentry, and working with young adults in education, camping, or residential setting
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At least 2 years prior experience supervising, mentoring, or leading young adults
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Exceptional time management, organizational, and communication skills
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Excellent empathy, compassion and conflict management skills
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Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
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Ability to spend up to one week camping with crews for training, supervision, and emergency response
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Ability to work evenings and weekends when required, while also managing a variable work schedule with frequent long hours during field season
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Strong large group facilitation skills
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Valid driver’s license with good driving record for at least 3 years
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Wilderness First Aid and CPR, or equivalent
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Starting salary for this position is $44,000, commensurate with experience. Exempt from overtime.
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Medical and dental insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) with matching contribution; disability and group life insurance
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Simple IRA with matching contribution (once eligibility criteria are met)
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Mileage reimbursement or access to an organization vehicle for all work-related travel
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Annual paid time off (PTO), paid sick time
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One-week paid closure in November for all staff (in addition to PTO)
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Ongoing professional development
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Annual gift card to the VYCC farmstand (organic produce and eggs)
AmeriCorps Summer Crew Leader
Help lead a crew that grows organic vegetables and poultry. Cook with fresh produce in VYCC’s commercial kitchen. Increase food access in Vermont through support of the Health Care Share project. This is an AmeriCorps position. Farm-fresh lunch provided daily.
Dates: May 19 - October 15, 2025
Schedule: Monday to Friday (full time)
Education Award upon completion of Service: $1956.35
Age Requirement: 20+
VYCC believes in the power that food has to connect us with the land, our community, and each other. On the farm, young people engage in organic vegetable farming. Produce grown by Corps Members is distributed to more than 400 families through the Health Care Share project-- a public health initiative that connects Vermont families to locally-grown produce through their medical provider.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Conservation Forestry Project Supervisor
Conservation Forest Project Supervisor
Department: Conservation Seasonal Position Dates: March 6th – Nov 28th
Who We Are
VYCC’s Conservation Program engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. The work of a Conservation Crew includes trail construction and maintenance, carpentry, water quality improvement, and forest management. Conservation Crew Members are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Position Overview:
The Conservation Forest Project Supervisor mentors Crew Leaders and supports Forest crews. Engaged in all elements of the field season, the Forest Project Supervisor supports planning logistics before the season, trains Crew Members and Leaders, and directly supports crews in the field. Through regular field visits to their crews and check-ins with their Leaders, they support the development of an inclusive and productive crew. The Forest Project Supervisor has experience conducting field work in forestry on projects such as timber stand improvements, invasive species control, trail corridor clearing, habitat improvements, hazard tree removal, fuels reduction, or in projects that involve the use of a chainsaw to fell, buck, limb, and brush. They often help solve complex problems and respond to interpersonal challenges in the field independently. The Forest Project Supervisor will also help support crews in the field when Crew Leaders are away from their crews. Field Project Supervisors typically work 40 hours a week in the weeks before and after their crews are in the field. During the field season, they may work up to 50-60 hours a week but typically average around 45 hours per week.
Essential Functions:
Field Program Support:
Program Logistics:
Crew Leader Training:
Required Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Our Workplace
This position is based out of the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps campus in Richmond, VT. Our open office offers staff opportunities to interact and collaborate Field Supervisors split their time between outdoor work, visiting crews, visiting project sites, and office work. Field Supervisor positions require frequent overnights in the field during the season. Staff can balance working remotely and on-campus in collaboration with their team schedule, tasks and all-staff gatherings.
Compensation & Benefits:
Position Status: Full-time, Seasonal, Exempt
How to Apply
Please complete our VYCC General Application (http://bit.ly/VYCCapp), to which you’ll upload a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. Questions regarding this position can be directed to Bill Anderson at bill.anderson@vycc.org. No calls, please. Position is open until filled.
Equal Opportunity at VYCC
Don’t think you meet all of the requirements for the position? Please apply anyway! VYCC is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible work environment that fosters a sense of belonging. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings! VYCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Conservation Project Coordinator
We are looking for a Project Coordinator (PC) who is passionate about engaging young people in high quality hands-on projects that improve and expand access to recreation, improve habitat and ecosystem resilience, and create a multitude of conservation and community impacts.
A successful candidate is skilled in recreation and conservation projects, is a teacher and problem-solver, and is excited about growing themselves in the field of conservation. Utilizing industry best practices, the PC trains Corps Members to carry out multi-week projects. The PC is key in ensuring projects are completed to a high degree of quality that matches our standards and our partners' expectations. The PC works closely with multiple crews to support multiple projects throughout the field season. The PC is an integral part of a highly motivated group who makes a lasting impact in the community, the land, and the lives of young people.
Depending on the schedule of projects each season, the focus of the Project Coordinator may be on trail projects or may support a broader portfolio of other projects including carpentry, natural resources, forestry, water quality, and more. Working as part of the Conservation Team, there is ability to match skillset and interest of candidates with the right projects.
Essential Functions:
Project and Partner Development
Crew Support and Oversight
Administrative Support
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
The following list of skills and experience is for an ideal candidate. If you’re excited about this role but your experience aligns with most but not all of what is listed below, we encourage you to still consider applying!
Our Workplace
This position is based out of the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps campus in Richmond, VT. Our open office offers staff opportunities to interact and collaborate. Staff members can balance working remotely and on-campus in collaboration with their team schedule, tasks and all-staff gatherings. Successful staff are able maintain focus and productivity, balance personal initiative and independence, and plug into our team in ways that help us do our best work as an organization.
Compensation & Benefits:
How to Apply
Please complete our VYCC General Application (http://bit.ly/VYCCapp), to which you’ll upload a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. Questions regarding this position can be directed to Patrick.Pfeifer@vycc.org. No calls, please. Position is open until filled.
Equal Opportunity at VYCC
Don’t think you meet all of the requirements for the position? Please apply anyway! VYCC is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible work environment that fosters a sense of belonging. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings! VYCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
SLE Data and Engagement Manager
Who We Are
Serve Learn Earn (SLE) is a workforce development collaboration among four nonprofits – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC), ReSOURCE, Audubon Vermont, and Vermont Works for Women – dedicated to enhancing, and increasing the number of, paid service and training opportunities in Vermont. We believe that paid training and service offers a supportive community to participants, provides clear and accessible career pathways, and are an essential economic strategy for Vermont.
SLE partners currently enroll over 600 participants throughout Vermont each year; this number continues to grow. Though complementary, the participant demographics, locations, duration, and learning outcomes of each organizations’ programs differ. These differences are a foundational strength, allowing SLE to reach a broad swath of Vermont communities.
Position Overview
Serve Learn Earn is looking for a Data & Engagement Manager (DEM) to play a key role in shaping and enhancing the way we use data to evolve and grow our workforce development collaborative. A successful DEM will work with staff across four organizations to enhance our ability to share our story and the impact of our work together. This person will bring technical knowledge and know-how to build capacity at the SLE-level, as well as within each organization.
The data sets we work with include but are not limited to: programmatic training and service outputs, participant demographic data, and short- and long-term employment, education, and career trajectory data. The DEM will work with all SLE partners to streamline and successfully execute programmatic data dissemination, collection, analysis and reporting processes. This work will support our learning and continuous improvement efforts, internal and external reporting and decision making.
Serve Learn Earn is a program of Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. The SLE DEM will be a VYCC employee and will report to the SLE Director.
Essential Functions
Data Collection and Analysis
Data Reporting & Communication
Build Organizational Capacity
Special Projects
Skills and Qualifications
Studies have shown that marginalized communities – such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color – are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We value both professional and personal expertise in prospective job candidates as well as a passion for the mission. If you’re excited about this position but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to still apply.
Our Workplace
This position is hybrid with in-person work occurring at the four SLE partners in Chittenden County:
We expect the SLE DEM to be in-person for 2-3 days each week, but would be open to other arrangements.
Compensation & Benefits:
How to Apply
Please complete our VYCC General Application (http://bit.ly/VYCCapp), to which you’ll upload a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. Questions regarding this position can be directed to Kate Gluckman at kate.gluckman@vycc.org. No calls, please. Position is open until filled.
Equal Opportunity at VYCC
Don’t think you meet all of the requirements for the position? Please apply anyway! VYCC is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible work environment that fosters a sense of belonging. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings! VYCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
AmeriCorps Farm Crew Member
Work in farm fields and greenhouses to grow and harvest vegetables. Every Wednesday, we pack the harvest into Health Care Share boxes for delivery. Some days, you’ll help prepare lunch with the most recent harvest.
Dates: June 16 – August 14, 2025
Schedule: Monday to Thursday 8:00 – 4:30
Education Award upon completion of service: $1,565.08
Age requirement: 17+
This is not a camping crew. Farm-fresh lunch is provided daily.
VYCC believes in the power that food has to connect us with the land, our community, and each other. On the farm, young people engage in organic vegetable farming. Produce grown by Corps Members is distributed to more than 400 families through the Health Care Share project – a public health initiative that connects Vermont families to locally-grown produce through their medical provider.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Conservation Field Supervisor
Engaged in all elements of the season, Field Supervisors support planning logistics before the season, train Crew Members and Leaders, and directly support crews in the field. Through regular field visits to their crews and check-ins with their Leaders, they support the development of an inclusive and productive crew. Field Supervisors are experienced in VYCC project areas and have prior experience leading or teaching young people. They often help solve complex problems and respond to interpersonal challenges in the field independently.
Dates: April 29th - November 8th
Schedule: Monday to Friday, with some weekends and overnights required
Benefits: Eligible for medical and dental insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA) with matching contribution; disability and group life insurance and compensated time off and sick time with supervisor approval
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Field Supervisors are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
AmeriCorps Advanced Forest Crew Member
Improve the health of Vermont’s forests. Fell trees to improve wildlife habitat and make forests more resilient. Receive the Game of Logging training free of cost. Crew Leaders, project partners and VYCC staff will teach the crew how to do each project. Join for the full field season (summer-fall), or one or the other (see program dates below).
Dates: June 1 – October 31, 2025 (900-hr term); June 1 – August 9, 2025 (450-hr term); August – October 31, 2025 (450-hr term)
Schedule: Monday to Friday (full time)
AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion of service: $3,697.50 (900-hr term); $1,956.35 (450-hr term)
Age requirement: 18+
These Members camp with their crew during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Crew Members are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
AmeriCorps Advanced Trail Crew Member
Take on VYCC’s most rugged and technical trails projects. This is an opportunity for people with trail work experience to build on existing skills and work in the backcountry. Projects include new trail construction, maintenance, and dry stone masonry. Depart Richmond each Monday morning, camp and work until a Friday return to Richmond. Join for the full field season (summer-fall), or one or the other (see program dates below). Tools and most camping gear are provided.
Dates: June 1 – October 31, 2025 (900-hr term); June 1 – August 9, 2025 (450-hr term); August – October 31, 2025 (450-hr term)
Schedule: Monday to Friday (full time)
AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion of service: $3,697.50 (900-hr term); $1,956.35 (450-hr term)
Age requirement: 18+
These Members camp with their crew during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Crew Members are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
AmeriCorps Camping Crew Member
Complete trail, water quality, and/or carpentry projects in State Parks and other public lands across VT. Crew Leaders, project partners and VYCC staff will teach the crew how to do each project. Depart Richmond each Monday morning, camp and work until a Friday return to Richmond. Join for a summer or fall field season (see program dates below). Tools and most camping gear are provided.
Dates: June 10 – August 9, 2025; August 26 – October 25, 2025
Schedule: Monday to Friday
AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion of service: $1,565.08
Age requirement: 18+
These Members camp with their crew during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Crew Members are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Year-Round Crew Leader
This is a two-year position with ample opportunity for training/professional development. During the winter and spring, Year-Round Crew Leaders complete projects as a peer group and support operations. In summer and fall, lead a crew of up to six Members in completing forest health, water quality, and/or sustainable outdoor recreation projects.
Dates: March 10, 2025 - Dec 31, 2026
Schedule: Monday to Friday (full time)
Age Requirement: 21+
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. The work of a Conservation Crew may include trail construction and maintenance, carpentry and construction, water quality improvement, and/or forest management. Conservation Crew Leaders are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Camping Crew Leader
Lead a crew in trail, water quality, and carpentry projects. Depart Richmond each Monday morning, camp and work until a Friday return to Richmond.
Dates: May 21 – Oct 25, 2025 (full season); May 21 – August 9, 2025 (summer only); August 13 – Oct 25, 2025 (fall only)
Schedule: Monday to Friday; full time
Age Requirement: 21+
Crew Leaders camp with their crews during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. The work of a Conservation Crew may include trail construction and maintenance, carpentry and construction, water quality improvement, and/or forest management. Conservation Crew Leaders are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Youth Crew Leader
Lead a crew of youth Crew Members (age 15-18). Youth crews complete community-based conservation projects. Locations: Woodstock and Burlington. Projects include trail and water quality work.
Dates: May 21 – August 9, 2025
Schedule: Monday to Friday; full time
Age Requirement: 21+
Crew Leaders camp with their crews during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Conservation Crew Leaders are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Advanced Forest Crew Leader
Lead a crew that stewards Vermont’s woodlands. Fell trees to improve wildlife habitat and make forests more resilient. Receive paid training and earn the Game of Logging certification (Levels 1 and 2) free of cost.
Dates: May 21 – October 31, 2025
Schedule: Monday to Friday; full time
Age Requirement: 21+
Crew Leaders camp with their crews during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Conservation Crew Leaders are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Advanced Trail Crew Leader
Lead a crew that completes advanced trail-building projects. Projects may include new trail construction, maintenance, and dry stone masonry. The Advanced Trail Crew camps and works in some of VT’s most beautiful natural areas often in backcountry settings.
Dates: May 21 – October 31, 2025
Schedule: Monday to Friday; full time
Age Requirement: 21+
Crew Leaders camp with their crews during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Conservation Crew Leaders are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Women's Affinity Camping Crew Leader
Lead a crew and build an affirming community for people with a shared identity. Complete trail, water quality, and/or carpentry projects. Depart Richmond each Monday morning, camp and work until a Friday return to Richmond.
Dates: May 21 – Oct 25, 2025 (full season); May 21 – August 9, 2025 (summer only); August 13 – Oct 25, 2025 (fall only)
Schedule: Monday to Friday; full time
Age Requirement: 21+
Crew Leaders camp with their crews during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Conservation Crew Leaders are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Queer Affinity Camping Crew Leader
Lead a crew and build an affirming community for people with a shared identity. Complete trail, water quality, and/or carpentry projects. Depart Richmond each Monday morning, camp and work until a Friday return to Richmond.
Dates: May 21 – Oct 25, 2025 (full season); May 21 – August 9, 2025 (summer only); August 13 – Oct 25, 2025 (fall only)
Schedule: Monday to Friday; full time
Age Requirement: 21+
Crew Leaders camp with their crews during the work week.
VYCC engages young people in hands-on projects that benefit Vermont’s environment and communities. Conservation Crew Leaders are essential to the success of any Conservation Crew and their efforts have a significant impact on habitat, water quality, and outdoor recreation in Vermont.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
AmeriCorps Production Crew Member
Work in farm fields and greenhouses, wash and pack produce, and cook with the most recent harvest. Learn organic farming practices, how to operate light machinery, set up irrigation, and harvest crops. This is an AmeriCorps position.
Dates: May 19 – August 15, 2025
Schedule: Monday to Thursday 6:30 – 3:00 OR 9:00 – 6:00; and Fridays 8:00 – 3:00
Education Award upon completion of service: $1,956.35
Age requirement: 18+
This is not a camping crew. Farm-fresh lunch is provided daily.
VYCC believes in the power that food has to connect us with the land, our community, and each other. On the farm, young people engage in organic vegetable farming. Produce grown by Corps Members is distributed to more than 400 families through the Health Care Share project-- a public health initiative that connects Vermont families to locally-grown produce through their medical provider.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
AmeriCorps Food & Nourishment Leader
Work with Crew Members in the kitchen. Instruct cooking skills and guide crews through making the daily lunch that is shared with everyone working on the farm. This is an AmeriCorps position.
Dates: May 19 - October 24
Schedule: Monday to Friday (full time)
Education Award upon completion of Service: $5,176.50
Age Requirement: 20+
VYCC believes in the power that food has to connect us with the land, our community, and each other. On the farm, young people engage in organic vegetable farming. Produce grown by Corps Members is distributed to more than 400 families through the Health Care Share project-- a public health initiative that connects Vermont families to locally-grown produce through their medical provider.
Follow the link to learn more specifics: Positions – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Conservation Program Coordinator
VYCC is seeking a Conservation Program Coordinator to mentor Crew Leaders and support crews of young people. Engaged in all elements of the season, our Program Coordinator will be part of our annual program planning process, engage in recruitment and hiring of Corps Members, and support crew operations during field season. The Program Coordinator will help train Corps Members and supervise crews in the field. Through regular field visits to their crews and check-ins with their Leaders, they support the development of an inclusive and productive crew. Program Coordinators are experienced in our project areas and have prior experience leading or teaching young people. They often help solve complex problems and respond to interpersonal challenges in the field independently.
Essential Functions:
Field Program Support:
Recruitment, Hiring, and Outreach:
Corps Member Training and Orientation:
Program Logistics:
Required Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Our Workplace
This position is based out of the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps campus in Richmond, VT. Our open office offers staff opportunities to interact and collaborate. Program Coordinators frequently overnight in the field during the season. Staff members can balance working remotely and on-campus in collaboration with their team schedule, tasks and all-staff gatherings. Successful staff are able maintain focus and productivity, balance personal initiative and independence, and plug into our team in ways that help us do our best work as an organization.
Compensation & Benefits:
Position Status: Full-time, Year-Round, Exempt
How to Apply
Please complete our VYCC General Application (http://bit.ly/VYCCapp), to which you’ll upload a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. Questions regarding this position can be directed to Keith Warner at Keith.Warner@vycc.org. No calls, please. Position is open until filled.
Equal Opportunity at VYCC
Don’t think you meet all of the requirements for the position? Please apply anyway! VYCC is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible work environment that fosters a sense of belonging. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings! VYCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visit our website for a complete position description and link to the application.
How to Apply
VYCC fills positions on a rolling basis. Preference is given to early applicants. To apply, visit our website and learn more about our available positions. After you’ve decided which position(s) you’d like to apply for, complete the application on our website. A VYCC staff member will reach out to you within 2-3 days after you submit your application.
The most important things for prospective applicants to know is that all positions are paid, there are spots for those with experience and people new to the field, applying is easy, and you’ll make a huge impact!
VYCC is committed to being an organization that is inclusive and welcoming. VYCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact Info
- Bo Malcolm
- bo.malcolm@vycc.org
- (802) 434-3969 Ext. 131
- www.vycc.org
