AZCC Program Coordinator (Indigenous Focus) - Tucson
AZCC Program Coordinator (Indigenous Focus) - Tucson
Conservation Legacy
Tucson, AZ
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Title: Program Coordinator (Indigenous Focus)
Starting Salary Range: The annual starting salary range for this position will be in the $47,700 to $49,100
yearly range, depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position. Please note that
the indicated starting salary range describes the range for an incumbent in this position. Most new staff
generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.
Location: Tucson, Arizona (In Person & Not Remote Eligible)
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Long-Term Disability, Retirement, Paid Time Off
Reports to: Program Director
Hiring Timeline: ASAP once qualified applications are received.
Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC) operates conservation service programs across Arizona that empower individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities, and the environment. AZCC has operational bases in Tucson and Flagstaff, AZ. AZCC, a program of Conservation Legacy, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s. AZCC is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with conservation service work projects on public lands.
The Program Coordinator’s primary responsibilities are to assist in recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and mentoring seasonal field staff including Field Technicians, Crew Leaders, and Assistant Crew Leaders. The Program Coordinator engages and motivates seasonal staff and AmeriCorps crew participants to complete challenging and impactful outdoor conservation service projects. This position is responsible for ensuring an inclusive, positive, and safe learning environment that promotes participants’ work ethic, team-building skills, and stewardship. The Program Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and maintaining consistent quality control, risk management, quality data, and program integrity. The Program Coordinator will work alongside other AZCC staff to support high-quality programing by maintaining partnerships, coordinating field projects, conducting pre-project site visits, managing field projects, and maintaining the crew’s tools and field equipment. Office and fieldwork are required for this position, and the ability to work a flexible schedule is critical.
This Program Coordinator will work closely with our crews, members, and partners from regional indigenous communities, as well as support all of our crews and program needs.
Programmatic And Management Responsibilities
Project Support
Updated Month/Year
Staff Name
trail work, defensive driving, Wilderness First Aid, Leave No Trace, and AmeriCorps orientation.
Organizational Advocacy
Supervision or Mentorship to Others, Facilitator, Trainer, Facilities, Human Resources, Supervisor
Required Skills
and chainsaw operations and maintenance
Required Experience
Starting Salary Range: The annual starting salary range for this position will be in the $47,700 to $49,100
yearly range, depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position. Please note that
the indicated starting salary range describes the range for an incumbent in this position. Most new staff
generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.
Location: Tucson, Arizona (In Person & Not Remote Eligible)
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Long-Term Disability, Retirement, Paid Time Off
Reports to: Program Director
Hiring Timeline: ASAP once qualified applications are received.
Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC) operates conservation service programs across Arizona that empower individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities, and the environment. AZCC has operational bases in Tucson and Flagstaff, AZ. AZCC, a program of Conservation Legacy, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s. AZCC is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with conservation service work projects on public lands.
The Program Coordinator’s primary responsibilities are to assist in recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and mentoring seasonal field staff including Field Technicians, Crew Leaders, and Assistant Crew Leaders. The Program Coordinator engages and motivates seasonal staff and AmeriCorps crew participants to complete challenging and impactful outdoor conservation service projects. This position is responsible for ensuring an inclusive, positive, and safe learning environment that promotes participants’ work ethic, team-building skills, and stewardship. The Program Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and maintaining consistent quality control, risk management, quality data, and program integrity. The Program Coordinator will work alongside other AZCC staff to support high-quality programing by maintaining partnerships, coordinating field projects, conducting pre-project site visits, managing field projects, and maintaining the crew’s tools and field equipment. Office and fieldwork are required for this position, and the ability to work a flexible schedule is critical.
This Program Coordinator will work closely with our crews, members, and partners from regional indigenous communities, as well as support all of our crews and program needs.
Programmatic And Management Responsibilities
- Assist Program Director in planning and overseeing the implementation of all aspects of AZCC
- Support and train Field Technicians to ensure quality programming, and maintain strong
- Assist AZCC Directors in maintaining a strong working relationship with a diverse array of land
- Work with AZCC staff to organize and coordinate crew graduations.
- Interview crew member and crew leader applicants as needed.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with Conservation Legacy staff and supervisors.
- Assist Program Director to hire, orient, and train Field Technicians and Crew Leaders.
- Supervise, mentor, support and evaluate Field Technicians and Crew Leaders.
- Guide crew conflict resolution and restorative justice practices as per the Field Operations
- Manage and conduct check-ins with supervised staff on a weekly or bi-weekly basis
- Work with Program Director to ensure timecards and payroll are submitted in a timely manner
- Work with Program Director to ensure that all on-boarding and AmeriCorps paperwork is
- Manage and review supervised staff Credit Card reconciliation by monthly due dates. Assist staff
- Work with Program Director to ensure that workers compensation and member suspension forms
Project Support
- Assist with remote crew operations based out of indigenous communities in and around
- Work with project partners to develop and write project expectations and specifications.
- Clearly communicate project work plans to Field Technicians and Crew Leaders, ensuring that
- Actively engage in quality control and risk management through all phases of project planning,
- Maintain a staff presence in the field, including frequent overnight stays.
- Manage and collect data from crews at the end of each hitch.
- Maintain and organize multiple information systems and databases after each hitch.
- Serve as a responder to AZCC field emergencies, including being part of a shared “on-call”
- Fill in as needed to support crews in the field.
- Assist Program Director to ensure the shop, fleet, equipment, and other practical crew needs
Updated Month/Year
Staff Name
- Manage and ensure that all field equipment and fleet needs are clearly communicated with the
- Manage and ensure that all logistics data sheets are completed and turned in at the end of each
- Ensure that crew tools and equipment are maintained, repaired, and ready for each hitch.
- Work with Program Director to schedule vehicles for each hitch.
- Assist Program Director in vehicle and trailer repairs/maintenance.
- Assist Program Director in ensuring vehicles have current registration and insurance.
- Report to Program Director on office and crew supply purchase needs
- Manage office parking lot and parking plans.
- Manage First Aid and vehicle kits
- Manage loaner gear supplies and repair
- Manage Crew gear supplies, maintenance, and repair
- Manage PPE and uniform inventory and assignments
- Assign light duty tasks as needed.
- Work closely with all AZCC Program Directors and peers to facilitate and implement all crew
- Assist Program Directors in finding quality sites for training.
- Coordinate with AZCC staff in facilitating a wide variety of in-house trainings such as, but not
trail work, defensive driving, Wilderness First Aid, Leave No Trace, and AmeriCorps orientation.
Organizational Advocacy
- Successfully engage, lead and support an inclusive work environment for those of
- Lead and/or participate in organizational-wide teams, projects and initiatives that support the
- Report any potential complaints within the organization as identified in the Personnel Policy
- Assist or lead other responsibilities, as assigned.
Supervision or Mentorship to Others, Facilitator, Trainer, Facilities, Human Resources, Supervisor
Required Skills
- Ability to successfully work in a fluid, changing work environment.
- Ability to operate Microsoft Office programs and applications, or similar platforms.
- Ability to keep others and oneself, in remote locations, accountable to expectations.
- Exhibits the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams or with a variety of populations,
- Technical competence and experience in dry stone masonry, full bench trail construction, trail
and chainsaw operations and maintenance
- Current Wilderness First Responder. If not current, willingness to work to obtain certification.
- Current B or C cert on Chainsaw and Crosscut saw. If not current, willingness to work to obtain
- Current Arizona Pesticide Applicators License. If not current, willingness to work to obtain
Required Experience
- Experience living and working in and with indigenous communities; preferably in southern
- Demonstrated ability to mentor young adults working in remote outdoors settings performing
- Valid Driver’s License and Insurable Driving Record per Personnel Policies.
- Must be able to pass the organization’s criminal history check requirements.
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Mid-Senior level -
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