Position Overview: This position will assist with the operation of community slash collection yards around Jefferson County where local residents and contractors will drop off slash (i.e. tree limbs, branches) and woody biomass generated by forest thinning and wildfire mitigation efforts. See the program website here. 

Essential Duties

Operate Slash Yards  

● Open/close the yard daily

● Greet the public, accurately collect information on a tablet, collect fees

● Inspect and measure volume of material

● Direct traffic and the unloading process

● Drag, pull, pile slash

● Post signs and information

● Provide basic education to the public on forestry and wildfire mitigation

*If hired part-time (four days per week, Thurs-Sun), employees will spend 100% of their time operating the slash yards. If hired full-time (five days per week, Wed-Sun), Wednesdays will be spent on duties listed below. See Schedule and Locations section for part-time and full-time offerings.

Assist Other Programs

● Forest and plant inventory

● Flagging boundaries and marking trees

● GIS and mapping

These duties are not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees will perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.