Forest Crew Supervisor, Correctional Facility
Recruitment #2024-4-5217
Full-time, Non-Permanent, Represented position
Anticipated Non-Permanent employment is 6 months
Location: Northeast Region - Airway Heights, WA
Salary: $3,974.00 - $5,341.00 Monthly 

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 4/23/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Leads, supervises, instructs, and evaluates incarcerated individuals on how to safely and effectively participate as a member of a “Hand Crew” to engage in Initial Attack and Mop-up operations to suppress wildland fires.
• Provides essential supervisory and security functions while supervising incarcerated individuals' work crews.
• Trains, instructs, and supervises incarcerated individual work crews to safely, effectively, and efficiently conduct work on silviculture and forest health work projects.
• Complete necessary administrative and transportation-related tasks required for the position.
• Trains and directly supervises incarcerated individual work crews to safely and efficiently work on public recreation projects for DNR and other approved agencies.

Required Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience in some or all of the following forest crafts which includes: Forest seedling planting, forest plantation, vegetation management, pre-commercial thinning, recreation trail and facilities construction and maintenance, chainsaw use and maintenance, hand tool use and maintenance and wildland fire suppression,
  OR an Associate’s Degree in forest management or a closely related field of study,
  OR a combination of education and relevant experience in Silviculture, Correctional Facility, or wildfire equivalent.
• Six months supervisory experience in a diverse work setting that is centered on safety and security, either in an adult/juvenile correctional environment or a professional production-based business.
• Possess the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing using common technology.