Job Title: Habitat Restoration Technician - Crew Leader

Location: In person in Milton, Florida. Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred).

Project Duration: May - September 2026.

Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours per week) Monday – Thursday, weather permitting.

Crew Leader Pay: $720 - $800 per week (depending on experience).

Position Summary:

Young American Conservation Corps (YACC), a program of Community Training Works (CTW), and our land managing agency partners have teamed up to offer a conservation job opportunity to local young adults in the Northwest Florida area for a Wetlands Habitat Improvement Project.

We are seeking a passionate person who loves the outdoors and the species that inhabit it. This role supports the restoration and protection of natural areas and habitat for the Reticulated Flatwood Salamander and Florida Bog Frog habitat through physical fieldwork, teamwork, safe equipment use, and environmental stewardship.  The individual will work alongside biologists to perform outdoor conservation work which includes removal of trees, brush and woody duff and invasive species removal.

Positions Available:

• 1 Crew Leader position available
  • $720- $840 per week (depending on experience).
  • Must be reliable, have good organizational and communication skills, experience leading a crew, working outdoors, and a valid driver’s license. Chain saw certification, weed eater/brush cutter experience is preferred.
• Project duration will be from May to September 2026. Potential with trail maintenance after this project ends.
• Opportunity for advancement and AmeriCorps education award.

Description of Project Work:

• Work alongside biologists to improve Reticulated Flatwood Salamander and Florida Bog Frog habitat.
• Project work will consist of removing woody vegetation (remove trees from the overstory, remove brush from the midstory) from selected ephemeral ponds.
• Apply or reapply herbicide to trees (lances).
• Perform daily tool maintenance and equipment repairs as needed.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Crew Leader must have commercially insurable driver’s license (no suspensions within 1 year).
• Must be between 18 and 35 years of age.
• Must be able to carry at least 45 pounds and hike through various terrains for 1 to 4 miles.
• Must be enthusiastic about working outdoors and have a respect for nature.
• Able to work in extremely hot, humid, buggy, and wet conditions around insects and wildlife.
• Herbicide Licensing (Florida Core Forest Pest Control, Florida Category 5a Aquatic Pest Control, Florida Cat 21 Natural Areas) preferred for Crew Leader, will train Crew Members.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical and drug screening.
• Must have reliable transportation to meet at the Milton, FL location each morning

Benefits:

• Unique opportunity to work alongside biologists and environmental scientists gaining knowledge of working on environmentally sensitive lands in endangered/threatened species habitats.
• Earn industry recognized certifications such as First Aid, CPR, S212 chainsaw, S130/190 Basic Fire Management.
• Habitat Restoration Technician Crew Members earn a weekly stipend of $560 - $680 (depending on experience).
• Habitat Restoration Technician Crew Leaders earn a weekly stipend of $720- $840 (depending on experience).
• Can become eligible on our next project to Earn an AmeriCorps Education Award between $1,565.08 and $6,895.00 upon completion of a term. These will become available in August.
• Hiring preference for any agency working on public lands is granted to each member upon completion of their term.