We are hoping to fill this position as soon as possible. Preference may be given to interested individuals who are available to start quickly.

Position Duration: As soon as possible - End of October, potential to extend employment to Thanksgiving if desired

Status: Temporary/Seasonal

Compensation: $19.00/hr paid every two weeks

Training Schedule: This position is being filled mid-season. As much training as possible will be provided at the start of employment, but interested individuals should be prepared to learn many aspects on the job. 

Hitch Schedule: 8 days working, 6 days off (8x10-hour days). 

Location: Crews are based out of Asheville, North Carolina and will work primarily in Western North Carolina.

Supervisor: Field Crew Program Manager

Crew Structure: One Crew Leader, 1 Assistant Crew Leader, 4 Crew Members

Hiring Timeline: We hope to fill this position as soon as possible. The hiring process will be conducted accordingly.

Under leadership of the Crew Leader, the Assistant Crew Leader will help lead four Crew Members while camping and working on remote projects with limited to no cell service. Crews are expected to backpack and live in physically demanding, remote environments for at least 8 days at a time. Conditions of this environment may vary significantly including freezing temperatures, high humidity, persistent rain, and high elevation. The remote nature of our work may mean delayed access to medical care. Leadership of the crew will require excellent communication skills and judgment, maturity, organization, an ability to train in the field, professionalism, initiative, emotional maturity and resilience, resourcefulness, patience, ability to delegate tasks, technical trailwork skills, and comfort in the outdoors with minimal contact to others while on hitch. Assistant Crew Leaders are expected to help Crew Leaders make decisions in the field to keep their crew safe and provide a high quantity and quality of work for our partners. If a Crew Leader must leave the field or cannot head into the field, the Assistant Crew Leader is expected to fulfill the Crew Leader responsibilities.

A typical work hitch includes meeting at the SAWS office, driving a SAWS vehicle several hours to a trailhead, backpacking into the project site, staying in the field for 8 days at a time, hiking out, traveling back to the office, cleaning gear, tools, vehicles, completing reporting requirements, and preparing and prepping the crew for the next work hitch.