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Job Posted
March 27, 2026
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Website
Contact Name
Kim Tholis
Contact Email
ktholis@rockymountainyouthcorps.com
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Location
United States
As a Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader, you’ll guide a crew of 12 youth members (grades 6-12) through trail building, habitat restoration, and community projects—while camping, backpacking, and living outside 24/7. You’ll mentor young people, create a safe and challenging team environment, and help them grow into confident leaders.
✔ Lead meaningful conservation work
✔ Backpack, camp, and explore Colorado’s backcountry
✔ Facilitate team-building and outdoor education
✔ Transition into fall as an outdoor science instructor
This is more than a job—it’s a chance to shape lives (including your own) through dirt, sweat, and mountain air.
Summary
As a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Crew Leader, you will lead crews of 10 young people on two or four-week sessions. You will provide a safe, yet adventurous space for youth to work hard, grow personally and professionally, and develop strong bonds with their crew. We offer three different crew types: YCC Adventurers (6th-7th graders), YCC Trailblazers (8th-9th graders) and YCC Outdoor Leaders (10th-12th graders). These are two or four-week sessions with each crew where you are together camping, completing service projects, and recreating 24/7. Each age group camps in the front country and 8th-12th graders go on a backpacking expedition. You are expected to facilitate each age group in team building activities and experiential education activities throughout your time with them. Youth Crew Leaders are supported in the field by a Field Coordinator.
Compensation Information
- $800/week plus AmeriCorps Education Award at the end of term in the amount of $2,817 to $3,697 depending on the position
- Cell phone reimbursement $45/month
- All food is paid for during training and 24/7 sessions with youth
- Camping offered at our headquarters
- Showers and laundry compensated during training and during 24/7 sessions with youth