Seasonal Interns, Borderlands Earth Care Youth (20 openings)
Borderlands Restoration Network is seeking a total of 20 motivated youth, ages 15-20, to participate in the Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) summer program. These positions report to BECY Educational Facilitators. There are 10 positions open in Patagonia and 10 in Douglas, Arizona that include eight internships and two youth leaders in each location..
Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) inspires and trains the next generation of land stewards by hiring culturally diverse youth living on the US/Mexico borderlands to restore the trinational watersheds they call home. Youth work with rock, wood, seeds, hands, and hearts to return flowing waters and riverside ecosystems to the arid borderlands.
BECY interns will work as a team on a variety of daily work projects. Activities will include erosion control structure design and building, rainwater harvesting projects, and native plant planting. BECY participants will follow educational activities and create and implement an individual community restoration project during of the program presenting their final project at graduation.
Responsibilities:
● Participate in a variety of daily work projects. Examples include erosion control, planting native plants, invasive species
removal, installing active water harvesting cisterns, planting native and edible gardens and other ranch/farm work.
● Through the duration of the program, develop and complete a community restoration project individually or within a
group that will be presented at graduation.
● Take on the delegated responsibilities given by the Educational Facilitators on supervised work sites.
● In teams, employees are responsible for cooking and cleaning during possible camping trips – Monday through
Wednesday nights during the program.
● Learn from integrated educational activities that are incorporated in daily schedules following the provided BRN
curriculum.
● Help document activities by recording GPS points of work sites daily.
● As applicable: Drive in a personal vehicle to/from work site daily.
Required Qualifications:
● 15+ years old
● Ability to listen, give and take feedback, be teachable
● Ability to move over rough terrain and use hand tools
● Interest in working on a job site as part of a team
● Judgment and risk management skills
● Organizational and communication skills
● Positive attitude!
● Youth Leaders: Valid Arizona driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications:
● Experience or interest in camping
Hours, Duration, and Pay:
This is a seasonal position (32+ hours/week) at $12.80-$ 13.80/per hour based on position. Work will take place June 6 - July 14 from 6AM - 2PM. Participants are expected to present their projects during graduation on July 14. Benefits include workers compensation and pay sick time.
Physical Demands:
These positions are physically demanding, and applicants should be prepared for fast paced work in challenging outdoor environments. Applicants must be able to lift 50 pounds and be comfortable working in inclement weather, heat, and humidity with exposure to dust and dirt. Experience working in these kinds of environments preferred.
Email your application, resume, cover letter and three references to Youth Education Program Coordinator, Jordan Sene jsene@borderlandsrestoration.org by Friday, April 1, 2022.
Borderlands Restoration Network is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status
Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) inspires and trains the next generation of land stewards by hiring culturally diverse youth living on the US/Mexico borderlands to restore the trinational watersheds they call home. Youth work with rock, wood, seeds, hands, and hearts to return flowing waters and riverside ecosystems to the arid borderlands.
BECY interns will work as a team on a variety of daily work projects. Activities will include erosion control structure design and building, rainwater harvesting projects, and native plant planting. BECY participants will follow educational activities and create and implement an individual community restoration project during of the program presenting their final project at graduation.
Responsibilities:
● Participate in a variety of daily work projects. Examples include erosion control, planting native plants, invasive species
removal, installing active water harvesting cisterns, planting native and edible gardens and other ranch/farm work.
● Through the duration of the program, develop and complete a community restoration project individually or within a
group that will be presented at graduation.
● Take on the delegated responsibilities given by the Educational Facilitators on supervised work sites.
● In teams, employees are responsible for cooking and cleaning during possible camping trips – Monday through
Wednesday nights during the program.
● Learn from integrated educational activities that are incorporated in daily schedules following the provided BRN
curriculum.
● Help document activities by recording GPS points of work sites daily.
● As applicable: Drive in a personal vehicle to/from work site daily.
Required Qualifications:
● 15+ years old
● Ability to listen, give and take feedback, be teachable
● Ability to move over rough terrain and use hand tools
● Interest in working on a job site as part of a team
● Judgment and risk management skills
● Organizational and communication skills
● Positive attitude!
● Youth Leaders: Valid Arizona driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications:
● Experience or interest in camping
Hours, Duration, and Pay:
This is a seasonal position (32+ hours/week) at $12.80-$ 13.80/per hour based on position. Work will take place June 6 - July 14 from 6AM - 2PM. Participants are expected to present their projects during graduation on July 14. Benefits include workers compensation and pay sick time.
Physical Demands:
These positions are physically demanding, and applicants should be prepared for fast paced work in challenging outdoor environments. Applicants must be able to lift 50 pounds and be comfortable working in inclement weather, heat, and humidity with exposure to dust and dirt. Experience working in these kinds of environments preferred.
Email your application, resume, cover letter and three references to Youth Education Program Coordinator, Jordan Sene jsene@borderlandsrestoration.org by Friday, April 1, 2022.
Borderlands Restoration Network is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status
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