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AmeriCoprs Crew Member & Crew Leader, Conservation Corps Milton, Florida
Job Title: Conservation Corps AmeriCoprs Crew Member, Conservation Corps AmeriCoprs Crew Leader
Location: In person in Milton, Florida. Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred).
Project Duration: Each Project Varies
Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours per week) Monday – Thursday, weather permitting.
Crew Member Pay: $560 - $680 per week (depending on experience).
Crew Leader Pay: $720 - $800 per week (depending on experience).
Posted: October 13th, 2026
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 various conservation projects in the area. We are seeking a passionate person who loves the outdoors and the species that inhabit it. These roles supports the restoration and protection of natural areas through physical fieldwork, teamwork, safe equipment use, and environmental stewardship.
Description of Project Work:
Each project could look a little different. This is a great opportunity to gain a variety of valuable field experience in one place!
Possible Duties:
- Work alongside biologists to improve habitat.
- Removing woody vegetation (remove trees from the over story, remove brush from the midstory) from selected areas.
- Mowing, weed eating, and edging
- Apply or reapply herbicide to trees (lances).
- Invasive plant removal.
- Litter Removal.
- Perform daily tool maintenance and equipment repairs as needed.
- ETC.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Valid driver’s license for Trail crew members.
- 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 Category5a 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 meet up location each morning
Benefits:
- Unique opportunity to work 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.
- Crew Members earn a weekly stipend of $560 - $680 (depending on experience).
- 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.
- Hiring preference for any agency working on public lands is granted to each member upon completion of their term.
To Apply:
- You will find our volunteer application on our website atcorpsnet.ctwfl.com/portal/applications/InterestForm.aspx
- Once the interest has been received, you will receive a link to log in and complete a fullapplication, you will be contacted for an over the phone interview which may be followedup with an in-person interview.
Contact:
- Phone: 321-956-3940
- Email: info@ctwfl.com
Pay: $560.00 - $800.00 per week
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Location: In person
Salary : $560 - $680