Community Forestry Assistant

For more details and application instructions, please see the position announcement at:

https://jcd.colorado.gov/sites/jcd/files/documents/Job Announcement JCD Community Forestry Assistant 2026-02-03 SUBMITTED.pdf

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Position Overview: This position will assist with the operation of community slash collection yards around Jefferson County where local residents and contractors will drop off slash (i.e. tree limbs, branches) and woody biomass generated by forest thinning and wildfire mitigation efforts. See the program website at https://www.jeffco.us/2493/Slash-Collection.

Status: Non-exempt (hourly) seasonal position (May-September/October 2026). Offering full- and part-time schedules. Anticipated start date is May 14th, 2026.

Hourly Pay: $19.50 per hour

Location: Golden, Colorado

Closing Date: Open until filled

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Essential Duties

Operate Slash Yards

• Open/close the yard daily
• Greet the public, accurately collect information on a tablet, collect fees
• Inspect and measure volume of material
• Direct traffic and the unloading process
• Drag, pull, pile slash
• Post signs and information
• Provide basic education to the public on forestry and wildfire mitigation

*If hired part-time (four days per week, Thurs-Sun), employees will spend 100% of their time operating the slash yards. If hired full-time (five days per week, Wed-Sun), Wednesdays will be spent on duties listed below.

Assist Other Programs

• Forest and plant inventory
• Flagging boundaries and marking trees
• GIS and mapping

These duties are not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees will perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Necessary Skills

• Customer-service oriented
• Humility, dependability, organization
• Outgoing, conversational, enjoys meeting new people
• Collaborative with fellow employees and external partners
• Self-motivated, self-directed, innovative
• Flexible to perform a variety of duties and adaptable to changing situations
• Excellent verbal and written communicator
• Emotionally intelligent; respectful and tolerant of different viewpoints and personalities

Required Job Qualifications

• Fluent in speaking and writing English
• Able to pass a criminal background check
• Hold or able to obtain a valid Colorado driver’s license
• Must be comfortable working safely outdoors, independently and as a team, during all seasons and weather conditions to complete required field work.
• Able to safely operate a four-wheel-drive vehicle in urban and rural mountain settings on- and off-pavement
• Able to safely use hand tools
• Employee must provide their own: Boots, clothing, and other personal field gear; Smartphone, for occasional use on the job
• Full-time/Wednesdays only: Walk and hike over steep, uneven terrain; use a map, compass, GPS, and other equipment; carry up to 30 pounds

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Interest and knowledge in forestry, wildfire, ecology, and/or natural resources.
• Proficiency in Google Sheets.
• Experience using point of sale software and devices (Square, Clover, etc.).
• Experience working with the public and great customer service skills.