Northwest Youth Corps - Community Wildfire Crew Member

Northwest Youth Corps - Community Wildfire Crew Member

CWPC is an innovative AmeriCorps service program designed to provide hands-on training and experience. Our program integrates team-based work projects, education, and on-site vocational training into an experience that prioritizes personal development and Community Wildfire Protection work skills. • Participants work on physically demanding Community Wildfire Protection projects in all kinds of weather and terrain such as creating defensible space around critical infrastructure, fuel reduction and more. • Our program is a highly structured immersive experience. • We focus intentionally on the concept of community within our crews, which means we focus on being present with one another and CWPC Crew members do not use cell phones during work hours (we intentionally "unplug"). • Participants engage in many group activities each day to help the crew function, including tool maintenance, daily debriefs, formal educational sessions and more. • Participants are actively mentored and empowered by their Crew Supervisor and expected to take on increasing leadership roles within the crew, including acting as a "leader of the day/week" by the end of the program. • Through these challenging and rewarding experiences, our programs consistently help members become resilient, disciplined, empathetic and strong.

A high value is placed upon interpersonal dynamics and the development of robust workplace skill sets. • CWPC Crew members assist in creating resilient communities in the face of Wildfire. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : Safety is the number one priority in everything we do, including work, education, and recreation. ¿ Work Project Participation: CWPC Crew members will be part of a crew with up to 5 Crew members, led by one CWPC Crew Supervisor.

Crew members are responsible for the safe completion of assigned projects promptly to predetermined specifications under the direction of their Crew Supervisor. They work closely with program staff and other participants, paying specific attention to safe workplace practices, proper tool use, work quality, and efficiency. ¿ Development and Education: Crew members participate in informal and formal educational discussions. A Participant Success Plan will be created by each member to foster self-improvement and reflection throughout the program. ¿ Committing to being of service to the community and the CWPC is essential.

Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Training , Education award upon successful completion of service .

Terms :

Uniforms provided and required .

Service Areas :

Environment .

Skills :

Environment , General Skills , Team Work , Education .