Summer 2025 Stewardship and Outreach Technician Applications Open
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NICHES Land Trust is accepting applications for the Summer 2025 seasonal Stewardship and Outreach Technician positions! Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Sam Cody, NICHES Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator at sam@nicheslandtrust.org no later than March 1, 2025.
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Seasonal Stewardship/Outreach Technician Job Description
Position Title: Stewardship/Outreach Technician
Location: Lafayette, IN (preserves located within 1 hr. in west-central IN)
Job Classification: Seasonal Full-time (40 hours/week), 12 weeks
Proposed Term: May 13 – August 5, 2025
Pay: $15/ hour
Reports To: NICHES Stewardship Managers
Applications Due: March 1, 2025*
Job Purpose: The Stewardship/Outreach Technician is a seasonal position that will work in coordination with NICHES’ stewardship and outreach staff to implement NICHES’ mission of protecting, restoring, and sustaining Northern Indiana ecosystems. The Stewardship/Outreach Technician’s primary duty is to carry out quality stewardship practices on NICHES properties distributed widely over a 13-county service area. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Non-native, invasive species control and other vegetation management projects utilizing chemical and mechanical methods
- Trail maintenance
- Maintain written records of the tasks and work
- Help facilitate volunteer stewardship workdays and outreach events
- Assist in the implementation of NICHES’ Summer Nature Camp program
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS:
- Ability to work outdoors in inclement conditions for up to 8 hours a day, performing demanding physical labor, including lifting objects up to 60 pounds
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Possess current motor vehicle license and good driving record
- Good sense of direction
- Applicants must provide their own proper footwear for field work
- Demonstrated understanding of the principles of ecological restoration
- Familiarity with the safe operation and basic maintenance of a variety of vehicles and power tools, including light duty trucks, trailers, tractors, chainsaws, and brush cutters
- Experience with the safe use and application of herbicides
- Experience with supervising volunteers on a given task and supervising children
*Please note that NICHES Land Trust reserves the right to hire a candidate at any time, even if applications are still being accepted up until the deadline of March.
NICHES Land Trust is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, marital status, gender, physical or mental handicap, age, veteran status or sexual orientation in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the regulations applying to each Act.
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