Work Outside, Get Physical, Improve Life Skills

ATTENTION: CREW LEADERS NEEDED NOW! CCYC needs Crew Leaders ASAP for the Spring and SFT Crews beginning in March. Crew Leader training for Spring Crew begins March 7th and SFT Crew Leader training begins March 25th. Apply ASAP IF INTERESTED!

CCYC is a youth employment, education, and leadership program for youth ages 16-23 (crew leaders can be over 23) operated in partnership with four school districts in Southeast Utah, Northwest New Mexico, and Northern Arizona. The goal of CCYC is to improve work readiness, employment prospects, and economic independence for youth, while also teaching them respect for natural resources and the outdoors. The work projects include habitat restoration, fire fuels reduction (mechanical thinning), trail construction and maintenance, invasive species removal and treatment, and other natural resource management tasks. CCYC promotes healthy lifestyles, through encouraging youth toward outdoor careers that provide ample regular physical activity, improve life skills, improve job skills, and help youth complete high school and help push them towards a college education.

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Recreation

CCYC is based out of Monticello, Utah at the foot of the Abajo Mountains and ideally located in the highest concentration of national parks in the nation. Surrounding parks include Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Natural Bridges National Park, Capital Reef National Park, Manti La Sal National Forest, Mesa Verde National Park, Zion National Park, and Bryce Canyon National Park. In addition to these parks is a plethora of national monuments including the world famous Monument Valley. Surrounding rivers include the Green, Colorado, and San Juan Rivers.

Room and Board

Housing options: tents

While on crew employees will camp in tents provided to them by CCYC. CCYC also provides all food for employees while they are in the field.

Benefits

Crewmembers:

Stipends:

Spring and Fall Crew (8 Weeks) – $262 per week
Summer Crews (4 Weeks) (#1-4) -- $209.60 per week
MACC Sustainable Forestry Team (SFT) (6 months) -- $286 per week

All Weekly Stipends include room, board and transportation.

Crew Leaders:

Salary:

$375-$550 per week during session, depending on experience and position.
$300 per week during training weeks

AmeriCorps Education Awards are available for applicants (Crew Leaders and Crew Members) on the Spring, MACC SFT and Fall Crews

Transportation Info

CCYC provides transportation up to two hours away from Monticello, Utah both to and from base camp and worksites. Exceptions may be made for special cases.