Leadership Opportunities
Crew Leader
Southwest Conservation Corps’ Crew Leaders perform many roles and are the key to our program’s success. The position is multi-faceted and demanding, but with opportunity for enormous rewards. Successful candidates will demonstrate resourcefulness, effective communication skills, excellent judgement, maturity, initiative, professionalism, and the desire to devote themselves to a crew experience where the needs of others are placed above oneself. The Crew Leader position requires, mentorship, patience, technical aptitude, focus on efficiency, and a high level of comfort in the outdoors. Crew Leaders are ultimately responsible for successes and short-comings of the crew.
AmeriCorps Crew Leader Development Program
Based in Durango and Salida, the Crew Leader Development Program engages members with some previous experience to complete a variety of conservation projects while also receiving training and certifications to help prepare them for leadership roles with SCC or other conservation corps.
Field Supervisors • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position | Location | Dates of Service | Application |
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Adult Programs Field Supervisor | Durango, CO | March 1st - November 14th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Youth Programs Field Supervisor | Durango, CO | March 1st - August 8th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Adult Program Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position | Location | Dates of Service | Application |
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Conservation Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 24th - November 7th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Conservation Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Durango, CO | March 24th - November 7th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Invasive Plant Management Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 24th - August 22nd, 2025 | Apply here! |
Youth Program Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position | Location | Dates of Service | Application |
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Youth Crew Leader (High School Crews) | Durango, CO | March 24th - August 8th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Youth Crew Leader Development Program (High School Crews) | Durango, CO | March 24th - August 8th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Youth Service-Learning Crew Leader (Middle School Crews) | Durango, CO | May 6th - August 8th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Small Teams Leadership • Ecological Monitoring, Strike Team, & Watershed Programs
Position | Location | Dates of Service | Application |
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Multi-Watershed Monitoring Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 17th - October 24th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Dolores River Restoration Partnership Strike Team Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 24th - November 14th, 2025 | Apply here! |
Veterans Fire Corps Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
There are currently no open positions; please check back at a later date.