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Seeking Stewardship Staff
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust is seeking to hire a Stewardship Staff member at either the associate or coordinator level to initiate, organize, and complete annual land monitoring activities of HCLT’s 120 properties with minimal oversight; steward fee owned properties; resolve conservation easement violations. Activities may also include control of invasive species, constructing and maintaining trails, marking property boundaries, and erecting kiosks.
Desired Qualification:
Salary range: $31,200-56,000 depending upon education, associate/coordinator qualifications, and experience level. Benefits include health insurance, and Simple IRA retirement option, and two weeks paid vacation with initial employment.
To apply for this position, send resume/CV, names and phone numbers for three references, and letter of interest to HCLT-Stewardship, P.O. Box 1703, Highlands, NC 28741 or stewardship@earthlink.net by November 30, 2021.
In your application materials please clearly identify which position you seek.
Desired Qualification:
- A Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Biology, Environmental Science, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Natural Resources, or a closely related field.
- Strong skills in fieldwork, GPS, and GIS.
- Ability to safely work outside for extended periods of time in frequently remote locations, steep/uneven terrain, and/or inclement weather, with exposure to environmental hazards including but not limited to poison ivy, ticks, and wildlife.
- Ability to use a chainsaw, the ability to lift and manage 50 pounds, and properly apply herbicides and pesticides or willingness to pursue training if not proficient.
- Current Driver’s License and clean driving record.
Salary range: $31,200-56,000 depending upon education, associate/coordinator qualifications, and experience level. Benefits include health insurance, and Simple IRA retirement option, and two weeks paid vacation with initial employment.
To apply for this position, send resume/CV, names and phone numbers for three references, and letter of interest to HCLT-Stewardship, P.O. Box 1703, Highlands, NC 28741 or stewardship@earthlink.net by November 30, 2021.
In your application materials please clearly identify which position you seek.