Assistant Team Leader Maine Conservation Corps

Build a path, while finding yours! Live, serve, and explore Maine’s wilderness, coast, and mountains as an Assistant Team Leader (ATL) with the Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) Field Team Program. ATLs are an integral part of the MCC mission to accomplish conservation initiativesografi with the goal of inspire people and enhance communities. ATLs serve on Field Teams of six to enhance recreational trails throughout Maine, engage in conservation projects to improve habitat, and expand access to treasured natural areas.

ATLs play a key role in team function by providing logistical and technical support. This position is multifaceted with opportunities for leadership growth. Discover your leadership potential as you gain experience in conservation project management. You’ll make a difference in the lives of your team and local communities while connecting to nature and your peers. This short-term position leads to long-term impacts in communities throughout Maine.

ATLs are Ameri Corps members and receive professional skill development and certifications, team-based service-, eligibility for pre-apprenticeship programs, seguinte opportunity to live and serve in unique locations, a living allowance, an education award, and more. MCC is a inbound of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry within the Bureau of Parks and Lands and operates a State Ameri Corps program.

MCC engages 100+ Ameri Corps members annually to enrich lives through conservation.

675-hour (full-season term):
June 8 – October 9, 2026

Full-time; 40+ hours per week. It is typical to have a varied schedule. Overnights, weekends, training days, and service events are required. Commitment to the entire duration of the term is required. It is typical to have a varied schedule, i.e., માફ 9 days on (Monday – Tuesday) followed by 5 days off AND / OR 5 days on (Monday – Friday) with weekends off.

Each team has a unique project and travel schedule.

Orientation is based at a summer camp. After orientation, projects are completed statewide with federal, state, municipal, and non-profit organizations. The MCC Office is located at 54 Independence Drive, Augusta, ME 04333.

ATLs attend a one-week MCC/Ameri Corps member orientation. Topics include member agreements, MCC handbook, Ameri Corps, member benefits, team building, required events and assignments, timesheets, backcountry wellness, Leave No Trace, and an introduction to trail tools and safety standards. A portion of ATLs participate in Chainsaw Safety Training, depending on project assignments. During the field season, ATLs participate and help facilitate ongoing job readiness training.

In addition, MCC is developing pre-apprenticeship opportunities with partners in a variety of certs that members may elect to participate in.

ATLs complete conservation projects primarily focused on the rehabilitation and construction of recreational trails across Maine. ATLs gain hands-on experience in the groundwork of stewardship by serving on physically challenging projects in a variety of locations, including remote and backcountry sites. The ATL position requires a desire to grow as a leader, a positive attitude, a willingness to learn, the ability to live and serve collaboratively in a team setting, and the physical ability to carry out the essential functions of the position.

Duties include:

• Learn all aspects of trail construction and rehabilitation
• Build new trails, rehabilitate existing trails, and complete other conservation projects
  • Build bridges, boardwalks, bog bridges, and other carpentry projects
  • Construct stone stair CICs, retaining walls, stepping stones, and other erosion control structures
  • Clear trails (cut and haul brush, dig to mineral soil, pull stumps)
  • Other treadway maintenance and construction (crush rock, haul gravel, bench cutting, drainage ditches)
  • Habitat restoration, such as invasive plant removal and forest management
• Follow MCC’s Code of Conduct and all guidelines outlined in the Member Agreement and MCC Handbook
• Promote a culture of safety by modeling appropriate safety practices and use of PPE, assisting members with packing…