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Boulder County Community Planning and Permitting Department is seeking to hire a Youth Programs Specialist. Boulder County’s wildfire mitigation program—Wildfire Partners—is currently seeking a Youth Programs Specialist to help coordinate our Youth Helping Vulnerable Individuals and Communities program. Wildfire Partners works with partners—such as TEENS Inc. and Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC)—to provide free wildfire mitigation services to individuals and communities who are unable to complete mitigation on their own. The Youth Programs Specialist is the liaison between Wildfire Partners, the partner organizations, and the individuals and communities receiving the free mitigation services.
Mitigation work focuses on creating and maintaining defensible space and performing hazardous fuels reduction projects. Defensible space projects include removing combustible material near structures (and placing it into dumpsters), cutting trees and shrubs, cutting grasses, removing surface fuels, low limbing trees, removing combustible debris and other items from under decks and other locations, and creating and maintaining a five-foot non-combustible zone next to structures. Some crews doing this work use chainsaws; some do not. Hazardous fuels reduction projects are performed by chainsaw crews and involve vegetation removal farther than 100 feet from homes such as creating fuel breaks identified in Community Wildfire Protection Plans.
Vulnerable individuals and communities are historically underrepresented or underserved residents of Boulder County who often have not been able to easily access mitigation services. They may not be fluent English speakers. To learn more about Wildfire Partners and wildfire mitigation, visit our website: https://wildfirepartners.org/.
This is a full-time, benefited position that will work weekday business hours, depending on the time of year, working both four 10-hour days and five 8-hour days per week, with occasional evenings and Saturdays as needed. This position will work out of 2045 13th Street, Boulder, Colorado. Under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guidelines, this position is exempt.
Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.
Hiring Salary Range: $63,828.00 - $68,900.00 Annually
Tentative Hiring Timeline:
New employees receive an 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire, in addition to 8 hours of both vacation and medical leave accruals each month (Must not have been employed at Boulder County during the 12 months prior to re-hire date to qualify). Boulder County offers bountiful benefits, including pension contributions.
Boulder County employees may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Visit studentaid.gov for more information.
PLEASE NOTE: When completing your application describe all relevant education and experience, as applications are assessed based on the required qualifications listed. Resumes and other attachments are not accepted in lieu of completed applications and will not be reviewed in the initial screening process. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your attachments will then be shared with the hiring team.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Boulder County is looking for well qualified candidates to fill our positions. Any combination of relevant education and experience is encouraged. In this position, we are looking for a minimum of:
Additional related education may count towards required experience.
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Boulder County is a workplace dedicated to supporting individuals and families of all types and to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment for all employees. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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