Individual Placement - Oregon Dunes Recreation Team

Position Summary 

This position will help to support all areas of work on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. The goal will be to introduce the participants to areas like developed recreation, OHV, trails, Interpretation, and wildlife. Participants will join our crews in very laborious work out on the dunes as well as work to engage the public in education. This goal of this position is to provide an overview of what careers are possible in the Forest Service.

 

Location 

Reedsport, OR

 

Schedule 

June 22, 2026 - September 25, 2026

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• The key duties for this position include Developed Recreation, OHV, Trails, and Wildlife. Within each of these areas it will require a lot of hard work, but is aimed to provide experience in multiple career fields within the Forest Service
• This position will include the use of basic handtools, and powertools. There is potential for some specialized equipment use like Chainsaw, skidsteer, and tractor with training provided. It could entail building fences, brushing trails and campgrounds, painting, educating visitors, maintaining facilities, marking trails, building retaining walls, etc.
• A portion of this position will be to assist the Wildlife Bio in repairing snowy plover closures, doing surveys for certain species, and educating the public about the threatened species of the area.
• This position will need to be comfortable being public facing. In the summer, there is a lot of public interface in the every day work. Some of the work will be helping at events to set up a table and educate people of what the Oregon Dunes stands for, the rules, and interesting things that are on the Oregon Dunes.

 

Marginal Duties 

Some additional duties that might come up are facility cleanup, dumpsite/homeless cleanups, and help with the Ranger District front desk.

 

Required Qualifications 

Communication and teamwork, the willingness to learn new things, and participate in the crews objectives.

 

This SCA Position is authorized under the Public Land Corps Authority. All participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans age 35 or younger. Participants must also be a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States. Hours served can be applied toward the Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority.

 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Handtool/powertool experience
• Public interfacing experience

 

Hours 

40 per week

 

Living Accommodations 

This position would be supplied with a spot at a Forest Service bunkhouse. There is a shared kitchen, common room, laundry, etc.

 

Compensation

• $425 weekly living allowance
• $650 round trip travel allowance
• On site FS Housing Provided
• $100 Duty Related Travel Reimbursement Funding (Receipts required)

All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes. 

 

Personal Vehicle Information

Required

 

Additional Benefits 

Defensive Driving Training

Chainsaw Training

Skid Steer/Tractor Driving Training

First Aid/CPR

Interpretive Skills

Off-Road Vehicle Safety

AmeriCorps: Not Eligible

 

Equal Opportunity Statement 

The Student Conservation Association, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all staff members and is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere where lifestyles may grow personally and professionally.