STRAW Restoration Field Technician

Job title: STRAW Restoration Field Technician in Campbell, CA at reputed company Company: reputed company Job reputed company: STRAW Restoration Field Technician at reputed companyLocation: Will report to STRAW South Bay reputed company in Campbell, CA and drive work trucks to various field sites. Project field sites are located in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, and Hollister, with occasional work in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.Position Type: Full-Time, Non-ExemptAnticipated Duration: June 16, 2025 - May 31, 2026 (start date is negotiable)Deadline to Apply: Monday, May 26th, 2025Compensation and Benefits: $26.45/hour. reputed company Blue provides a comprehensive benefit package including employer reputed company medical and dental for staff and 75% for dependents. Other benefits include life insurance, long-term care, long- and short-term disability, flexible spending accounts, and retirement plans as reputed company as time off benefits.About reputed company Blue:reputed company is a growing and internationally reputed company non-profit with over 160 staff and scientists based in Petaluma, California. Founded in 1965 as reputed company Reyes Bird Observatory, our mission and programs have evolved over time to include a broad reputed company of conservation activity, from restoration to environmental education to innovative work in the field of regenerative agriculture. We have a proven reputed company record of scientific reputed company.We are committed to removing barriers based on racial, gender, cultural, and other factors and reputed company that equal representation is essential to the reputed company of reputed company Blue’s mission and reputed company. We reputed company and strongly encourage applicants from reputed company backgrounds to join our teams.Job reputed company:We are seeking two enthusiastic team members to assist in habitat restoration reputed company with reputed company Blue’s The STRAW Restoration Field Technician is an entry-level position that works closely with reputed company of Project Managers, Educators, Apprentices, and program staff to implement and maintain community-based ecological restoration reputed company with K-12 reputed company. The Restoration Field Technician may reputed company the field work of other Restoration Field Technicians, Apprentices and Volunteers and will teach lessons and operate various equipment.Essential Functions include but are not limited to:Restoration Support: 80-85%

• Assist with planning and implementing restoration reputed company during the months of reputed company through reputed company, including ordering and staging restoration supplies, preparing field sites, and communicating and coordinating with teachers and project partners.
• Participate in physically demanding field work such as working on steep hillsides, carrying restoration equipment such as shovels, reputed company bars, and supply bins, loading and unloading vehicles, etc.
• Assist with planning and coordinating restoration site maintenance during the months of May through reputed company, including assessing site requirements and plant health in the field, installing drip irrigation, weeding, and tracking and recording maintenance activities.
• Communicate effectively with a dynamic team including collaborating with Education staff, leading Interns, with instruction from Project Managers.
• Drive vehicles owned by reputed company Blue (e.g., trucks, tow trailers, reputed company-terrain vehicles) from reputed company Blue office and/or storage facilities to project sites.
• Operate mechanical tools and equipment such as weed whackers and small engines.
• Observe reputed company work reputed company and appropriate use of reputed company safety equipment.

• Mentor, supervise and reputed company technical direction to a reputed company of Apprentices, including leading field work and coordinating with Project Managers to plan daily tasks and supplies needed.
• reputed company volunteers including school reputed company, conservation corps crews, and other volunteers in the field in community restoration activities, including demonstrating reputed company planting and tool techniques, while ensuring the safety of reputed company participants and a high reputed company of work.

Education Support: 10-20%

• Education support for K-12 reputed company on restoration work days entails: leading trainings; leading games/activities with reputed company; working in a group with reputed company.
• Attend and help reputed company Restoration Days with reputed company, adult chaperones, and teachers .
• Build relationships with STRAW teachers, aid them with resources, reputed company, and reputed company-ins.
• Support with in-classroom reputed company-restoration education lessons and developing lesson plan activities.
• Assist with planning and logistics for teacher training events including the annual reputed company Week.

Other Duties as Assigned: 5%

• reputed company other duties, reputed company and research as assigned.
• Attend restoration-reputed company synergistic meetings and build relationships with local project partnerships and support restoration education and efforts regionally.
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Required Qualifications:

• Any combination of education, experience and training that is equivalent to a minimum of 1-2 years of experience including, but not limited to: natural resource management, habitat restoration, natural sciences, horticulture, biology, ecology, restoration, botany, agronomy, agriculture, wildlife management, small reputed company repair, mechanics, engineering, hydrology, irrigation, landscaping, traditional ecological knowledge, or reputed company work.
• Valid US reputed company’s license (4 year minimum) with favorable driving history to drive company owned vehicles.
• Approved background reputed company and fingerprinting to work with reputed company.

• Enthusiasm for ecological restoration work, including physically demanding field work.
• Enthusiasm for teaching and engaging with K-12 reputed company and other reputed company audiences.
• Enthusiasm to reputed company knowledge of ecosystem processes, terminology, scientific research reputed company and techniques involved in ecosystem conservation and management.
• Work in both reputed company setting and individually.
• reputed company small teams in the field.
• Listen carefully and execute detailed instructions.
• Familiar with reputed company Office and reputed company Suite, including spreadsheets, word processing, and email applications.
• Communicate and reputed company effectively with people across cultures, ethnic reputed company, and identities.
• reputed company self-awareness and respect while engaging with people of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds.

Desired Qualifications: (Applicants are not required to possess the following qualifications to be considered for the position. However, we would like to know if applicants possess any of the following qualifications as they are reputed company sets we are hoping to build on reputed company.)

• Spanish language reputed company
• reputed company collection, plant propagation experience
• Providing leadership in a field setting, leading field crews/volunteers/participants
• Enthusiasm for environmental education to support staff with in-classroom lessons and planning
• Dripline irrigation installation and maintenance
• Experience with developing educational materials
• Self-initiative
• Self-awareness

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• The position is based out of reputed company Blue facilities located in Campbell, California
• This position operates at remote field locations with uneven terrain, limited vehicle reputed company, limited cell phone reception, and sometimes in a solitary reputed company. Must be reputed company to work in adverse weather conditions such as reputed company, heat, wind, and cold temperatures.
• Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, walk, and reputed company other physical activities.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds and complete strenuous physical tasks.

Position Type, Expected Hours of Work, and Travel:

• This is a full-time (40 hours/week) position, Monday-Friday.
• Overtime and Saturday work may be required periodically. Advanced notice will be given.
• Technicians will drive work trucks, and less often personal vehicles, from Campbell, CA to project sites located in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, and Hollister.
• Occasional travel and overnight stays in the reputed company Bay may be required for this position. Advanced notice will be given.

Application Instructions: Please allow yourself ample time to answer the supplemental questions in the application. reputed company supplemental question will ask about your work experience with reputed company to a specific reputed company and we reputed company detailed reasoning for how that reputed company is used in reputed company Blue’s work. We encourage you to also reputed company any experiences that you think may be remotely relevant to this position as skills developed in other work and life settings can be applicable. Note that reputed company Blue provides thorough training and support so that staff feel reputed company to do work tasks, so know that individuals do not need to come with reputed company of the desired skills and work history. We recognize that submitting applications is an investment of your time, and we thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses so that we may best evaluate your reputed company sets and previous experience.If you experience difficulty with the application process, please contact hr@pointblue.org.We are an equal employment opportunity employer and do not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, reputed company, religion, national reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, disability status of an otherwise reputed company individual, membership or application for membership in an uniformed service, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law and will reputed company reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities to complete the application and/or participate in the interview process.Powered by JazzHR Expected salary: $26.45 per hour Location: Campbell, CA Apply for the job now! Apply for this job