Position Title: NPS- Grand Canyon National Park- Biological Technician (Plants)- AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps- Individual Placements Program

Site Location: Grand Canyon National Park

17 South Entrance Road, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023

Terms of Service:

Start Date: 09/21/2026
End Date: 01/22/2027
AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 675 Hours

Purpose:

Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps Mission

Our vision is to lead our Nations back to ecological and cultural well-being by engaging underrepresented Indigenous youth and young adults in conservation service programs that reconnect participants to the land, their cultural heritage, and their traditions. We work to remove barriers to participation, education, and employment by partnering with local community organizations, agencies, and institutes of higher learning to create paid service and career training opportunities, personal and professional development, and pathways to postsecondary education and employment.

*Ancestral Lands serves local tribal communities in the regions we operate. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages. Native American applicants are encouraged to apply.

Grand Canyon National Park Purpose:

+ Preserve and protect Grand Canyon's unique geologic, paleontologic, and other natural and cultural features for the benefit and enjoyment of the visiting public.
+ Provide the public opportunity to experience Grand Canyon's outstanding natural and cultural features, including natural quiet and exceptional scenic vistas.
+ Protect and interpret Grand Canyon's extraordinary scientific and natural values.

Grand Canyon National Park Vegetation Program:

The purpose and mission of the Vegetation Program is to understand, preserve, and restore the park's plant communities and serve as a model for resource management. To promote ecological restoration, the program acts to stabilize degraded sites, control invasive non-native plant species, and restore late seral communities. Ecological restoration efforts are supported by the program's high-capacity, energy-efficient greenhouse. Other program focus areas include endangered species monitoring and recovery, hazard tree management, and engaging the public in citizen science.

Description of Duties:
This project will help Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA) by providing a space for youth to engage with NPS staff, youth conservations corps, volunteers, partners, and park visitors. GRCA is a place of immeasurable importance to Native people in the Southwest. GRCA shares boundaries with three federally recognized tribes; a total of 11 federally recognized tribes are traditionally associated with what is now GRCA. Park staff have been working with tribal people for more than 40 years, developing numerous innovative and collaborative tribal partnerships. These Individual Placements (IPs) will work alongside the GRCA Vegetation Program staff to support habitat restoration activities (i.e., native seed collection, greenhouse plant propagation, invasive plant control, planting, vegetation monitoring, etc.) and hazard tree management activities.

• Habitat Restoration including Post-wildfire Recovery and Monarch Butterfly Habitat Creation
• Assist with native seed collection, greenhouse plant propagation, invasive plant control, planting, seeding, and vegetation monitoring, etc.
• Hazard Tree Management- Tree Risk Assessment
• GIS Surveying

Qualifications:

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• At least 17 years of age
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of elementary or secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant, and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check.
• Interest and/or experience with biology, ecology, forestry, or related subjects.
• The successful applicant must be reliable, punctual, and self-motivated.
• Strong verbal and communication skills.
• Self-starter, creative, strategic, and resourceful.
• Must be comfortable and proficient speaking to large groups of people, including children.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extensive periods, and in some cases, over rough surfaces or inclines carrying backpacks, tools, rescue equipment, etc.
• Must be able to work full days outside in high or low temperatures, or adverse weather conditions.

Our Commitment:

Conservation Legacy is committed to the full consideration of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Physical requirements may include periodic overnight travel, non-traditional work hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. The ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.

Time Requirements:

Typically, this position is expected to serve Monday to Friday, but exact service schedules may vary. A half hour lunch break will not be counted towards AmeriCorps service
Member may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.

Orientation and Training:

Member will receive an orientation that includes training on AmeriCorps prohibited and unallowable activities.
Member will receive an orientation to Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps and Conservation Legacy.
Member will receive an orientation to Grand Canyon National Park.

Benefits:

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $2,817.14
Living Allowance of $600 per week.
Additional Benefit of $100 per week.
Healthcare Coverage if Eligible
Childcare Coverage if Eligible
Loan forbearance if Eligible
Interest Payments if Eligible

Evaluation and Reporting:

As an AmeriCorps member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has completed the required number of hours, the member has satisfactorily completed assignments, and if the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.

Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to, bi-weekly timesheets and accomplishment tracking.

Supervisor Name and Contact Information:

G. Catlin "Cat" Ami Contact information: gami@conservationlegacy.org

Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.