2026 Fall Flagstaff Roving Team Leader – AmeriCorps

                                                                     

Position Title: 2026 Fall Flagstaff Roving Team Leader – AmeriCorps  

Conservation Legacy Program: Arizona Conservation Corps 

Site Location: AZCC Flagstaff Office 

2500 N Rose St.   

Flagstaff, AZ 86004 

  

Terms of Service: 


* Start Date: 08/24/2026 



* End Date: 12/11/2026 



* AmeriCorps Slot Classification:  450 Hours 

  

Purpose: 

Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC) is an AmeriCorps program that engages motivated young adults, ages 18 - 30, to complete challenging and impactful conservation and service projects throughout the western United States.

AZCC crews serve in a variety of National Parks, National Forests, and other public areas.

Projects may include trail construction & maintenance, habitat improvement, hazardous fuels reduction, historic preservation, chemical and mechanical invasive plant removal, and local environmental service projects.

AZCC provides opportunities for members to learn about the local environment and conservation issues throughout the duration of the program.

Selected members are placed on a crew that will then collaborate to perform project work.

This is an AmeriCorps position. 

 
Description of Duties: 

The Roving Team Leader position is an opportunity to make a difference in young peoples’ lives while completing conservation projects on public and private lands.

Team leaders will be mentors, educators, and facilitators for young adults, working to promote the health and resiliency of our land, air, and water.   

The standard schedule generally consists of a two-week hitch cycle with 8 days in the field as a crew unit and 6 days out of the field with some exceptions. Team Leaders are required to come in for an additional day each hitch cycle to complete administrative duties and check-ins with program staff, typically the day after returning from project. On-hitch, crews camp together, prepare all meals together, and work together as a group to complete all projects and chores.  

The Roving Team Leader (RTL) is typically not attached to one crew for the duration of a field season but rather is expected to either cover supervisory duties for a crew whose leader is absent or offer additional support and leadership alongside a crew’s regular leader.

The RTL may be assigned to the same crew for multiple hitches or asked to join different crews each hitch (or even split a hitch between multiple locations as needed).

The RTL may also be asked to support crews state-wide, despite where they are located- this is a statewide position. When filling in for an absent Crew Leader, the RTL should be expected to fill most supervisory, work-related, disciplinary, budgetary, and administrative tasks normally covered by a Crew Leader. In the event of a Crew Leader unexpectedly quitting or being terminated, the RTL may be asked to...