Position:          Nature Works Intern

Type:                Summer Internship

Location:          Forest Park

Reports to:       Nature Works Field Coordinator

Supervises:      NA

 

Position Summary:

Nature Works interns have a unique opportunity to get hands on experience with urban ecology while advancing projects at Forest Park. This 8 week internship is designed to introduce youth to urban ecology where participants complete conservation and restoration projects in and around the Forest Park Waterway.

 

Job Functions:

Each intern will make individual contributions to a team of Nature works interns to perform the following essential job functions:

• Invasive species management

• Communicate with Field Coordinator and Assistant Crew Leader

• Operate power and handheld tools

• Work cooperatively with other crew members

• Participate in training and educational activities

 

POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Ability to exert physical effort for extended periods and performing manual labor in extreme temperatures required. Ability to frequently move and/or lift up to fifty (50) pounds and carry it a reasonable distance, and occasionally lift and/or move more than eighty (80) pounds. Ability to hear, understand and follow oral and written instructions over radio, telephone and in person. Willingness to use herbicide in a safe and efficient manner. Ability to take direction and work in a team.

 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested.

 

Forest Park Forever is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug free workplace in accordance with federal regulations.