Class Series Concept
The Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is an environmental training and development program whose mission is to provide young adults of Washington State with meaningful work experience and training opportunities while completing cleanup and rehabilitation of Puget Sound ecosystems, salmon recovery for the State, recreational improvement and environmental enhancement projects for local, state and federal organizations. The WCC is also part of state and national emergency response networks responding quickly to emergencies including flood, wildfire and spill response.
Definition
In the Department of Ecology, supervises a crew of Washington Conservation Corps members performing a variety of work assignments related to environmental enhancement and sustainability, ecosystem rehabilitation, emergency response for disasters including wildfire, flood, and spill response. The WCC Crew Supervisor 1 manages the projects, trains, mentors and ensures the safety of the crew members and acts as the program contact with partner agencies.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Positions at this level perform professional journey level duties. The WCC Supervisor 1 reviews projects, selects and hires members, assigns duties, monitors productivity, provides day-to-day guidance, or direction regarding work methods and procedures and determines priorities and provides guidance regarding participation in the national Conservation Corp program.
Typical Work
Mentors WCC crew members by providing guidance and to effectively work as a team in challenging and physically demanding work environments;
Manages the completion of assigned projects, including daily communications, assignment of individual tasks for WCC members and ensures work is performed to meet project specifications and standards;
Represents the agency, WCC, and AmeriCorps in interactions with the members of the public and media;
Performs on-site safety assessment, determines necessary precautions, and creates safety plans. Ensures compliance with agency and WCC safety policies and procedures;
Trains crew members in the safe operation and maintenance of small power tools, chain saws, weed-eaters, drills, augers, laser transits, and hand tools such as shovels, hoes, rakes, hammers and axes;
Develops, plans, and monitors projects to complete cleanup and rehabilitation of Puget Sound ecosystems, salmon recovery for the State, and recreational and environmental enhancement projects for local, state and federal organizations;
Plans for hiring needs, participates in outreach events, reviews application materials, organizes and conducts interviews, conducts reference checks, and makes selection of potential corps members;
Makes recommendations to management for matters related to disciplinary action, including termination;
Completes and reviews time sheets, travel logs, credit card logs, safety reports, AmeriCorps documentation, and production reports;
Inventories, maintains, and monitors the use of project materials. Responsible for the proper operation and maintenance of assigned equipment and vehicles;
Responds quickly to disasters including floods, wildfires, landslides, droughts, hurricanes, tornados, and spill response which may require overnight travel and long periods of assignments to a temporary duty station that is not within a 30-mile radius of permanent workstation;
Completes damage assessments, coordinates volunteer centers at disasters, clears debris, assists with fire camp operations, fights wildfires, initiates damaged home rehabilitation, and hazardous spill cleanup;
Performs other duties as required.
Knowledge and Abilities
Legal Requirement(s)
There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.
Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
Desirable Qualifications
Satisfactory completion of a two-year Forest Technology Vocational Program and one year of WCC field experience.
Three years of experience equivalent to WCC field work, young adult mentorship, or leadership.
Qualifying military experience can substitute, year for year, for field experience.
Note: Some positions may require possession of a Pesticide Operator License or the ability to obtain license within three months of employment.
Class Specification History
New class code: (formerly 37000) effective July 1, 2007.
Salary adjustment; revised definition, typical work, desirable qualifications; added class series concept, distinguishing characteristics, title change adopted June 30, 2017; effective July 1, 2017; previously WCC Crew Supervisor, previously range 33.
Revised Legal Requirements; effective June 6, 2024, due to adopted legislative action.
Revised typical work, and desirable qualifications; base range increase from 43 to 46: adopted June 23, 2025; effective July 1, 2025.
