POSITION: Outdoor Education and Youth Development Specialist Field Coordinator
LOCATION: Primary duties are performed within the . SPIKE camping trips and field service days take place at various outdoor locations throughout the region.
ALLOWANCE/AWARD: $25,000 total living allowance, prorated and dispersed each month
$7,395.00 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of 1,700 hours of service
BENEFITS OVERVIEW: Health insurance plan, training and professional development, loan forbearance and student loan interest accrual relief, City of Eugene bus pass, 8 days of instructional break.
SCHEDULE/TERM OF SERVICE
·Full time, 40–45 hours per week, with a minimum of 1,700 hours during a 10-month service term from August/September 2026 to June 2027. Exact dates are subject to slight change due to snow days and other unforeseen calendar challenges.
Service hours are generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with occasional night and weekend hours during SPIKE camping trips and other program events.
The member must complete a minimum of 1,700 hours by the end of their term. The member will receive a 30-minute lunch each day; this lunch break does not count toward AmeriCorps member service hours.
Training will not exceed 20% of total member service hours.
Please note, this is a condensed position posting. Please review full position description at https://nwyouthcorps.workbrightats.com/jobs/1296969 prior to application.
Twin Rivers Charter School Overview:
Twin Rivers Charter School (TRCS) is a small, outdoor conservation-focused public charter school operated under Northwest Youth Corps. We serve high schoolers seeking an alternative academic setting, and many of our students bring real behavioral challenges. Our program is built around small student crews, multi-day camping expeditions, hands-on conservation fieldwork, and natural resource management coursework.
This role is rewarding and genuinely varied. You'll work as a crew lead, classroom presence, behavioral support, and field supervisor depending on the week. The work shifts across the school year, and that's by design.
Because we're a small school with a small team, flexibility matters. Priorities shift, unexpected needs arise, and our faculty step into whatever the school needs on a given day. The quarterly breakdown below describes a typical year, but real circumstances will ask you to flex beyond it sometimes. That's the nature of a small, mission-driven school.
We share all of this upfront because we want you to succeed. Candidates who understand the full scope and flexibility this role requires before they start are far more likely to thrive in it.
Position Summary:
The Outdoor Educator and Youth Development Specialist Field Coordinator serves as a frontline crew leader, classroom support, and field operations coordinator for TRCS. You will spend the majority of your time in direct contact with students: leading small groups in classroom settings, providing environmental education in the field, facilitating conservation-based service-learning projects, and managing student behavior across all settings.
TRCS operates on a four-quarter schedule. Your responsibilities shift between quarters, and you are expected to adapt accordingly. As a member of a small team, you should also expect to take on additional or adjusted responsibilities as school needs to evolve throughout the year.
The Outdoor Educator and Youth Development Specialist Field Coordinator is both highly demanding and highly rewarding, serving high school students identified as at risk of academic failure and/or presenting behavioral challenges. The Outdoor Educator and Youth Development Specialist Field Coordinators spend most of their time in direct contact with students, either providing direct student instruction in small groups in a classroom setting, providing environmental education in the field, or facilitating conservation-based, service-learning projects.
Core Responsibilities
You are a professional in a high school educational environment. You are expected to:
· Actively intervene in and disrupt inappropriate student behavior. You do not wait for someone else to handle it.
· Enforce school behavioral expectations consistently and fairly
· De-escalate conflicts between students
· Establish and maintain clear, appropriate professional boundaries with students at all times
· Model professional conduct, communication, and work ethic for students
· Develop project specifications and coordinate logistics for field operations
· Lead youth on conservation service-learning projects in the field
· Develop and maintain protocols for checking out TRCS field equipment
· Document work performed on all service projects
· Transport student teams in 10-passenger transit vehicles to field sites
· Provide direct academic and behavioral support to students under the direction of the core content teacher
· Provide individualized attention for struggling students
· Teach elective classes two periods per day (when not in the field)
· Substitute for absent teachers as needed, following provided sub plans and managing the classroom independently
· Partner with organizations and agencies such as Eugene Parks and Recreation, The McKenzie River Discovery Center, Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council, US Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management
· Attend all AmeriCorps meetings and trainings
· Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support the school’s operations, programming, and mission
· Camp with students and teaching staff on up to four, 4-day trips in a wilderness setting
Position Qualifications & Certifications
· High school diploma or GED (minimum)
· Bachelor’s degree preferred, or commensurate experience in outdoor leadership, youth development, and/or conservation
· Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving history. Must be 20 years of age to qualify as a Northwest Youth Corps driver
· Current photo ID and proof of US citizenship, US national, or permanent resident status
· Willingness to undergo and pass a driving, criminal and sex offender background check
· Knowledge of and commitment to belonging and inclusion
· Experience teaching and/or leading youth in educational, conservation, reforestation, or outdoor recreation settings
· Desire for personal challenge and a genuine interest in helping youth develop leadership and job skills
· Strong communication skills and a vested interest in community service
· Ability to participate in sustained physical labor in outdoor conditions
Physical Demands/Work Environment
· Work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
· Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
· In the performance of the job duties, the employee will work in a variety of environments from an office setting to remote locations in the wilderness.
· This position will occasionally work outside in all types of weather conditions and environments including but not limited to high elevations, remote areas, cold, rain, snow, heat, humidity, wind, etc.
· While performing the duties of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation, the employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or vehicle; reach with hands and arms; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear; and smell repeatedly.
**This Position Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.**
All offers are contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check (criminal history and driving history).
To Apply
Please review full position description at: https://nwyouthcorps.workbrightats.com/jobs/1296969 prior to application. Send a cover letter and resume to Jessica Johnson, Human Resources Officer at [email protected] with “TRCS Youth Development Specialist” in the subject line and document attachments in word or PDF format. Please do not call or drop in. Additional program information or an online application can be found at www.northwestyouthcorps.org
Northwest Youth Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer - At Northwest Youth Corps, we believe diversity is an essential source of strength for our communities, and we strive to create a safe and empowering environment for all participants and staff from the widest range of backgrounds and abilities. While we are privileged to facilitate conservation service on our public lands, with humility, we also acknowledge that injustice and violence was at the heart of acquiring these lands. Therefore, we are deeply invested in addressing this traumatic legacy by supporting youth and young adults of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, religions, sexual orientations, economic status, and/or other socio-cultural identifiers to learn, grow, and experience success in our programs, and beyond.
Pay: $32,395.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Professional development assistance
Work Location: In person
