NEWProfessional Trail Crew Member

The Adirondack Mountain Club’s professional trail crew builds, rehabilitates, and conducts maintenance on backcountry trails in both the Adirondack and Catskill Parks. Using non-motorized hand tools, professional trail crew members construct a wide variety of sustainable trail structures with native and dimensional materials. Crews camp for four nights at a time in the backcountry near work locations. Training is provided prior to the beginning of the field season.

Location: Adirondak Loj & Heart Lake Program Center, Lake Placid, NY

Position Dates: Early-May to mid-August; potential option to stay through September

Application Deadline: February 7

Wage: Starting wage of $16.00 / hour, wage increase dependent on work location and classification

Benefits: Paid sick time

Perks: Free ADK membership; Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor workshop and Wilderness First Aid certification; OSHA-10 Training; free ADK workshops; discounts on store merchandise and rental equipment

Housing: Accommodations during the work week range from tents at backcountry sites to lodges and cabins depending on work site, all meals are provided; Additional shared housing available at Heart Lake Program Center for off days with three meals a day for free.

ADK screens prospective employees through a background check. Information obtained is not an automatic bar to employment but is considered in view of all relevant circumstances. Any falsification, misinterpretation, or incompleteness in this disclosure alone is grounds for disqualification or termination.

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