Lake Tahoe Ambassador Crew Lead

Do you want to:

• Gain professional environmental career experience?
• Obtain college credit while getting paid an awesome wage?
• Work outside in beautiful locations?
• Help to protect Lake Tahoe?

Job description: 

 The role of the Ambassador Crew Lead is to perform all Lake Tahoe Ambassador duties in addition to overseeing a small team of Ambassadors as a group leader. Additional duties include communicating directly with site leads, mentors, and program supervisors, assisting with participant training, hiring, and scheduling, and performing progress checks on participants at work sites. This position is designed for college students or recent graduates to gain supervisory experience, though some prior team management experience is preferred. 

 The Lake Tahoe Ambassador Program is a youth stewardship training program. Participants will interact face-to-face with the public, sharing information about Lake Tahoe’s natural environment and ways to protect it. Ambassadors will be stationed at various popular beaches, trailheads, and visitor centers around the lake during peak visitor times, usually Thursday-Monday. In addition, Ambassadors will be trained in related environmental skills, including species identification, trail work, public outreach, and more. 

 Ambassadors will:

• Attend in-person training sessions to learn about the uniqueness of Tahoe’s environment and how to protect it
• Motivate and inspire community members and visitors to recreate responsibly while enjoying Lake Tahoe’s parks and beaches
• Share information about ways to recreate in Tahoe, favorite hikes and bike trails, and more
• Model good stewardship by picking up trash, handing out pet waste bags, talking with the public about best practices, and more
• Collect visitor-use data by tracking observations and interactions with the public
• Present natural history information to the public
• Attend additional trainings outside of public work days on related skills like natural history, trail maintenance, species identification, public speaking, research techniques, and more

Additional Crew Lead responsibilities and activities:

• Help facilitate all aspects of the program, including hiring, scheduling, and training of Ambassadors, including overseeing regular work days
• Directly supervise a team of Ambassadors
• Assist Ambassadors when they are in the field by providing materials, logistical support, and helping facilitate work days
• Participate in weekly meetings with the Program Director
• Facilitate program participants’ data collection to ensure completion
• Facilitate special trainings outside of regular workdays, including networking with local conservation partners

 Required Qualifications:

• A willingness to learn about Tahoe’s environment, sound stewardship practices, and local ordinances
• Experience managing others or experience working in a professional team environment
• Self-motivation and drive to approach visitors to engage them in conversation about how to be good stewards
• Capable of communicating and interacting in a respectful and inclusive manner with people of all ages and backgrounds
• Good time management and punctuality, including responding promptly to emails and phone calls, and a strong ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to promptly and efficiently use Gmail, Google Drive, smartphone apps, and other technology for work purposes
• Capable of standing and walking outdoors in variable weather conditions for up to 8 hours at a time
• Must have transportation to and from work sites throughout the Tahoe Basin
• Must be available for in-person work from June to September, including the 4th of July, with no major away dates planned

Location:

 There is currently 1 position available in South Lake Tahoe and 1 in North Lake Tahoe (primarily Tahoe City).

 Timeframe/Hours:

 Summer work hours are every Thursday-Monday, 9 am-3 pm, until September 1, 2025, with occasional extra hours. Participants must be available for the majority of the summer with no major vacations planned. The time commitment is 24-30 hours per week.

 Compensation:

 Ambassador Crew Leads earn $22/hour.