Position Title:  Stewardship/Outreach Technician     

Location: Lafayette, IN (preserves located within 1 hr. in west-central IN)

Job Classification:  Seasonal Full-time, (40 hrs./week), 12 weeks, May 13th – Aug 5th, 2025

Reports To:  NICHES Stewardship Managers

Applications due:  March 1st, 2025*

Job Purpose: The Stewardship/Outreach Technician is a seasonal position that will work in coordination with NICHES’ stewardship and outreach staff to implement NICHES’ mission of protecting, restoring, and sustaining Northern Indiana ecosystems. The Stewardship/Outreach Technician’s primary duty is to carry out quality stewardship practices on NICHES properties distributed widely over a 13-county service area. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Non-native, invasive species control and other vegetation management projects utilizing chemical and mechanical methods
• Trail maintenance
• Maintain written records of the tasks and work
• Help facilitate volunteer stewardship workdays and outreach events
• Assist in the implementation of NICHES’ Summer Nature Camp program

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS:

• Ability to work outdoors in inclement conditions for up to 8 hours a day, performing demanding physical labor, including lifting objects up to 60 pounds
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Possess current motor vehicle license and good driving record
• Good sense of direction
• Applicants must provide their own proper footwear for field work
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of ecological restoration
• Familiarity with the safe operation and basic maintenance of a variety of vehicles and power tools, including light duty trucks, trailers, tractors, chainsaws, and brush cutters
• Experience with the safe use and application of herbicides
• Experience with supervising volunteers on a given task and supervising children

Proposed Term: May 13th – August 5th, 2025

Hours: forty-hour work week, Twelve-week seasonal, full-time position

Pay: $15-18/ hour 

Applications due: March 1st, 2025

*Please note that NICHES Land Trust reserves the right to hire a candidate at any time, even if applications are still being accepted up until the deadline of March 1.

NICHES Land Trust is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, marital status, gender, physical or mental handicap, age, veteran status or sexual orientation in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the regulations applying to each Act.