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.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to niches@nicheslandtrust.org