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WCC Members on Emergency Response crews may participate in emergency relief operations involving natural disasters and may be required to live at a campsite while working on location. Read more about Emergency Response crews.
Community service projects are a part of the WCC experience. These projects are designed by WCC Members, it is your chance to complete a project you've always wanted to do!
"My experience with the WCC was above and beyond anything I could have expected. If I had to do it all over again I would do it in a heartbeat."
- Sarah Haque
WCC members receive on the job training of all sorts, as well as formal training classes. Many of our training courses result in a certification. Members may receive training in the types of classes listed below:
The typical workweek is 40 hours (Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) but longer hours may be required on emergency response assignments. Some travel and out of town projects may require Corpsmembers to be gone up to a week or more at a time. When Corpsmembers are away on spike, lodging and meals are provided.
No, the Corpsmember must provide their own living accommodations. Often times, members will share housing expenses. Corpsmembers must provide their own transportation to and from the crew meeting site. Members are provided housing while on spike assignments.
Corpsmembers are paid the current Washington state minimum wage.
Yes, Corpsmembers are provided with basic medical insurance coverage.
Yes, qualifying student loans may be placed in Forbearance status during a Corpsmembers term of service. AmeriCorps will pay the interest accrued on the loan(s) for members who successfully complete their term of service.
Childcare assistance is available to qualified members
After successful completion of your WCC service term, you will receive an education award of $4,725 (12 months/1700 hour service term) or $2,363 (6 month/900 hour service term) from AmeriCorps.
The education award can be used to pay for tuition at an
institute of higher education (trade schools included) or to pay
back qualified student loans. We are looking for individuals who
are committed to completing their term of service, willing to
accept challenges, participate as a team player, and have the
desire to learn and grow.
Read more about AmeriCorps.
Marcee Peterson
Washington Conservation Corps
Washington Department of Ecology
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Phone: (360) 407-7248 E-mail: Marcee Peterson
Click here for Application/Guidelines.
Questions or comments? Contact WCC.
All current WCC positions for the 2009-2010 service year are now full, except the City of Redmond. Click here for application.
All 1-year positions will be open again in August 2010 for a start date of October 2010.
Earn the current Washington State minimum wage
(2009 rate = $8.55/hour)
Receive an AmeriCorps education award. Full-time positions (year-long) earn $4,725 and Half-time positions earn $2,362.50. This can be used to pay off qualified students loans or for attending college. For more on the education award, click here.
Your qualified student loans can be deferred while you are enrolled in the program. You should ask your lender to be sure. If your loans are eligible (typically government-backed student loans), AmeriCorps will pay for the interest that accrues while you are in the WCC upon successful completion of your service.
WCC Members are covered under a basic health insurance policy.
Assistance is available to those who qualify
Assistance is available to those who qualify through DSHS.
For frequently asked questions about AmeriCorps, please visit the AmeriCorps Website.
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