Tree Trust Recruiting for YACC

Tree Trust's Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) program is currently recruiting suburban Hennepin County (not Minneapolis) participants for its next 3-month session. YACC is an employment training program that is based in landscaping and construction work. More specifically, YACC helps to improve the environment and the community by maintaining and developing projects and green spaces while helping participants build transferable job skills that will help them reach their future goals.

The work schedule is Monday – Thurday 8am to 4pm, and Friday 8am to 3pm. The pay rate starts at $7.25 per hour with room for advancement. The next session will begin on March 6th and run until early June.  If this position sounds intriguing to you or anyone you know, please fill out an application and return it to Tree Trust at 2231 Edgewood Ave. S, St. Louis Park, MN 55426 or fax it to 952-767-3650, as soon as possible. Eligibility for all applicants is as follows:

• Live in suburban Hennepin County
• Be between the ages  of 18 and 21
• Have some type of barrier to employment (if there is any question as to what this means, please contact keithw@treetrust.org)
• Be ready and able to pass a standard drug test
• Have proper work ID (school ID or State Issued ID and either a Social Security Card or Birth Certificate)

The start date is fast approaching and we are excited to connect with enthusiastic applicants, so please encourage anyone interested to apply!

Additionally, please contact Keith (keithw@treetrust.org) if you have any questions, or check out the Young Adult Conservation Corps page of Tree Trust's website.