Positions
AmeriCorps VISTA position: rolling until filled
If making a meaningful contribution to a youth development organization while spending much of your time in the woods and on the shores of Biscay Pond in midcoast Maine sounds like an amazing way to spend a year of service, you’re not wrong! Hearty Roots uses innovative, outdoor-based programs to help kids 5-17 years old find strategies that support their mental health during the ever present challenges of growing up. Our 115-acre campus of ancient hemlocks and lakeshore has trails, a pavilion and a few outhouses but it is ready for more!
Working with our facilities manager, this position will offer days spent outside in Bremen, Maine, developing the campus infrastructure and supporting year-round youth programming that happens on the land weekly. We dream of an ADA trail for our neuro- and physically-divergent kids, tent platforms in remote parts of the forest, and a gear barn; this volunteer would participate in the planning and execution of our mindful campus evolution.
Opportunities for skill development will include timber framing, trail design, woodland management, and more. The staff at Hearty Roots are a fun, inclusive, compassionate and thoughtful group of humans who value being part of a supportive community.
Think you’re the one? Apply here! Want to know more about the VISTA program? Here you go!
Teen Vocational Apprenticeships
These Apprenticeship programs are designed to offer teens a paid opportunity to build work based skills and be a part of Hearty Roots team! We will offer monthly paid job training meetups in town at SKIDOMPHA or at the Hearty Roots land. Then Apprentices will transition into a work area of their choosing in the summer months. There will be an option to continue working with Hearty Roots during the school year over Holiday Breaks and weekends.
Day Camp Adventure Mentor:
Ideal for teens who enjoy:
Working with kids, outdoor education, crafting, games, leadership, social skills, and building community.
Core Responsibilities:
Assist in running day camps.
Support outdoor games, fire-building instruction, nature crafts, carving, survival skills.
Help with snack & gear management
Act as positive peer mentors for younger participants
Design one small youth-led activity/session per season
Skill Development
Child supervision & behavior management
Leadership & communication
Curriculum creation
Risk assessment & safety
Trauma-informed youth work basics
Time management & professionalism
Application Process :
All Students must apply via our online application here:
Adventure Mentor Job Application
Trail Crew Apprenticeship:
Ideal for teens who enjoy:
Physical work, tools, nature, conservation, ecology, and building things with their hands.
Core Responsibilities
Trail maintenance: clearing brush, repairing trails, building small structures,
Invasive species removal and habitat restoration
Basic carpentry for camp structures, signs, etc.
Seasonal projects: planting, pruning, mulching, litter clean-ups
Participation in one YAB-led stewardship project (ex: a new trail loop or pollinator garden)
Skill Development
Tool safety (saws, loppers, pick-mattocks, shovels)
Ecology & land health understanding
Teamwork & project planning
Physical conditioning & resilience
Outdoor risk management
Trail Crew Application Process :
All Students must apply via our online application here: