Advanced Leadership Roles

Already a certified voc Crew Leader?

Explore specialized skills and advanced leadership roles to deepen your impact within VOC. 

Perks & Community

• Put your advanced technical and leadership skills to use.
  
• Collaborate with land managers and agency partners.
  
• Join a network of highly experienced volunteers.
• Be a driving force for positive impact.
• Inspire and train new volunteer leaders.

so you're an experienced crew leader. What next?

Become a Crew Leader Mentor

Step 1

Lead multiple VOC projects and demonstrate high standards. 

Step 2

Support trainees as they practice leading crews. 

Step 3

Share feedback and complete evaluations.

Step 4

Help others gain confidence and certification.

Become an OSI Instructor for Crew Leadership for Trails trainings

Step 1

Become a Crew Leader and preferably serve as a mentor to a new Crew Leader at least twice. 

Step 2

Attend OSI Instructor Training. 

Step 3

Co-teach at least one Crew Leader or OSI workshop with a mentor. 

Step 4

Once you are a certified OSI instructor, VOC will invite you to help instruct trainings. This is a paid opportunity.

Become a Technical Advisor

Step 1

Take the Intro to Trail Design training. 

Step 2

Assist a certified Technical Advisor on multiple projects and learn to create construction notes and advise projects on the ground (the mentorship process depends on your background and experience level) 

Step 3

Serve as the main Technical Advisor on a project with a certified mentor supporting and observing you, and receive an evaluation form with feedback. 

Step 4

Once your mentor recommends you for certification, it’s official, and you’ll be recognized with a red ‘Project Team’ hat.

Skill Trainings You Can Take:

• Erosion Control Training
  Learn how to identify erosion issues and build structures like Zeedyk and media lunas. Focus on riparian and meadow ecosystems. 
• Advanced Trail Skills Training
  Learn techniques like turnpikes, timber steps, and rock structures. Build sustainable trails and climbing turns. 
• Rock Skills Training
  Rock work is essential to building sustainable trails. Through this training you’ll learn how to assess trails for practical rock work solutions.

Why Is This Role Important

Building your trail knowledge and leadership experience helps expand VOC’s capacity to deliver safe, high-quality, and inspiring stewardship experiences across Colorado. Whether you want to teach others, create construction notes and help lead projects, or mentor new leaders, there’s a next step for you.

Resources To Get You Started:  OSI training calendar, training registration links, VOC leadership portal.

Take a minute to fill out our quick form and tell us what roles you’re interested in. From there, we’ll follow up with the right next steps, whether it’s training info, project invitations, or help getting set up on our volunteer portal.

What happens after you fill it out? 

• You’ll hear from VOC staff with personalized resources based on your interests
• If you’re new to VOC, we’ll walk you through how to get started 
• If you already have a Volunteer Portal account, you’ll be ready to go, if not, we’ll help you create one
  

Still have questions? Reach out to us anytime at voc@voc.org, we’d love to help you find your place in the VOC community.