About Stewards: Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health. For more information regarding Stewards, please visit our website. (https://stewardslegacy.org/) This position is a 365 day (1 year) public service term lasting from Aug 12, 2024 – Aug 11, 2025. Living Allowance: $62.69/day ($22,881.85/year) About the Site and Position: Freshwaters Illustrated has created unique and immersive educational video, storytelling, and illustrative tools for educators since 2003, with an emphasis on college educators. Our new VISTA-assisted ‘Water Teachers’ program will begin to target K-12 teachers with a focus on underserved teachers who have not historically used our resources as members. The outcome we are working toward is not only an increased student literacy in science and conservation of freshwater ecosystems, but a greater awareness for their societal importance and benefits for diverse communities (e.g., drinking water, healthy fisheries, recreational and spiritual opportunities), and familiarity with the career opportunities that exist in these fields, particularly for rural environments and communities that rely on natural resource- and agriculture-based economies. By engaging K-12 Teachers through this more focused program, we are working toward building watershed, science, and conservation literacy in communities across the US, along with an increased awareness of opportunities for careers, volunteerism, and community health and sustainability through the protection and restoration of our most precious and valuable natural resource. As a small nonprofit organization, this VISTA supported project will provide a significant increase in our capacity to serve communities throughout the US through the youth educators who are woven into the fabric of every local community. Member Duties: + Review and refine our existing educational films, imagery, educator guides, and delivery platforms, and further improve and adapting these to be most effective and accessible for K-12 teachers + Developing additional elements and resources that utilize VISTA intern skills (e.g., Spanish language, art, media, pedagogy) to add value and accessibility to content and materials + Promotion of Water Teachers program to under-resourced teachers through conference presentations, workshops, social media, and mailings to our existing network of 250+ K-12 teachers across the US + Interaction and troubleshooting with new Water Teachers to ensure effective use and adoption of content + Involvement in fund-raising efforts through grants and donor-focused campaigns that will support the continued improvement of the Water Teachers program + Cooperation with a Tennessee-based VISTA on regionally focused Southern Appalachian Water Teacher outreach Service Areas: + Education + Environment + Community Outreach + Children/Youth Program Benefits: + Segal Education Award ($7,395) OR Cash Stipend (~$1,800) upon successful completion of service + Living Allowance ($62.69/day, disbursed every 2 weeks) + Relocation Allowance + Regular Training and Professional Development Opportunities (free and virtual) + Employee Wellness Program (access to a licensed, professional counselor and 24/7 in-moment support) + Childcare* + Healthcare* + Non-Competitive Eligibility upon successful completion of the term* + Networking and Mentorship + Access to a nationwide cohort of like-minded peers. *For more information regarding the Segal Education Award, check out this link (https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/segal-americorps-education-award) as well as alternative uses for the award here (https://conservationlegacy.org/alt-ed-award) . *For more information regarding the AmeriCorps VISTA Childcare benefit, please visit https://americorpschildcare.com/. *For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare. *For details about Non-Competitive Eligibility, please visit https://my.americorps.gov/trust/help/member\_portal/non\_competitive\_eligibility\_overview.htm **APPLY HERE: My AmeriCorps - Home Page **USE THIS LINK (https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=123182) For more information, please contact Addie Gilkerson (she/her) at agilkerson@conservationlegacy.org Stewards Individual Placements does not and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application, interviewing, and/or onboarding process, please send your request to the hiring manager in your preferred method of communication. Required Skills (Recommended) Skills: + Youth Development + Writing/Editing + Communications + Fine Arts/Crafts + Teamwork + Education + Community Organization + Recruitment + Teaching/Tutoring + Public Speaking + Environment Required Experience APPLICANT MUST BE A COLLEGE GRADUATE.