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.

 

About the Site and Position:

 

This position is a 365 day (1 year) public service term lasting from August 12, 2024 – August 11, 2025.

 

Living Allowance: $62.69/day ($22,881.85/year)

 

Are you looking for an opportunity to live and work closely in unique Appalachian communities supporting volunteers protecting the mountain streams of West Virginia? Our state is the home of over 10,000 named streams and 46 named rivers with over 30 watershed associations dedicated to protecting them and enhancing the communities they flow through with environmental restoration projects. This program will provide the opportunity for career experience with state, federal and nonprofit programs that provide technical assistance and grant funds for environmental restoration efforts. You will be paired with a WV Department of Environmental Protection mentor to create innovative projects that improve water quality, habitat, health, recreation, youth programs and community revitalization. The key to success is the people in the communities and the partnerships we build around community assets. You will meet people, build coalitions, and leave a lasting impact on one or two communities. This job position is located in Williamson, West Virginia working along with the Tug Fork Watershed Association to help facilitate community development, seek out opportunities for the watershed association to integrate more fully into the community, and coordinate events and resources that support individual, community, and partnership-wide interests. You will become the catalyst for people’s passion to stay in WV and work to make a difference.

Check out the Friends of Tug Fork website here

 

Member Duties:

 

Identify community assets that projects can be built around to enhance community  Promote existing watershed associations’ success stories through web sites, apps and publications  Prepare and submit grant applications to enhance a priority community asset  Facilitate Project Team for a successful project to increase organizational capacity and enhance environmental stewardship and community revitalization in WV  Celebrate success by planning events  Develop a volunteer recognition program  Continue to identify new organizations that could benefit from the project partnership  Recruit new Board of Director who can participate in project as part of their paid position  Promote local business and nonprofits as a project partner and invest project funding to support their needs  Identify state or federal programs and regional staff that can enhance the project and possibly fund a VISTA position for year 2025

*CAR AND VALID DRIVERS LICENSE ARE REQUIRED.

 

Service Areas:

 

Children/Youth  Community and Economic Development  Education  Environment  Community Outreach

 

Program Benefits:     Segal Education Award ($7,395.00) OR Cash Stipend (~$1,800) upon successful completion of service Living Allowance ($62.69/day, disbursed every 2 weeks) Phone Stipend ($35/month) Relocation Allowance Professional Equipment Provided (laptop, software, etc.) 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 as well as alternative uses for the award here Segal AmeriCorps Education Award | AmeriCorps.   *For more information regarding the AmeriCorps VISTA Childcare benefit, please visit AmeriCorps Childcare Program   *For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit VISTA Benefits | AmeriCorps.   *For details about Non-Competitive Eligibility, please visit Non-Competitive Eligibility Overview (americorps.gov)     **APPLY HERE: My AmeriCorps - Home Page    

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.