TITLE: CULTURAL INTERPRETATION INTERNSHIP (1 POSITION)
START/END DATE: January 24, 2022 to July 22, 2022 (anticipated)
STIPEND: $400/week
TERM: 26 weeks
REPORTS TO: Matthew Cahill (Interpretive Program Manager)
LOCATION: NPS Southeast Arizona Group Parks (12856 E Rhyolite Creek Rd., Willcox, AZ, 85643)
STATUS: 900-hour AmeriCorps Service Term.
BENEFITS: AmeriCorps Education Award of $3,172.50 upon successful completion of the term. Housing is available on site for this position if needed.
ARIZONA CONSERVATION CORPS (AZCC):
Arizona Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's. AZCC is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with conservation service work projects on public lands. AZCC operates programs across Arizona that engage individuals and strengthen communities through service and conservation. AZCC has program offices in Flagstaff and Tucson.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE:
The Interpretation and Education Division of the National Park Service strives to tell the untold stories of NPS sites through 21st Century Interpretive Techniques such as facilitated dialogue and engagement with the lived experience of our visitors and stakeholders. The Southeast Arizona Group encompasses Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Monument, and Fort Bowie National Historic Site.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Southeast Arizona Group (SEAZ) of the National Park Service is providing an opportunity for one intern to gain hands-on experience supporting interpretive programs and resource projects at parks across Southeast Arizona in order to prepare for future opportunities with the NPS or other public lands agencies.
The intern will meet the NPS Mission by providing visitors and nearby communities with relevant, lived cultural perspectives now and in the future through interpretive programs and media that can serve future generations of park visitors. This work experience will foster awareness in the intern of diverse career opportunities within the National Park Service and beyond. The intern will contribute to the conservation of natural and cultural resources of the SEAZ sites and enhancing public enjoyment and understanding.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS MAY INCLUDE:
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TO APPLY: Please submit an updated resume and cover letter along with the online application. If you have questions, contact AZCC's Individual Placement Program Support Coordinator, Preston Sands at psands@conservationlegacy.org.
For more information on the three NPS Southeast Arizona Sites, please visit www.nps.gov/CHIR, www.nps.gov/FOBO, and www.nps.gov/CORO.
For more information about Arizona Conservation Corps, please visit www.azcorps.org. Arizona Conservation Corps is a program of Conservation Legacy.
Required Experience
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
PARTICIPATION AND EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:
SAFETY AND JUDGEMENT:
SUBSTANCE FREE:
TO APPLY: Please submit an updated resume and cover letter along with the online application. If you have questions, contact AZCC's Individual Placement Program Support Coordinator, Preston Sands at psands@conservationlegacy.org.
For more information on the three NPS Southeast Arizona Sites, please visit www.nps.gov/CHIR, www.nps.gov/FOBO, and www.nps.gov/CORO.
For more information about Arizona Conservation Corps, please visit www.azcorps.org. Arizona Conservation Corps is a program of Conservation Legacy.