STEWARDS VISTA: GROUNDWORK MOBILE COUNTY

+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Length:  | Term of positions is 52 | | | weeks; full-time 40 hrs/wk  | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Location:  | Mobile County, Alabama | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Living Allowance:  | $513.94/Bi-weekly | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | AmeriCorps Award:  | Position is eligible for an | | | AmeriCorps education award upon | | | successful completion of the | | | program. Value of education award | | | is $$6,345.00 (pre-tax).   | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Start Date:  | 06/07/21 | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Application Due Date:  | Preference given to applicants that | | | submit application by 04/30/21 | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Title of Position  |  Stewards VISTA: Groundwork Mobile | | | County | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

POSITION DETAILS 

Stewards Individual Placement Program (SIPP) 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. SIPP is in partnership with the Green Team is a Groundwork Mobile County program tasked with turning blighted properties, opens spaces, and local waterways into community-based assets. Mobile County high school students, ages 14 – 18, are hired to perform work in the areas of environmental conservation and education in the County’s Communities of Priority. Program participants work throughout the year on several local environmental initiatives such as community gardening and urban agriculture developments, clean waterways initiatives, data collection activities, and community engagement through paid and unpaid service-learning projects to help revitalize our most vulnerable communities. The Green Team members participate in job training, classroom instruction, field work, guest lectures, field trips, and data collection/research activities to learn about and promote environmental awareness within the communities they serve. Groundwork Mobile County is recruiting for a Youth Leader for its Green Team Program.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE: 

• Lead the development of local environmental initiatives such as community gardening and urban agriculture, waterway debris removal, data collection, community engagement, and various service-learning projects.
• Develop curriculum and process for classroom instruction, field work, guest lectures, field trips, activities, and data collection/research.
• Promote environmental awareness.
• Promote exposure to food production systems and business strategies.
• Protect and restore ecological systems and natural resources.
• Engage participants in advocacy and service efforts around waterways, vacant/blighted land, brownfields, parks, and open spaces.
• Lead the development of local environmental initiatives such as community gardening and urban agriculture, waterway debris removal, data collection, community engagement, and various service-learning projects.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

• 18 years of age
• Some college

 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Transportation

BENEFITS:

• Position is eligible for an AmeriCorps education award upon successful completion of the program. Value of education award is $6,345.00 (pre-tax). 
• Living Allowance: $513.94/Bi-weekly (pre-tax) 
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Relocation Allowance
• Training
• Health Coverage
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• $750 in Professional Development Funds

HOW TO APPLY  Apply online at: My AmeriCorps - Home Page. In addition to your resume, please submit a one page cover letter highlighting why you are interested in this position and how your background and experience will help you succeed in this position. 

Stewards Individual Placements Program does not and will not discriminate on the basis of 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. 

Required Skills Required Experience

High school diploma or equivalent required