Stipend: $600/week
Housing Stipend: $100/week
Internship Length: 12 weeks, full-time, in person
Number of Positions: 8
Start Date: 5/06/2024
Applicatio n Deadline: 4/5/2024
Reports to: Park Supervisor

YES (Youth Empowerment Stewards) Program: ****
Are you passionate about disability rights and accessibility in National Parks and public lands? Do you identify as having a disability yourself? Work with us and help increase access to the outdoors for everyone. Our health, our planet, and our collective future rely on diversity – in thought, ability, experience, and ideas. That’s why we need YOU. Become a Youth Empowerment Steward (YES) intern and help make the outdoors more accessible for all!

YES- Park Accessibility Information Review (PAIR) Steward:
Stewards Individual Placements, a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with AmeriCorps service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Stewards, in partnership with the Park Accessibility for Visitors and Employees (PAVE) program of the National Park System, are looking for individuals from the disability community to conduct Park Accessibility Information Reviews (PAIR) at various sites in National Park System. YES-PAIR Stewards will serve at various National Parks to visit areas of their park to record (through notes, pictures, and PAIR data-collection forms) the current accessibility features and conditions at the site. The information collected from YES-PAIR Stewards will be used to help various National Parks update their websites so that visitors with disabilities can do informed trip planning.

YES-PAIR Stewards will receive training on disability and accessibility and how it affects park visitation for individuals with disabilities. These Stewards will also receive hands-on training on how to complete PAIR reviews. After conducting PAIR reviews, YES-PAIR Stewards will prepare a report for their park regarding the park’s existing accessibility conditions and they will also assist the park in updating park’s accessibility page on their website.

These positions start the week of May 6th. All YES-PAIR members will travel to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site the week of May 13-17, 2024 for training; all travel and lodging for the training will be provided. Starting the week of May 20th, the following 10 weeks include completing PAIR reviews at your park site.

**Duties Include: **

Conduct on-site reviews of accessibility conditions at multiple sites throughout their park
Record accessibility conditions through note-taking, photographs, and data-collection forms
Organize findings into a report for their park
Based on information collected, update the park’s website to provide better/updated information on the park’s accessibility webpage

**YES-PAIR Sites:
**When applying, please list your preferred sites from the options below **
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Effigy Mounds National Monument – Harpers Ferry, IA
Sant Antonia Missions National Historic Site – San Antonio, TX
Joshua Tree National Park – Twentynine Palms, CA
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – Empire, MI

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New River Gorge National Park & Preserve – Fayetteville, WV
Colonial National Historic Park – Yorktown, VA
Cape Hatteras National Seashore – Buxton, NC

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Castillo de San Marcos – St. Augustine, FL

Benefits:

Professional Development Opportunities
Eligible for AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion
Dedicated staff to ensure reasonable accommodations requests are met
Membership opportunities and dedicated cohort/affinity meeting spaces
Opportunity to make a big impact!
Housing stipend

Required Skills

Attend a mandatory training on how to conduct PAIR reviews. Training will be at Ft. Vancouver May 13 – 17, 2024; transportation and lodging will be provided
Attend bi-weekly YES cohort meetings (online via Teams meetings) to collaborate with other YES interns, attend professional development presentations, and give a capstone presentation on your YES Internship project(s).
To Be a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
To be between the ages of 18-30, or a Veteran up to the age of 35
Have a personal connection with the disability community
Adaptability and capacity to work in a fluid environment
Ability to communicate and collaborate in a variety of settings
Ability to have reliable transportation to work
Basic computer skills
Communication skills
Drive to learn and experience new things!

Preferred Qualifications:

Some college experience
Preferred candidates have an interest in or experience with disability/accessibility either through personal experience, education, or other exposure

_Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring a breadth of diverse professionals and encourage members of diverse groups to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, political affiliation, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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. _

_This project was made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation. _

Required Experience

Qualifications:

Attend a mandatory training on how to conduct PAIR reviews. Training will be at Ft. Vancouver May 13 – 17, 2024; transportation and lodging will be provided
Attend bi-weekly YES cohort meetings (online via Teams meetings) to collaborate with other YES interns, attend professional development presentations, and give a capstone presentation on your YES Internship project(s).
To Be a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
To be between the ages of 18-30, or a Veteran up to the age of 35
Have a personal connection with the disability community
Adaptability and capacity to work in a fluid environment
Ability to communicate and collaborate in a variety of settings
Ability to have reliable transportation to work
Basic computer skills
Communication skills
Drive to learn and experience new things!

Preferred Qualifications:

Some college experience
Preferred candidates have an interest in or experience with disability/accessibility either through personal experience, education, or other exposure

_This project was made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation. _

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