Warehouse Generalist . Tuesday -Saturday 1st shift + Benefits
Length – 04/8/2024 – 11/8/2024, 32 weeks, full-time (40 hr/week)
Location – Smithers, WV
Living Allowance - $600/week
AmeriCorps Award – Position is eligible for an AmeriCorps education award upon successful completion of the program. Value of education award is $4,826, pre-tax. Still working on a degree at a West Virginia school? Learn how to maximize your education award!
Application Due Date – Preference will be given to applicants that submit their application by 3/22/2024
Title of Position – WV Rural Engagement Ambassador for Development and Youth (WV READY) – City of Smithers
Position Details
The City of Smithers, in partnership with Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), seeks a WV READY Member to serve in a 32-week service term. The participant will make a concerted effort as an ambassador to advance the City forward in their many, already-funded outdoor recreation initiatives and seek new avenues to grow. This individual will play a pivotal role in propelling this fast-growing, outdoor recreation focused community towards its full potential. With so many grants in various stages and the great potential for more projects, this position is a powerful opportunity to gain highly marketable experience in all things grant related. A successful candidate will be goal oriented, a creative and innovative thinker, and be ready to build community connections!
Project Responsibilities
Benefits
$600/week living stipend
Paid training from March 11 - 14
Segal Education Award upon completion of term $4,826 (pre-tax)
Receive tuition and fee waivers at West Virginia institutions of higher education
Professional development
Access to all member and alumni benefits of Conservation Legacy – a national conservation non-profit
Make a HUGE impact in your community
Propel your career forward with intentional experience and professional connections
WV READY
Launched in 2022, the West Virginia Rural Engagement Ambassadors for Development and Youth (WV READY) is a new collaborative AmeriCorps program. Stewards Individual Placements, in partnership with Appalachian Conservation Corps, Volunteer WV and local community organizations, is working to support WV’s transition to eco-tourism, outdoor recreation, and increasing outdoor accessibility.
Although each WV READY member’s project will look different depending on host site needs, they will still be able to lean on a cohort-style model for support, shared experiences, and professional development. Ideal candidates for this initiative are young adults looking to build a career and be a part of this larger movement in the Mountain State! Find our current recruiting projects here.
City of Smithers
The City of Smithers, West Virginia municipality incorporated in 1938 on the site of multiple contiguous coal camps spanning the Fayette and Kanawha County line along the Upper Kanawha River in Southern WV to maintain public services, law, health, and safety and to promote the general well-being.
Due to its prime location and potential to harness tourism and the arts, the City has acquired millions of dollars from multiple partners including Congressionally Directed Funding, EDA, and USDA nationally and WV DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) et al. to fund developments underway or soon-to-be for enhancing local quality of life and providing tourist amenities. Trained and officially designated as a shared Gateway Community since 2015, Montgomery and Smithers are involved in that initiative under the auspices of the Appalachian Regional Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Stewards Individual Placements – A program of Conservation Legacy
Mission
Providing individual opportunities through service that build career-based experience, strengthen communities, and preserve our natural resources
**Values
**
Required Skills
Qualifications and Skills
Required Experience
Minimum Requirements
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.
Qualifications and Skills