DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS POSITION THROUGH SILKROAD. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE AT THE END OF THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. 

POSITION SUMMARY: 

Community Volunteer Ambassadors (CVAs) are a group of young adults, brought together through a partnership between the National Park Service and the Stewards Individual Placement Program to lend their talents, energy, and enthusiasm to help strengthen the bonds between communities and National Parks. These service members are recent high school and college graduates, who serve year-long terms in national parks across the country, working to expand service-learning and volunteer efforts and coordinate group service opportunities.

CVAs will focus on a number of core objectives, including building enduring relationships with local communities, increasing the number of volunteers who serve at the park, helping to improve disaster response processes in regard to volunteer mobilization, and helping to organize community stewardship days. A key effort in achieving success will be to diversify the volunteer pool, engage under-served members of the community, and engage veterans and military families in meaningful volunteer projects. 

POSITION DETAILS:

• Length: position is 50 weeks, 40 hours/week 
• Start Date: Monday, February 8th 2021 
• Applicants can choose from 48 different sites to apply for, all across the United States
• Application Due Date: Friday, November 20th 2020

BENEFITS: 

• Living Allowance: Baseline living allowance of $440/week. If the site is unable to provide housing at no cost, up to $80/week may be allocated to support rent. 
• AmeriCorps Education Award: $6,095 (pre-tax) 
• Members will attend a week-long, nationwide, virtual training- National Early Service Training

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

• Between the ages of 18-30 years old (35 years old if you are a veteran) 
• Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident 
• Submit proof of a Driver's License and undergo a Federal Background Check, upon selection 
• Comfortable with public speaking and have an interest in, and the ability to engage with diverse groups and individuals of all ages and backgrounds

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Associates Degree preferred, but can be substituted for relevant experience 
• Multilingual 
• Experience in an office setting 
• Some experience with community outreach and engagement

PLEASE READ THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY.

HOW TO APPLY: 

The Community Volunteer Ambassador Program will start on Monday, February 8th 2021 and run for 50 weeks. Applicants can view each of the 48 National Park Service's sites Position Description's and submit an application HERE and attach a detailed resume and cover letter.  

Required Skills Required Experience

• US citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance
• Prior software language experience with at least one or more of the following: C, C++, C#, QT, Infragistics, Docker, and Python