New England National Scenic Trail
Community Volunteer Ambassador Program
Application Deadline: December 9th, 2022
Position: Community Volunteer Ambassador (CVA)
Location: Flexible
Start Date: February 6th, 2023
End Date: January 2024 (approx.)
Compensation:
$500/week living allowance baseline plus up to $65 housing allowance depening on location
$6,345 AmeriCorps Award (pre-tax)
Health insurance
Sponsored Travel to National Training Conference
Professional Development Opportunities
Members will receive Public Land Corps Hiring Authoriy upon completion
Our Position
The main goal for this position is to continue development of a community outreach program with the tribal and indigenous communities along the trail in order to foster a connection to and stewardship of the New England Trail (NET). We want to create relationships, identify the wants and needs of these communities and see where we can work together. That might mean creating future paid or volunteer opportunities for things such as trail crews, developing education or interpretation resources together, facilitating a Land Acknowledgement, or other efforts of interest that emerge.
The Community Volunteer Ambassador Program is a full-time, para-professional national service opportunity that is funded through AmeriCorps and the National Park Service. To be eligible, applicants must:
High School diploma or GED required
Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
Be 18-30 years old (35 years old if you are a veteran)
Be willing and able to commit to a year of full-time work
Be willing to occasionally work weekends and evenings
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience in outdoor education and/or recreation
Familiarity with social media marketing platforms
Computer literate (Microsoft and Google platforms, Mailchimp, WordPress, Trello)
Outgoing and friendly
Self driven, independent worker with a good work ethic
Takes initiative, with good judgement
Comfortable working remotely and as part of a distributed team
Submit proof of a Driver’s License and undergo a Federal Background Check, upon selection
Participants will be required to be fully vaccinated to serve in the 2023 CVA Program. Request for exemptions may be submitted to our partner Conservation Legacy prior to the start date.
