Stewards VISTA: WVDEP Northern Basin- AmeriCorps

Stewards VISTA: WVDEP Northern Basin
- Ameri Corps JOB DETAILS

Actively Recruiting
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Yes
Position title
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Stewards VISTA: WVDEP Northern Basin
- Ameri Corps
Type of Position
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Corps member / Intern
Town, City, Park, etc
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Wheeling
State / Territory
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West Virginia
Benefits
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Childcare, Education Award, Health Insurance, Housing Stipend/Assistance, Relocation Assistance, Student Loan Forbearance, Transportation Assistance
Project/Program Focus
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Energy/Water Efficiency

The Stewards Individual Placement Program places individual placements across the nation in projects that build capacity, improve access to natural resources, develop and support innovative solutions, develop opportunities for service and economic development, and empower leaders.

Position Title: Stewards VISTA: WVDEP Northern Basin
- Ameri Corps

City, State or Full Address: 1000 Technology Dr.

Terms of Service:

Start Date: May 4, 2026

End Date: May 3, 2027

Must serve a 365-day (1 year) service term

Living Allowance: $68.39/day ($24,962.35/year)

This Ameri Corps Program strengthens watershed protection and community revitalization efforts in northern West Virginia by supporting collaborative environmental restoration, outreach, and long-term planning across Appalachian communities.

This Ameri Corps Position builds internal capacity for watershed organizations and partner agencies by developing resource databases, community development planning tools, and a multi-year engagement framework that supports improved water quality, habitat health, recreation, youth programming, and public well-being. Through partnership with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and local stakeholders, the position advances sustainable systems that enable coordinated action, funding readiness, and lasting community impact beyond the VISTA term.

The Ameri Corps VISTA member will build capacity and develop sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty in underserved communities.

• Identify and document community assets within targeted watersheds that can serve as the foundation for environmental restoration and community revitalization projects.
• Develop a toolkit to promote watershed association success stories through websites, digital applications, and print publications to support outreach and partner engagement.
• Create a structured planning guide for staff to prepare and submit grant applications that support enhancement of priority community assets.
• Develop a project team facilitation toolkit that outlines roles, workflows, and best practices to increase organizational capacity and advance environmental stewardship initiatives in West Virginia.
• Design a plan to celebrate project successes, including the development of a volunteer recognition framework to support long-term engagement and retention.
• Create and maintain a database identifying new organizations and community groups that could benefit from future project partnerships.
• Develop a recruitment plan and supporting materials to engage volunteers and identify potential new members for the organization’s Board of Directors.
• Support community-based economic development by promoting local businesses and nonprofits as project partners and identifying opportunities to strategically invest project funding to meet shared community needs.

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• At least 18 years of age
• College graduate
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check

Conservation Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, non-traditional hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

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