Stewards Intern: Youth Ambassador and Civic Leadership Intern 1 (Jacksonville)

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** Stewards Intern: Youth Ambassador and Civic Leadership Intern 1**

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Individual Placement/Internships

Gulf Breeze, FL ID: 2846-984 Full-Time/Regular

Length:

Term of positions is 46 weeks; full-time 40 hrs/wk

Location:

Gulf Breeze, FL

Living Allowance:

Weekly Living Allowance of $560

AmeriCorps Award:

Position is eligible for an AmeriCorps education award upon successful completion of the program. Value of education award is $6,195.00 (pre-tax).

Start Date:

08/16/2021

Application Due Date:

Preference given to applicants that submit application by 08/01/2021.

Title of Position

Stewards Intern: Youth Ambassador and Civic Leadership Intern 1

**Position Details**

Stewards Individual Placements (SIP) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health.

SIP in partnership with Gulf Islands National Seashore are seeking a Youth Ambassador and Civic Leadership intern who will enhance the visitor experience, resource stewardship, and safety through guest services, interpretation and education, and digital communications. Gulf Islands National Seashore ranks as one of the most visited national parks in the United States. The park constantly seeks to enhance a person's experience in person and virtually by sharing relevant, diverse, and inclusive stories. Barrier islands are critical habitats for several endangered and threaten species, further their position near mainland communities provide protection from increasing strong tropical systems. By increasing guests' understanding of seashore resources, the intern will play a role in preserving the over 139,000 acres of Gulf Islands National Seashore.

The National Park Service (NPS) is part of the United States government's Interior Department. The NPS mission is to preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. Today the NPS manages over 420 national parks and monuments located across the United States. One of those parks is Gulf Islands National Seashore, the nation's largest national seashore. Gulf Islands stretches along the northern Gulf Coast in Florida and Mississippi. The seashore preserves and interprets an interconnected system of coastal defense fortifications, barrier islands, wilderness, and coastal and marine ecosystems.

**Position Responsibilities will include:**

* Facilitate opportunities for people to explore the significance and meanings of historical sites.

* Provide immersive interpretive and educational experiences through living history and historic weapons demonstrations.

* Support research projects into the Underground Railroad and the United States Colored Troops at Gulf Islands.

* Serve as a front-line representative of the NPS by providing in-person services like park information and orientation.

* Independently operate temporary guest contact stations and a education center.

* Support guest services operations by managing and distributing publications and managing visitation statistics.

* Assist/support in researching, writing, and creating digital interpretive and educational content for virtual audiences to the park website and social media platforms.

* Plan and support video or live-streaming efforts highlighting under-told park stories, people and places.

**Benefits:**

* Position is eligible for an AmeriCorps education award upon successful completion of the program. Value of education award is $6,195.00 (pre-tax).

* Living Allowance of $560 weekly

**For More Information**

**Contact Patricia Silva Stewards Program Coordinator**

**304-###-####, ...@conservationlegacy.org**

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*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.*

**Required Skills**

**Minimum Requirements:**

* Minimum Age of 18

* U.S. Citizen or Authorized to work in the U.S.

* Make a full 46-week commitment

* Bachelor's degree