Compensation Details:
- One-time travel allowance: $1,100 (a personal vehicle is required)
- Weekly living allowance: $300 / week
- Housing is provided by the park
- Eligible to receive Public Land Corps hiring authority upon successful completion of the program
- Eligible for an AmeriCorps education award valued at $1,678.57
It is SCA’s policy that all AmeriCorps-required background checks must return cleared results prior to the position’s start; this includes being fingerprinted for the FBI check. Otherwise, the AmeriCorps award will be removed or the position’s start date will be delayed due to non-compliance.
Conditions of employment:
Beginning on 1/18/22, all new SCA volunteer program participants are required to provide proof of up to date vaccination against COVID-19. Up to date vaccination is defined as having received a booster shot six months after the Pfizer and Moderna primary series and two months after the Johnson & Johnson primary series. Volunteer programs include stipend and reimbursement positions. Visit the following website for more information: www.thesca.org/covid.
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The park is made up of the Civil War battlefield sites in the James River watershed just outside of Richmond, Virginia. Aside from a few developed areas, park lands are comprised of coastal plain habitats such as upland forest, streamside forest, wetland and managed meadow. Richmond is a vibrant city with several universities and a wealth of restaurants, culture, shopping and nightlife.
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On the job training with NPS archeologists and other staff;
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No
- Social Sciences
- some coursework or experience
- Arts/Humanities
- some coursework or experience
- Ecology & Restoration
- some coursework or experience
- Recreation Management
- some coursework or experience
- Resource Management
- some coursework or experience
- History
- some coursework or experience
- Data Entry
- some experience
- Field Research
- some experience
- GIS
- some experience
- GPS
- some experience
- Volunteer Coordination
- some experience