Education Assistant (26 Weeks) - AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy • Golden Gate, FL

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About The Position

This Science Communication Assistant is an AmeriCorps position. The San Francisco Bay Area Network’s monitoring programs and parks’ scientific endeavors are vital for understanding how to meet the National Park Service’s mission to conserve parks’ natural and cultural resources for future generations. The data they yield help park managers know when things are amiss and what to do about it. But if no one else knows what the data are saying, it can be tough for park resource managers to get their communities on board to take meaningful action. That’s where this service opportunity comes in. It will broaden understanding of, and support for, long-term data collection and conservation action in Bay Area national parks by telling compelling stories about park science and monitoring results to staff parkwide, and to the tens of thousands of people who follow these parks on social media and/or visit their websites.

Requirements

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien.
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award
• Prior to starting the position, agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check for the employer of record, Conservation Legacy, and a separate government security background check for the host site.
• The applicant must be available to participate for the entire 26 Weeks in order to be considered and participate.
• Applicant must have a valid driver's license to drive a government vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree is recommended but not required, as is some experience working outdoors.
• Some combination of natural sciences and communication/science communication, journalism, graphic design, and/or fine art coursework or experience is preferred.
• The participant should also have strong writing and communication skills, a positive attitude, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• A science communication portfolio/projects samples may be requested.

Responsibilities

• Developing engaging website and social media content highlighting current park-based science and designing fun, informative, digital products to report on the latest learnings from SFAN vital signs monitoring programs.
• Perform background research; interview staff scientists; write articles for public audiences; design data visualizations; draft social media posts; and join various field crews to gather ideas, inspiration, and supporting media (photos/videos/audio/etc.).
• Coordinate with park interpretive rangers and refer to National Park Service social media content calendars when developing park website and social media content.
• Contribute articles to the SFAN e-newsletter & blog, and use Adobe products and NPGallery, the National Park Service’s digital asset management system, to edit and catalog SFAN media for future use.
• new or updated content for priority nature and science webpages on the Golden Gate and Point Reyes websites
• multimedia seasonal summaries for 2-3 San Francisco Bay Area Network vital signs, potentially combining NPS.gov web articles with ArcGIS StoryMaps or similar
• two informative and engaging social media content series (a combination of posts and reels) leveraging personal field experiences, scientist interviews, audiovisual media, and/or existing web content to explore the who/what/where/how/why of park science and of SFAN monitoring projects for park Facebook and Instagram accounts
• opportunistic social media posts to share timely updates
• e-newsletter/blog articles on timely science or natural resources topics
• a collection of media gathered from the field, edited and annotated for future use.

Benefits

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award : $ 3,697.50 upon successful completion of position
• Weekly Living Allowance: $ 600.00 per week, fixed rate
• Relocation Allowance: $ 450.00 (distributed as a one-time lump sum with first paycheck)
• Student Loan Forbearance if applicable (administered by MyAmeriCorps, directly)
• Student Loan Interest Payments if applicable (administered through MyAmeriCorps, directly)
• Park housing is available and will be provided at no cost to the participant.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED