Join AmeriCorps - Apply now to become a paid preserve wv americorps member for a year!  
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps program is offering a candidate-determined start date for these positions, with an on-site orientation. The start dates are flexible, but all full-time slots must be filled by December 1, 2019. The half-time slots can start up to January 2020 with the service year ending in late August 2020. Renewal is possible for a second year – and for up to four service terms in total.  

Service sites currently needing AmeriCorps members are:

Full-time (1700 hour) slots
  • Friends of Happy Retreat (Charles Town)
  • New River Gorge National River – National Park Service (Glen Jean)

Half-time (900 hour) slots are

  • Friends of Monroe / Monroe Tourism (Union)​
  • International Mother's Day Shrine (Grafton)
  • Pocahontas County Opera House (Marlinton) ​

Accelerated half-time (900 hour) slots with a service term of December 2019/January 2020 to August 30, 2020 are
  • WVU Jackson's Mill (Weston)
  • Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (Elkins)
APPLICATION PROCESS 
Applications will be accepted until all sites are filled. Interviews and offers will continue on a rolling basis.
 
To apply, do the following:

  • Complete the MyAmeriCorps application and submit it specifically under the Preserve WV AmeriCorps program’s listing at https://my.americorps.gov/
   
  • Each applicant must review the site descriptions and task lists (download above) and send a cover letter or formal email to dlapresta@pawv.org and kshapiro@pawv.org explaining sites of interest and why he/she would like to serve at those sites and be a good fit for them.  Applicants can apply to more than one site using the same letter. A CV/resume is encouraged but not required.
SKILLS SUGGESTED FOR THIS PROGRAM
 
  • Demonstrable historical research abilities;
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking;
  • Good organization skills, required for multitasking for event coordination and volunteer management purposes;
  • Comfortable working with different types of people;
  • Responsible and a self-starter;
  • Experience with historical resources or historic preservation (or ability to prove capability to learn);
  • Familiarity with heritage tourism (or ability to prove capability to learn);
  • Some leadership experience or experience managing volunteers or staff (or ability to demonstrate effective leadership skills);
  • Computer experience: internet research, Microsoft Office (including Word and Excel), email, social media. (Graphic design skills not necessary but appreciated);
  • Must be willing to travel using a personal car or rental car throughout the state or region for some sites’ service and for various mandatory and optional trainings.
WHAT TO EXPECT FOLLOWING YOUR APPLICATION SUBMISSION
 
If you look like a possible fit for our program, Preserve WV program staff will reply to you by email and arrange a phone interview. After the phone interview, program staff will pass your materials along to the site supervisors at the individual sites in which you expressed interest.
 If they are interested in you as a candidate for their sites, the site supervisors will then individually contact you for an additional interview (either by phone, Skype, or in person).  In order to be selected to serve at a site, you will need to be approved both by the program staff and the site supervisor. 
 
Following your interviews, completion of all application paperwork, and the checking of your references (from the MyAmeriCorps application form), program staff will make offers to selected candidates on a rolling basis. The program may be able to hold your offer open for a limited time if you are considering multiple options; please let program staff know if you have time constraints. Service opportunities will be filled on an ongoing basis throughout the summer (and, if necessary, the fall) until none remain open.   
 
If you are accepted into the program, program staff will then let you know other steps required for enrollment (such as background checks and paperwork) and can (if necessary) provide helpful information for relocating. 
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