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*Updated 01/06/2022 - The Preserve WV AmeriCorps program is currently accepting applications for AmeriCorps members to begin service in January - March 2022. These opportunities are "accelerated, part-time" involving 900 hour commitments for a negotiable 6 - 11 month period. Review the application process and AmeriCorps benefits here. A list of open service opportunities is provided below in alphabetical order. Scroll down to see complete details about each opportunity. In addition to individual AmeriCorps site responsibilities, members will have program expectations that will be explained during AmeriCorps on-boarding.
- City of Ronceverte Museum
- Cockayne Farmstead
- Council for West Virginia Archaeology
- Harrison County WV Historical Society
- Hinton Railroad Museum
- Kanawha Salines Foundation
- Main Street Point Pleasant
- Sutton Community Development Corporation
- WVU BAD Buildings
Find Complete AmeriCorps Service Descriptions below
City of Ronceverte Museum
Location: Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Supervisors: Pamela Mentz and Terry Armentrout
The City of Ronceverte’s Museum has been moved to a new location on the second floor of the Clifford Recreation and Community Center on Edgar Avenue. The new part-time Preserve WV AmeriCorps member will serve approximately 20 hours per week from the museum. The AmeriCorps will be tasked with setting up the museum and organizing a committee of volunteers interested in helping to docent the museum to keep regular operating hours for visitation. Setting up the museum will involve reviewing the collection to identify interpretive themes, developing and designing an exhibit, and preparing educational materials about the exhibit. Volunteer management and engagement will be essential in the museum planning process, as well.
Supervisors: Pamela Mentz and Terry Armentrout
The City of Ronceverte’s Museum has been moved to a new location on the second floor of the Clifford Recreation and Community Center on Edgar Avenue. The new part-time Preserve WV AmeriCorps member will serve approximately 20 hours per week from the museum. The AmeriCorps will be tasked with setting up the museum and organizing a committee of volunteers interested in helping to docent the museum to keep regular operating hours for visitation. Setting up the museum will involve reviewing the collection to identify interpretive themes, developing and designing an exhibit, and preparing educational materials about the exhibit. Volunteer management and engagement will be essential in the museum planning process, as well.
Cockayne Farmstead
Location: Glen Dale, Marshall County, West Virginia
Supervisor: Kara Gordon
The Cockayne Farmstead is a municipally owned historic house museum, heritage tourism site and educational center consisting of an historic, national register listed farmhouse, a prehistoric earthen mound, and a large collection of 19th Century family artifacts and an equally large collection of ephemera from the same era. The facility is operated by the Marshall County Historical Society and is run out of a circa-1850 residence, which was under a single family’s ownership for four generations from 1850 until 2001.
The site’s mission statement is “To develop an educational and cultural center from a unique historic property that will nurture individual creativity and artistic expression, encourage the development of leadership skills and community pride through education of the rich cultural heritage of West Virginia, and promote tourism and foster economic development for the betterment of the citizens of our State and our Nation.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps will serve approximately 40 hours per week during museum operating hours throughout the week, sometimes on the weekend, and some evenings. The member will have an office space at the Visitor’s Center and will also serve at the Cockayne House. The members tasks will include:
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Supervisor: Kara Gordon
The Cockayne Farmstead is a municipally owned historic house museum, heritage tourism site and educational center consisting of an historic, national register listed farmhouse, a prehistoric earthen mound, and a large collection of 19th Century family artifacts and an equally large collection of ephemera from the same era. The facility is operated by the Marshall County Historical Society and is run out of a circa-1850 residence, which was under a single family’s ownership for four generations from 1850 until 2001.
The site’s mission statement is “To develop an educational and cultural center from a unique historic property that will nurture individual creativity and artistic expression, encourage the development of leadership skills and community pride through education of the rich cultural heritage of West Virginia, and promote tourism and foster economic development for the betterment of the citizens of our State and our Nation.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps will serve approximately 40 hours per week during museum operating hours throughout the week, sometimes on the weekend, and some evenings. The member will have an office space at the Visitor’s Center and will also serve at the Cockayne House. The members tasks will include:
- Increase community visibility and promote the image of the Farmstead to the local area, especially to the local school system
- Provide guided tours of the Farmstead to Visitors
- Promote the Farmstead as a heritage tourism venue
- Develop programming, especially for students
- Collection management: organization, classification, conservation, and storage of printed documents and objects
- Recruitment, training, and oversight of volunteers, and specialized training and oversight of volunteers in object conservation, the care of the collection, and the proper input of data into PastPerfect regarding the collection
- Assisting in the daily operation of the Cockayne Farmstead, as directed by site supervisor
- In conjunction with volunteers and other staff, the member may represent the Cockayne Farmstead at events, fairs and festivals, and similar programming
- Performing light conservation work at the Farmstead, to include replacement of damaged windowpanes and similar activities as needed. The member will be trained in these skills, as needed.
- Participating in volunteer meetings as scheduled and monthly board meetings.
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Council for West Virginia Archaeology
Location: Morgantown, Monongalia County
Supervisors: Olivia Jones and Megan Leight
The Council for West Virginia Archaeology (CWVA) is an organization made up of professional archaeologists working in West Virginia or with research interests here. The mission of the Council for West Virginia Archaeology is to promote archaeological research and public engagement as well as protect the archaeological resources within the state.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member will serve approximately 20 hours per week and will have an office space at West Virginia University’s campus on-site with one of the site supervisors. Some remote activities will be allowed. The AmeriCorps member will help specifically with organizational outreach and administrative assistance. They will be responsible for the following tasks:
Supervisors: Olivia Jones and Megan Leight
The Council for West Virginia Archaeology (CWVA) is an organization made up of professional archaeologists working in West Virginia or with research interests here. The mission of the Council for West Virginia Archaeology is to promote archaeological research and public engagement as well as protect the archaeological resources within the state.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member will serve approximately 20 hours per week and will have an office space at West Virginia University’s campus on-site with one of the site supervisors. Some remote activities will be allowed. The AmeriCorps member will help specifically with organizational outreach and administrative assistance. They will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Assist committee with organizing the spring workshop event, such as social media updates, confirming speakers, keeping track of registered attendants, setting up/tear-down during the event.
- Create content on a biweekly basis for the website and/or social media.
- Write/update the text and images for a public-friendly brochure on archaeology in est Virginia.
- Draft a proposal for the West Virginia Humanities Council mini-grant to fund printing of the brochure.
- Attend regional events as a representative of the CWVA in order to promote the activities of the organization.
- Organize and digitize the CWVA’s paper archive.
- Create an updated membership database.
Harrison County WV Historical Society
Location: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
Supervisor: Sherri Heavner
The Harrison County WV Historical Society (HCWVHS) is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that engages with its community by preserving, collecting, educating, and demonstrating the history and culture of Harrison County and North-Central West Virginia. The mission of HCWVHS is to raise awareness of Harrison County’s contribution to the history and culture of West Virginia and the United States, and to preserve artifacts and sites pertaining to its history and culture.
The member will serve from the Neff-Hardesty Memorial Archives in downtown Clarksburg with some service at the Stealey-Goff-Vance House. The member will serve approximately 40 hours per week during the week with some service requirements during the evenings and weekends. Member’s tasks will include:
Supervisor: Sherri Heavner
The Harrison County WV Historical Society (HCWVHS) is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that engages with its community by preserving, collecting, educating, and demonstrating the history and culture of Harrison County and North-Central West Virginia. The mission of HCWVHS is to raise awareness of Harrison County’s contribution to the history and culture of West Virginia and the United States, and to preserve artifacts and sites pertaining to its history and culture.
The member will serve from the Neff-Hardesty Memorial Archives in downtown Clarksburg with some service at the Stealey-Goff-Vance House. The member will serve approximately 40 hours per week during the week with some service requirements during the evenings and weekends. Member’s tasks will include:
- Continuing the on-going accessioning and cataloging of the archive and artifact collection into Past Perfect under the collection management policy guidelines
- Searching for grants and writing proposals for preservation funding for the Stealey-Goff-Vance House preservation and for storing the archive and museum collection.
- Managing the organization’s website, email marketing, and social media
- Contributing and editing content for the society’s newsletter by utilizing the Weebly, Facebook, MailChimp, and Canva platforms.
- Organizing independent and/or coordinating with local partners for workshops and local history programming and events including online history content and webinars
- Coordinating volunteer training, management, and retention
Hinton Railroad Museum
Location: Hinton, Summers County
Supervisor: Cris Meadows
The Hinton Railroad Museum was established in 1991 and will take you back to the early days of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway with a variety of artifacts and memorabilia. The museum is owned and operated by the City of Hinton, and it is housed in a two-story, 7,000 square-foot historic building located in the National Historic District in downtown Hinton. The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member serving with the Hinton Railroad Museum will be expected to serve approximately 40 hours per week during the museum’s operating hours. The AmeriCorps member will do the following:
Supervisor: Cris Meadows
The Hinton Railroad Museum was established in 1991 and will take you back to the early days of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway with a variety of artifacts and memorabilia. The museum is owned and operated by the City of Hinton, and it is housed in a two-story, 7,000 square-foot historic building located in the National Historic District in downtown Hinton. The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member serving with the Hinton Railroad Museum will be expected to serve approximately 40 hours per week during the museum’s operating hours. The AmeriCorps member will do the following:
- Inventory and organize the museum collection,
- Provide tours at the museum to the public,
- Help to fundraise for the preservation of the museum building (within the guidelines of Preserve WV AmeriCorps).
- Promote the museum to increase visitation and attendance, and
- Recruit and manage a new generation of volunteers to keep the museum open regularly and provide tours.
Kanawha Salines Foundation
Location: Charleston (Malden), Kanawha County
Supervisor: Lewis Payne
The mission of The Kanawha Salines Foundation Inc. is to encourage and facilitate the preservation of the legacy of the Kanawha Valley salt industry. To further this mission, the Foundation will raise monies through grants and charitable donations to restore the Dickinson family salt office located on Kanawha Salines Drive in Malden, WV. By collecting photographs, relics, documents, artifacts and any remnants reflecting the history of the salt industry, the Foundation will turn the restored building into a museum and make it available to the public. It will be the practice of the Foundation to use the contents of the building as an educational tool for the larger community. By hosting school children and other civic groups, the Foundation will educate the public about the history of the Kanawha Valley salt industry and its social and economic impact upon the valley including the use of slave labor, its impact upon those enslaved people and society. The Foundation will work to help all who visit understand the importance that the salt industry played in the early development of the Kanawha Valley.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member will serve approximately 20 hours per week on site and will be expected to serve mostly during the week with some weekend and evening hours for special events. The member’s tasks will include:
Supervisor: Lewis Payne
The mission of The Kanawha Salines Foundation Inc. is to encourage and facilitate the preservation of the legacy of the Kanawha Valley salt industry. To further this mission, the Foundation will raise monies through grants and charitable donations to restore the Dickinson family salt office located on Kanawha Salines Drive in Malden, WV. By collecting photographs, relics, documents, artifacts and any remnants reflecting the history of the salt industry, the Foundation will turn the restored building into a museum and make it available to the public. It will be the practice of the Foundation to use the contents of the building as an educational tool for the larger community. By hosting school children and other civic groups, the Foundation will educate the public about the history of the Kanawha Valley salt industry and its social and economic impact upon the valley including the use of slave labor, its impact upon those enslaved people and society. The Foundation will work to help all who visit understand the importance that the salt industry played in the early development of the Kanawha Valley.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member will serve approximately 20 hours per week on site and will be expected to serve mostly during the week with some weekend and evening hours for special events. The member’s tasks will include:
- Developing a long-term strategic plan to implement organizational goals and mission
- General marketing and developing social media presence for the organization
- Networking with other non-profits and educational entities including conducting outreach to schools
- Fundraising and grant writing to include identifying grants that would be available to the Foundation and beginning the application process when timely (within the constraints of PAWV policy).
- Organizing fundraising and crowdsourcing events ((within the constraints of PAWV policy)
- Creating educational materials and programming
- Continuing the digitization of the Foundations historic records
Main Street Point Pleasant
Location: Point Pleasant, Mason County
Supervisor: Chris Rizer
Supervisor: Chris Rizer
Main Street Point Pleasant is an affiliate member of Main Street America, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and stands by its Four Point Approach for downtown revitalization: organization, economic vitality, design, and promotion. Our broad and all-encompassing mission is to be a catalyst in the revitalization of Point Pleasant’s historic downtown by cultivating partnerships, creating a strong community foundation for our downtown district, guiding preservation-minded economic development, supporting businesses and encouraging entrepreneurs, enhancing the historic and natural features that make our city unique, and promoting Main Street as a fantastic place to visit, live, work, shop, dine, and play.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member will serve approximately 40 hours per week from the Main Street Point Pleasant office. The AmeriCorps member will serve mostly during the Main Street office hours with some evening and weekend expectations. The member will be expected to:
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member will serve approximately 40 hours per week from the Main Street Point Pleasant office. The AmeriCorps member will serve mostly during the Main Street office hours with some evening and weekend expectations. The member will be expected to:
- Document and inventory downtown buildings and carry out historical research on those same buildings using deeds, newspapers, written sources, etc.
- Develop a self-guided walking tour of Main Street
- Build a Donor & Member Database
- Build a Volunteer Database
- Maintain a social media presence for the organization
- Archive and digitize Main Street’s records
Sutton Community Development Corporation
Location: Sutton, Braxton County
Supervisor: Dot Gioulis
Supervisor: Dot Gioulis
The Sutton Community Development Corporation (SCDC) is a nonprofit organization and is an ONTRAC community through the West Virginia Main Street program. The organization works closely with the Town of Sutton and other community organizations such as the Landmark Studio for the Arts and the Sutton library, to create an inviting vibrant downtown where traditions and new ideas unite focusing on the arts, recreation and history to create a sense of community pride with opportunity for everyone.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps will serve approximately 20 hours per week during normal business hours with some evening and weekend commitments. The member will have an office space in downtown Sutton. Their tasks will include:
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps will serve approximately 20 hours per week during normal business hours with some evening and weekend commitments. The member will have an office space in downtown Sutton. Their tasks will include:
- Developing "We Are Sutton" program.
- Conducting outreach for the project through social media posts, news articles as well as building partnerships and one on one contacts
- Interviewing Sutton residents, now or past, concerning family and place as well as recording and transcribing these interview
- Collecting and scanning copies of photographs pertaining to interviews and exhibiting photos in public places
- Develop videos for projects
- Using the media collected and developed (such videos and photos) to promote Sutton
- Display and organize information in the town's permanent exhibit area
- Researching buildings in the Downtown Historic District in order to design informational plaques and creating systems to access information using a mobile device
- Conducting outreach for the project through social media posts, news articles as well as building partnerships and one on one contacts
- Supporting the Sutton Community Park and seasonal Community Garden and Farmers Market.
- Writing and submitting news articles, creating social media posts and developing new partnerships
- Continuing to recruit and organize volunteers
- Continuing to coordinate advertising ads for Market
- Writing and submitting grant applications or fund requests based on research and recorded donor list (fundraising will be limited to 10% of service time)
- Conducting public relation activities such as public speaking events and radio announcements
- Writing and submitting news articles, creating social media posts and developing new partnerships
WVU BAD Buildings
Location: Morgantown, Monongalia County
Supervisor: Ray Moeller
WVU Brownfields, Abandoned, & Dilapidated Buildings is a program within West Virginia University's Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center. The WVU BAD Buildings program provides technical assistance, research, and other resources to rural communities to address abandoned and dilapidated properties. WVU BAD Buildings guides community-driven, volunteer-led teams to identify and prioritize blighted properties, helps create redevelopment plans for priority projects, and works with community leaders to pursue resources to rehabilitate, demolish, and redevelop abandoned structures.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member serving with the WVU BAD Buildings program will serve approximately 40 hours per week while the Center is open. The member will serve from the Northern Brownfields Assistance Center Office located at the Evansdale Campus of West Virginia University. The member will complete the following tasks:
Supervisor: Ray Moeller
WVU Brownfields, Abandoned, & Dilapidated Buildings is a program within West Virginia University's Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center. The WVU BAD Buildings program provides technical assistance, research, and other resources to rural communities to address abandoned and dilapidated properties. WVU BAD Buildings guides community-driven, volunteer-led teams to identify and prioritize blighted properties, helps create redevelopment plans for priority projects, and works with community leaders to pursue resources to rehabilitate, demolish, and redevelop abandoned structures.
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps member serving with the WVU BAD Buildings program will serve approximately 40 hours per week while the Center is open. The member will serve from the Northern Brownfields Assistance Center Office located at the Evansdale Campus of West Virginia University. The member will complete the following tasks:
- Work within selected BAD Buildings communities to assess place and asset-based economic development opportunities and implement redevelopment-associated activities throughout the service year
- Develop and maintain Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center (NBAC) & BAD Building program resource files
- Assist with implementation of outreach plan to build and communicate with constituencies in the Abandoned Properties Coalition, WVU BAD Buildings, Downtown Appalachia, and the NBAC
- Assist with project communications on historic projects, include coordinating team meetings, providing meeting notes, and drafting and sharing action plans
- Assist with volunteer management and implementation regarding BAD Buildings and NBAC events, including education and outreach related to historic rehabilitation/restoration
- Provide the social media accounts and website with redevelopment related news and updates.
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ADDITIONAL PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS
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APPLICATION STEPS
Step 1: Submit an application on My AmeriCorps - Create a profile on the official My AmeriCorps website: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/recruit/registration.do Once a profile is completed, view Preserve WV’s program listing, by simply searching “Preserve WV” in the Program Name Field of the Quick Search Box found on the AmeriCorps Search page: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do Apply using the “Apply Now!” button found on the Preserve WV program listing. Step 2: Send in a Cover Letter - Submit a written cover letter to dlapresta@pawv.org. The letter should directly reference the description of the position the applicant is applying to and speak to how the applicant's interests, experience, and career goals are a good match for that particular service opportunity. Position descriptions for all available service opportunities can be found below. If interested, applicants may use the cover letter to apply for more than one position. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to send a formal CV or resume to accompany their cover letter. |
*COVID-19 ACCOMMODATIONS - Preserve WV AmeriCorps program and sites are making accommodations to keep members and communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on public health guidance, sites may be closed for a time, events canceled, and some members telework from home. Service activities may be modified to respect social distancing, limiting group size for events, and provide virtual programming instead of in-person. Some members are also providing relief service activities, in addition to their usual assignments. Preserve WV AmeriCorps intends to continue providing service. We will do all we can to continue serving our communities, while staying safe.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY NOTICE
Participation in the Preserve WV AmeriCorps (or any other CNCS) program is based on merit and equal opportunity for all, without regard to factors such as race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, political affiliation, marital or parental status, military service, or religious, community, or social affiliations. You have a right to reasonable accommodation for disabilities. Programs must furnish reasonable accommodations for the known physical and mental limitations of qualified AmeriCorps members.
If you believe your rights have been violated, you may report such violations to the directors of your program of whom must establish and maintain a procedure for filing and adjudicating certain grievances. You may also file discrimination-related grievances with the Equal Opportunity Counselor of AmeriCorps at (202) 606-5000, ext. 312 (voice), or 1 (800) 942-2677.
Participation in the Preserve WV AmeriCorps (or any other CNCS) program is based on merit and equal opportunity for all, without regard to factors such as race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, political affiliation, marital or parental status, military service, or religious, community, or social affiliations. You have a right to reasonable accommodation for disabilities. Programs must furnish reasonable accommodations for the known physical and mental limitations of qualified AmeriCorps members.
If you believe your rights have been violated, you may report such violations to the directors of your program of whom must establish and maintain a procedure for filing and adjudicating certain grievances. You may also file discrimination-related grievances with the Equal Opportunity Counselor of AmeriCorps at (202) 606-5000, ext. 312 (voice), or 1 (800) 942-2677.
