Do you like stomping around in the creek? Do you enjoy teaching young people about nature?

FOC is searching for an outreach VISTA to support our summer programming!

Position Responsibilities

  • Plan, organize, and execute STEAM and environmentally-focused education events and programs
  • Coordinate and collaborate with volunteers, community members, and partner organizations
  • Create and support community events to include stand-alone workshops and lessons
  • Professionally and cordially represent Friends of the Cheat and partnered agencies 

Position Details

  • Mandatory Start Date of May 21 – required training at High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV
  • 450 hours of service between May 21 and August 15. Max 35 hours/week.
  • Living Allowance $4950 (pre-tax) paid over 6 biweekly pay periods ($11/hr)
  • Segal Americorps Summer Education Award $1956.35
  • Work-related travel reimbursable at $0.70/mile
  • Some evening and weekend responsibilities

Qualifications

  • Must be 18 years of age or older and a US Citizen
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Drivers License, reliable form of transportation, and ability to travel locally
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google suite and social media outlets
  • Ability to connect and work with children of all backgrounds, ages, and socioeconomic status
  • Comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions and temperatures with the ability to  lean over, stoop, pick up, bend and stand for long durations of time
  • Desire to engage with children and facilitate hands on learning activities
  • Must be comfortable around moving water

To Apply:

Send a resume and cover letter to amanda@cheat.org. Following an initial review, applicants will be directed to visit my.americorps.gov, create an account (if needed),  and complete the application.  Any questions can be directed to amanda@cheat.org or by phone 304-329-3621

Made possible by a partnership with WV Promise, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) is an anti-poverty program established in 1965 designed to provide needed resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to increase their capacity to lift communities out of poverty.

Friends of the Cheat is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring without regard to race, socioeconomic status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.