Position Title: Active Southern West Virginia Volunteer Support – VISTA Summer Associate
Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements
Site Location:
Active Southern West Virginia
118 North Heber Street Beckley, WV 25801
Terms of Service:
• Start Date: 6/1/2026
• End Date: 8/9/2026
• AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 300 hours (Minimum-Time)
Purpose:
• By increasing access to physical activity, individuals can reduce their changes of a chronic health
condition or better manage conditions. This enables them to miss less days of work and reduce
health care costs.
• This project will increase volunteer knowledge and skills with the mobile membership to reduce
frustrations and the time it takes to begin programs. This project will help to improve volunteer
training and recruitment.
• The associate will build capacity with staff and volunteers by becoming efficient in the set up and
sharing of the events calendar, the mobile membership application, and communication systems.
The result will be an increase in participants who can utilize the mobile app to register for
programs.
Description of Duties:
The Summer Associate will focus on capacity-building activities that produce internal planning resources,
documentation tools, and community engagement materials. Duties may include compiling labor market
research summaries, developing workforce resource inventories, creating community asset maps,
organizing environmental data sets, drafting partnership coordination frameworks, designing planning
templates and resource guides, and assisting with public-facing informational workshops, outreach
campaigns, or site observations. Activities are designed to strengthen host organizations’ capacity, guide
long-term workforce and environmental program development, provide tangible connections between
planning tools and community needs, and support measurable outcomes in workforce access,
environmental stewardship, and community engagement.
Quality check program calendars, social media posts, and emails for accuracy. Learn and assist
participants with the registration mobile app. Transport equipment to program locations. Conduct
interviews with volunteers and participants for story telling purposes.
Qualifications:
• Desired education level: High School Diploma
• Language requirement: English
• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• At least 17 years of age
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not
dropped out of elementary or 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
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National
Service Criminal History Check.
Note: Stated are required by AmeriCorps. Programs may add additional qualifications.
Physical Requirements:
Conservation Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will
ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to
perform essential functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, nontraditional hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a
range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of
force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to safely
drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need
assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or
recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Time Requirements:
• Typically, this position is expected to serve full-time, 35-40 hours per week, but
exact service schedules may vary. A half hour lunch break will not be counted
towards AmeriCorps service
• Car recommended; Permits attendance at school during off hours; Permits
working at another job during off hours; Prohibits paid work outside of the
sponsoring agency at any time
Note: Stated are required by AmeriCorps. Programs may add additional requirements
Orientation and Training:
• Member will receive an orientation that includes training on AmeriCorps
prohibited and unallowable activities.
• Member will receive a Virtual Member Orientation (VMO) from VISTA on their first
day of service.
Note: Stated are required by AmeriCorps. Programs may add additional details
Benefits:
• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $1, 565.08
• Living Allowance of $957.46 (taxable) every other week.
• Healthcare Coverage if Eligible
• Childcare Coverage if Eligible
• Loan forbearance if Eligible
• Interest Payments if Eligible
• Recreational Opportunities
• Professional Development Opportunities
Note: Stated are required by AmeriCorps. Programs may add additional benefits.
Evaluation and Reporting:
As an AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate, performance will be evaluated on
whether the Summer Associate has completed the required number of hours, whether
the Summer Associate has satisfactorily completed assignments, and if the Summer
Associate has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the
beginning of the term of service.
Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to, bi-weekly timesheets and
accomplishment tracking.
Supervisor Name and Contact Information:
Erin Adams
eadams@conservationlegacy.org
330 Harper Park Drive
Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 860-0578
Host Organization Contact:
Melanie Seiler
Melanie@activeswv.org
(304) 254-8488

Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or
any other characteristic protected by law.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal
requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during
the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.