Interpretation Member - Fort Pulaski National Monument

To learn more about ACE, please visit: www.usaconservation.org.

Start Date: Sep 6th, 2022 (flexibility available for the right candidate)
End Date: May 6th, 2023 (or 35 weeks after start date)
*A 35-week minimum commitment is required for this position*

Location: Fort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah, Georgia.

Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU) sits between Savannah and Tybee Island on the Georgia coast. Within this setting, the monument contains a broad range of significant resources that reflect both the natural and cultural history of Georgia on the Atlantic coast. FOPU preserves and interprets the 19th century masonry fort and associated landscape that illustrate the evolution of civil engineering and military technology and approximately 5,000 acres of nearly pristine salt marsh on McQueen's and Cockspur Islands.

To learn more about the Fort Pulaski National Monument, please visit https://www.nps.gov/fopu/index.htm.

Living Allowance: The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $600/week to offset the costs of food, housing, and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly.

Housing: Housing is the responsibility of the member and not provided by ACE or NPS.

AmeriCorps: This position may be eligible for a 1200-hour AmeriCorps Education Award (~$4,441.50) upon successful completion of service hours. Additional enrollment steps are required.

Schedule: 40 hours per week for the 35-week long commitment. Schedule will be from 8:45am - 5:15 pm, five days per week. Weekend service is required. The member may request time off within reason.

Position Description:

Duties for this position may include:

• Staffing the visitor information desk
• Answering routine visitor questions and providing information and directions to the public
• Providing informal interpretation and safety information while roving in the fort and on park trails
• Providing guided tours, walks, and talks for the general public and special groups
• Assisting with the park's education program by providing curriculum-based programming to educational field trips
• Assisting with public outreach via the development of content for social media, the park website, and printed publications
• Assisting with special events, including living history events and historic weapons demonstrations

This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promotes exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals. This could include gaining experience in different conservation fields and shadowing different work groups.

Public Land Corps Hiring Authority: Members serving under this agreement may be eligible for a hiring authority upon completion of their term of service. PLC projects also include specific eligibility requirements such as age and citizenship. Please contact ACE staff with questions about eligibility.

Qualifications:

*local candidates are encouraged to apply*

Requirements:

• Members must be US citizen or Permanent Resident, as required to comply with U.S. government contracts
• Willing and able to represent ACE and the partner organization in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner.
• Ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group.
• Willing to undergo and must pass required criminal history checks.
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• A valid driver's license and an insurable driving record (documentation to be provided upon request).
• Must be able to interact successfully with visitors from diverse backgrounds.
• Must be willing to handle serving both indoors and outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. Southern Georgia is hot and humid in summer.
• ACE Members must verify that they are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 or have requested and been granted a medical or religious exemption to vaccination by the time they start their term.

Preferred:

• Experience teaching/interacting with children
• Experience in public speaking, teaching, environmental or cultural education, or interpretation
• Knowledge-or the willingness to quickly learn--the history of the United States, including but not limited to the United States Civil War, the American Revolution, Reconstruction, and the history of the southeastern United States, especially the Georgia and the South Carolina coasts.

How to apply:

Please submit your resume, a cover letter demonstrating your interest and experience, and contact information for three professional/academic references to the online application page for this position here: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/. Early consideration will be given as resumes are received. This position may close at any time. If you have any questions regarding this position please feel free to contact ACE EPIC Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, Emanuel Aragon Cruz at ecruz@usaconservation.org.

EEO: American Conservation Experience provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, American Conservation Experience complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.