4 AmeriCorps Position Descriptions Below Americorps Volunteer Position – Prairie Restoration Technician
Start date: Oct 1, 2012
End date: Aug. 15, 2013
Stipend: $1125/month; Education award at end of service: $5,500
Application deadline: Aug. 6, 2012
To be considered for this position, you must submit an application through the Americorps website (www.americorps.gov) – search for ‘South Sound Prairies’ – AND you must send a resume and three references to Sarah Hamman.
Along the southern edge of Puget Sound lies a landscape unusual in the Pacific Northwest. Amidst steep mountains and massive closed canopy forests are open rolling grasslands interwoven with oak savannas, pine woodlands, and rich wetlands. The intertwining of these habitats forms a mosaic that supports a rich array of native birds, mammals, flowers and butterflies-some of which are found nowhere else on Earth. These prairies are now one of the rarest habitats in the U.S; only 1-3% of the original native prairie remains.
The Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM) works with a wide range of federal, state, local and non-profit partners to conserve and restore habitat structure and functioning to these prairies and their associated rare species. To help with this task, CNLM seeks four fulltime AmeriCorps members to fill prairie restoration service opportunities with the South Sound Prairies Program in the Olympia office. These four positions include a Prairie Science Specialist, a Prairie Restoration Technician, a Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, and a Native Plant Propagation Technician.
Member Duties
The Restoration Technician will be based out of the Olympia, WA office and will assist with seasonal on-the-ground restoration actions across hundreds of acres at several public and private South Sound prairie sites and plant propagation at the native plant nursery. Restoration tasks will include control of invasive species, prescribed fire application, native planting and seeding, and monitoring of key animal and plant species. The nursery activities will include native seed processing, seed bed maintenance, and plug sowing. The Restoration Technician will serve independently, with other CNLM staff, with dedicated long and short-term volunteers, and with other AmeriCorps members. Depending on the time of year, 4 to 5 days per week will be spent in the field or nursery environment completing land stewardship tasks across the South Sound prairies with preparation and follow-up reports completed at the Olympia office. During these times, some long field days can be expected.
Essential Functions
-Chemical and mechanical control of invasive species
-Plant native prairie species across sites
-Monitor amphibian populations throughout regional wetlands
-Collect seed and propagate native prairie plant species
-Participate in regional prescribed burning program
Required Qualifications
•Minimum of 6 months of training or experience in natural science or related field
•Good people skills; outgoing and tactful; energetic and positive attitude
•Ability to communicate with a diversity of staff, volunteers, community leaders and organizational partners
•Able to serve independently and take initiative as well as be a team player
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•Computer literate
•Organized and attentive to detail
•Ability to manage time and diverse activities
•Ability and willingness to do physical labor in an outdoor setting at least one to three days per week, spring through winter
•Valid driver’s license
•Strong interest in getting others involved in land conservation work
Desired qualifications
•Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field
•Experience working with heavy equipment in adverse conditions
•Experience as a volunteer or organizing other volunteers
•Working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, GIS, and GPS
•Willingness to become a Washington certified pesticide applicator (for invasive plant control)
•Familiarity with Washington flora and fauna
•First aid and CPR certified or willingness to become certified
•Ability to drive standard shift vehicle
•Flexible schedule
Member will be serving in diverse, often adverse, weather conditions and will be frequently handling power tools and heavy equipment (only after pertinent trainings) including, but not limited to: chainsaws, brushcutters, tractors, weed wrenches, etc. At all times member will be expected to represent WSC and CNLM in any and all partner and public interactions.
Americorps Volunteer Position – Prairie Science Specialist
Start date: Oct 1, 2012
End date: Aug. 15, 2013
Stipend: $1125/month; Education award at end of service: $5,500
Application deadline: Aug. 6, 2012
To be considered for this position, you must submit an application through the Americorps website (www.americorps.gov) – search for ‘South Sound Prairies’ – AND you must send a resume and three references to Sarah Hamman.
Along the southern edge of Puget Sound lies a landscape unusual in the Pacific Northwest. Amidst steep mountains and massive closed canopy forests are open rolling grasslands interwoven with oak savannas, pine woodlands, and rich wetlands. The intertwining of these habitats forms a mosaic that supports a rich array of native birds, mammals, flowers and butterflies-some of which are found nowhere else on Earth. These prairies are now one of the rarest habitats in the U.S; only 1-3% of the original native prairie remains.
The Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM) works with a wide range of federal, state, local and non-profit partners to conserve and restore habitat structure and functioning to these prairies and their associated rare species. To help with this task, CNLM seeks four fulltime AmeriCorps members to fill prairie restoration service opportunities with the South Sound Prairies Program in the Olympia office. These four positions include a Prairie Science Specialist, a Prairie Restoration Technician, a Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, and a Native Plant Propagation Technician.
Member Duties
The Prairie Science Specialist will provide essential support to our many ongoing experiments targeting effective restoration techniques for western Washington prairies. In order to continue to improve prairie restoration and to reach our goal of high quality prairies that support a full suite of common and rare prairie species, much more information on how this ecosystem functions and how invasive species and fire suppression have impacted the system is needed. CNLM is actively researching these questions in partnership with WDFW, WDNR, the Department of Defense, Thurston County, other non-profits and US Fish and Wildlife. These partners cooperate to conduct regional, multi-site experiments that determine current ecological conditions and test restoration practices to enable us to restore the prairie as efficiently as possible.
The science specialist will spend 60% of his/her time assisting staff with experimental research, project and species monitoring, and data management; the remaining 40% will be spent on restoration practices, including propagating and planting native species, controlling invasive species and restoring ecological processes to South Sound prairies. Scientific studies this member will participate in include pollinator surveys, direct seeding monitoring, herbicide trials for invasive weeds, mycorrhizal inoculation trials and fire effects monitoring. Project tasks will include literature reviews, experiment set-up, data collection, data entry, quality control, and data management.
This member will serve with all CNLM staff at all South Sound prairie sites, and will assist the restoration ecologist in data needs. On the ground restoration will also be conducted as needed at all South Sound prairies. This position entails a high level of responsibility and will draw heavily on the AmeriCorps member’s people skills, sound work ethic, scientific background and positive attitude during long field days as well as during activity with our incredibly valuable volunteers.
Required Qualifications
•Minimum of 6 months of training or experience in natural science or related field
•Good people skills; outgoing and tactful; energetic and positive attitude
•Ability to communicate with a diversity of staff, volunteers, community leaders and organizational partners
•Able to serve independently and take initiative as well as be a team player
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•Computer literate
•Organized and attentive to detail
•Ability to manage time and diverse activities
•Ability and willingness to do physical labor in an outdoor setting at least one to three days per week, spring through winter
•Valid driver’s license
•Strong interest in getting others involved in land conservation work
Desired qualifications
•Bachelor’s degree in biology, natural science, or related field
•Experience as a volunteer or organizing other volunteers
•Working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, GIS, and GPS
•Familiarity with Washington flora & fauna, with emphasis on identification of non-native invasive species
•Willing to become a Washington certified pesticide applicator (for invasive plant control)
•First aid and CPR certified or willingness to become certified
•Ability to drive standard shift vehicle
•Flexible schedule
Member will be serving in diverse, often adverse, weather conditions and will be frequently handling power tools and heavy equipment (only after pertinent trainings) including, but not limited to: chainsaws, brushcutters, tractors, weed wrenches, etc. At all times member will be expected to represent WSC and CNLM in any and all partner and public interactions.
Americorps Volunteer Position – Plant Propagation Technician
Start date: Oct 1, 2012
End date: Aug. 15, 2013
Stipend: $1125/month; Education award at end of service: $5,500
Application deadline: Aug. 6, 2012
To be considered for this position, you must submit an application through the Americorps website (www.americorps.gov) – search for ‘South Sound Prairies’ – AND you must send a resume and three references to Sarah Hamman.
Along the southern edge of Puget Sound lies a landscape unusual in the Pacific Northwest. Amidst steep mountains and massive closed canopy forests are open rolling grasslands interwoven with oak savannas, pine woodlands, and rich wetlands. The intertwining of these habitats forms a mosaic that supports a rich array of native birds, mammals, flowers and butterflies-some of which are found nowhere else on Earth. These prairies are now one of the rarest habitats in the U.S; only 1-3% of the original native prairie remains.
The Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM) works with a wide range of federal, state, local and non-profit partners to conserve and restore habitat structure and functioning to these prairies and their associated rare species. To help with this task, CNLM seeks four fulltime AmeriCorps members to fill prairie restoration service opportunities with the South Sound Prairies Program in the Olympia office. These four positions include a Prairie Science Specialist, a Prairie Restoration Technician, a Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, and a Native Plant Propagation Technician.
Member Duties
The Native Plant Propagation Technician will be based out of the Olympia, WA office and will coordinate plant propagation with specialized volunteers at two native plant nurseries. Two-thirds of the year will be spent at native plant nurseries; the final third will be spent conducting on-the-ground restoration across various prairie preserves. The broad range of nursery activities will include native seed processing and coordination of nursery and seed collection volunteer activity. Restoration tasks will include control of invasive species, monitoring of key animal and plant species, native seed collection and plant propagation, and more. The Native Plant Propagation Specialist will serve independently, with other CNLM staff, with dedicated long and short-term volunteers, and with other AmeriCorps members. This position will frequently supervise volunteers. Depending on the time of year, 3 to 4 days per week will be spent in the field or nursery environment completing land stewardship tasks across the South Sound prairies with preparation and follow-up reports completed at the Olympia office or at the native plant nursery. During these times, some long field days can be expected.
Essential Functions
Native Plant Propagation and Volunteer Coordination:
-Lead wildflower seed collection and processing
-Coordinate nursery and seed collection volunteer activity (3-4 Saturdays throughout service)
-Assist with development of seed harvesting techniques
-Seed data management
-Seed crop production
-Assist with native plant propagation
-Develop and document propagation techniques
Prairie Restoration
-Work closely with Restoration Ecologist
-Chemical and mechanical control of invasive species
-Plant native prairie species across sites
Required Qualifications:
•Minimum of 6 months of training or experience in natural science and/or nursery management
•Good people skills; outgoing and tactful; energetic and positive attitude
•Ability to communicate with a diversity of staff, volunteers, community leaders and organizational partners
•Able to serve independently and take initiative as well as be a team player
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•Computer literate
•Organized and attentive to detail
•Ability to manage time and diverse activities
•Ability and willingness to do physical labor in an outdoor setting at least one to three days per week, spring through winter
•Valid driver’s license
•Strong interest in getting others involved in land conservation work
Desired qualifications:
•Bachelor’s degree in ecology, botany, or related field
•Experience in plant nurseries
•Experience as a volunteer or organizing other volunteers
•Working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, GIS, and GPS
•Willingness to become a Washington certified pesticide applicator (for invasive plant control)
•Familiarity with Washington flora and fauna
•First aid and CPR certified or willingness to become certified
•Ability to drive standard shift vehicle
•Flexible schedule
Member will be serving in diverse, often adverse, weather conditions and will be frequently handling power tools and heavy equipment (only after pertinent trainings) including, but not limited to: chainsaws, brushcutters, tractors, weed wrenches, etc. At all times member will be expected to represent WSC and CNLM in any and all partner and public interactions.
Americorps Volunteer Position – Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
Start date: Oct 1, 2012
End date: Aug. 15, 2013
Stipend: $1125/month; Education award at end of service: $5,500
Application deadline: Aug. 6, 2012
To be considered for this position, you must submit an application through the Americorps website (www.americorps.gov) – search for ‘South Sound Prairies’ – AND you must send a resume and three references to Sarah Hamman.
Along the southern edge of Puget Sound lies a landscape unusual in the Pacific Northwest. Amidst steep mountains and massive closed canopy forests are open rolling grasslands interwoven with oak savannas, pine woodlands, and rich wetlands. The intertwining of these habitats forms a mosaic that supports a rich array of native birds, mammals, flowers and butterflies-some of which are found nowhere else on Earth. These prairies are now one of the rarest habitats in the U.S; only 1-3% of the original native prairie remains.
The Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM) works with a wide range of federal, state, local and non-profit partners to conserve and restore habitat structure and functioning to these prairies and their associated rare species. To help with this task, CNLM seeks four fulltime AmeriCorps members to fill prairie restoration service opportunities with the South Sound Prairies Program in the Olympia office. These four positions include a Prairie Science Specialist, a Prairie Restoration Technician, a Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, and a Native Plant Propagation Technician.
Member Duties
The Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator will be based out of the Olympia, WA office and will help run the CNLM’s robust South Sound volunteer program and expand our communication and networking tools. Service activities will include outreach, recruitment, and facilitation of volunteer days across prairie preserves. Outreach tasks will include maintenance of the volunteer program information on the South Sound website, management and expansion of our social networking tools and presentations about our program at local and regional job fairs. The Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator will serve independently, with other CNLM staff, with dedicated long and short-term volunteers, and with other AmeriCorps members. This member will frequently supervise volunteers. Depending on the time of year, 1 to 3 days per week will be spent in the field with the volunteers, completing land stewardship tasks across the South Sound prairies with preparation and follow-up reports completed at the Olympia office. During these times, some long field work days can be expected.
Essential Functions
Volunteer Coordination:
•Recruit volunteers for scheduled projects and volunteer days (including phone calls and emails, sending mailings and information packets, updating volunteer placement websites, contacting the media, producing publicity flyers)
•Help to schedule, train, supervise and thank volunteers for field and office work
•Track volunteer hours, volunteer age and veteran status
•Table at career and volunteer fairs
•Update volunteer program infrastructure
Outreach:
•Maintain volunteer program information on South Sound website
•Expand and update social media outlets (Facebook, online blog, etc)
•Produce and disseminate outreach materials
•Table at community events and outreach opportunities
•Assist with pursuing earned media opportunities
Required Qualifications
•Minimum of 6 months of training or experience in volunteer coordination, program management and/or related field
•Experience and interest in the natural sciences
•Good people skills; outgoing and tactful; energetic and positive attitude
•Ability to communicate with a diversity of staff, volunteers, community leaders and organizational partners
•Able to serve independently and take initiative as well as be a team player
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•Working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, GIS, and GPS
•Organized and attentive to detail
•Ability to manage time and diverse activities
•Ability and willingness to do physical labor in an outdoor setting at least one to three days per week, spring through winter
•Valid driver’s license
•Strong interest in getting others involved in land conservation work
Desired qualifications
•Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, natural resources (with an emphasis on human dimensions), or related field
•Experience as a volunteer or organizing other volunteers
•Experience with website development and social media tools
•Familiarity with Washington ecosystems
•First aid and CPR certified or willingness to become certified
•Ability to drive standard shift vehicle
•Flexible schedule
Member will be serving in diverse, often adverse, weather conditions and will be frequently handling power tools and heavy equipment (only after pertinent trainings) including, but not limited to: chainsaws, brushcutters, tractors, weed wrenches, etc. At all times member will be expected to represent WSC and CNLM in any and all partner and public interactions.