Position Title: GIS Watershed Outreach Specialist– AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR)

101 S. Main Street, Ashley, PA 18706

Terms of Service:

• Start Date: 07/07/2025
• End Date: 12/26/2025
• AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 675 Hour Slot

Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health. Stewards, in partnership with THE EASTERN PA COALITION FOR ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION (EPCAMR), are seeking two service members to provide additional technical assistance to support their mission.

This support involves collecting data monitoring results to assess the overall health of watersheds in areas impacted by abandoned mines and abandoned mine drainage (AMD). The service members will provide education and outreach opportunities, conduct community cleanups, support community gardens in blighted neighborhoods, write grants in partnership with community groups to serve the EPCAMR Region and connect partners with resources. They will also scan, catalog, geo-reference, digitize, mosaic, and create educational materials to inform the communities and youth on ways they can become engaged as volunteers with EPCAMR as environmental stewards. The main goal of this project work is to help clean up and restore their watersheds and improve the cultural, recreational, economic, and social well-being in the EPCAMR region.

Description of Duties:

Duties include but are not limited to the following.

· Encourage the construction of community gardens to alleviate food insecurity needs in coalfield communities.

· Work with interested and existing coalfield community groups and organizations to construct, develop, plant and harvest food sources.

· Support affordable and accessible housing development in coalfield communities.

· Provide meaningful watershed educational experiences to youth in underserved school districts within the EPCAMR region.

· Develop watershed resource maps to identify economic data, demographics, workforce development agencies, and community college and trade school locations.

· Develop community surveys and polls on EPCAMR social media.

· Scan and catalog surface and underground mine maps.

· Review existing EPCAMR Partnership Database and retrieve additional information on partners.

· Identify local financial support organizations and grant opportunities.

· Assist EPCAMR staff with monitoring of water quality, AMD, and stream flows.

· Review suggested and approved ideas, goals, tasks and objectives approved by the EPCAMR Strategic Planning Committee and Education/Science Committees.

Qualifications:

• 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.
• College Graduate with a Certification in ArcGIS
• Fundraising/Grant Writing Experience
• Communications Skills
• Public Speaking and Community Organization Experience

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, non-traditional 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 a 35-to-40-hour workday, but exact service schedules may vary. A half hour lunch break will not be counted towards AmeriCorps service
• Member may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.

Orientation and Training:

• Member will receive an orientation that includes training on AmeriCorps prohibited and unallowable activities.
• Other Trainings Specific the needs of the GIS Watershed Outreach Specialist with EPCAMR

Benefits:

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $2,817.14
• Living Allowance of $592 per week.
• Additional Benefit of $200 per week.
• Healthcare Coverage if Eligible
• Childcare Coverage if Eligible
• Loan forbearance if Eligible
• Interest Payments if Eligible

Evaluation and Reporting:

As an AmeriCorps member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has completed the required number of hours, the member has satisfactorily completed assignments, and if the member 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:

STE Program Staff:

Kahla Stewart

Program Coordinator

Stewards Individual Placements

(423) 402-6004

kstewart@conservationlegacy.org

Service Site Staff:

Bobby Hughes

Executive Director

Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

EPCAMR

rhughes@epcamr.org

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.