PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will need to apply here: https://form.jotform.com/StewardsIPP/cva-member-application-2026 Application form requires a resume, cover letter, professional references.

Position Title: Community Volunteer Ambassador, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Battlefields Memorial National Military Park – AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements Program

Site Location: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Battlefields Memorial National Military Park

120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Terms of Service:

• Start Date: 2/23/2026
• End Date: 2/5/2027
• AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 1700 Hour Slot

Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements, a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. The Community Volunteer Ambassador (CVA) Program combines the strength of a national leader in conservation service with the National Park Service to train emerging leaders to assist park units in building lasting connections to communities.

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (FRSP) is a national military park that encompasses four major Civil War battlefields (Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House) as well as historic landscapes, cultural sites, and resources that reflect the region’s complex past. The volunteer program supports initiatives that connect community members with meaningful and appropriate roles across the park. This includes new and developing volunteer opportunities such as the park’s Invasive Species Corps, finding volunteers for long-term earthworks preservation, and the Ellwood grounds crew. These programs are designed to meet park needs while fostering long-term engagement and community involvement. FRSP also would like to work closely with the Rappahannock Tribe and associated tribal communities in the future to co-create volunteer roles, research projects, and youth opportunities rooted in trust-based relationships and engagement. Through outreach, coordination, and new program development, the volunteer program helps build a stronger, more varied volunteer community that supports the park’s mission while expanding opportunities for service.

The CVA will play an essential role in helping FRSP create and strengthen meaningful partnerships across the community while gaining hands-on, mission-driven experience in communication, leadership, event planning, volunteer management, and partnership development. One of the primary initiatives the CVA will support is the America 250th anniversary, where the member will work alongside park personnel as the primary point of contact for volunteer coordination. This includes attending civic planning meetings, collaborating with 14–15 partner sites across Fredericksburg, recruiting volunteers from schools, veteran groups, and community organizations, and designing a targeted social media campaign to attract participants for a multi-day community event.

Beyond the 250th commemoration, the CVA will support the park’s efforts to deepen relationships with the Rappahannock Tribe by accompanying park staff to community events, tribal council meetings, and youth programs to build trust and understand tribal goals and interests. The CVA will help co-create volunteer roles and projects that are mutually beneficial, support the development of future tribal youth individual placement opportunities, and collaborate across park divisions to design research and service projects that reflect both the tribe’s priorities and the park’s mission. Through these responsibilities, the CVA will directly contribute to expanding future volunteer opportunities, supporting meaningful and appropriate work, and helping the park shift from occasional consultation to true collaboration—all while building valuable professional experience.

Description of Duties:

· Attend civic planning meetings and represent the park in discussions with community partners

· Recruit event volunteers from local schools, veteran groups, and community organizations

· Develop a targeted social media campaign to attract volunteers

· Process volunteer applications, complete paperwork, provide training, and maintain regular communication with volunteers

· Serve as the primary point of contact for event-day volunteers

· Design and implement volunteer recognition initiatives that thank and celebrate event-day volunteers and transition them into long-term service

· Accompany park staff to build relationships with the Rappahannock Tribe and understand their goals and interests

· Collaborate with the tribe to co-create volunteer roles and projects that are mutually beneficial

· Help lay the foundation for future individual placement opportunities that support tribal youth

· Join the Volunteer Coordinator at community events, tribal council meetings, and youth programs

· Coordinate across park divisions to design research and service projects that reflect tribal priorities and the park’s mission

· Track active volunteers, assist with renewals of service agreements, and streamline recordkeeping

· Develop a training module for park staff on using Volunteer.gov to attract and retain volunteers

· Recruit volunteers for new programs such as the Invasive Species Corps, the earthworks preservation roles, and the Ellwood grounds crew

· Assist with tabling at community events, presentations to partner groups, and outreach through existing volunteers

· Participate in cross-training and mini-projects with Cultural Resources, Natural Resources, Law Enforcement, Maintenance, and Interpretation divisions.

Qualifications:

• Outgoing and friendly
• Strong work ethic
• Interest in community engagement and partnership development
• Ability to communicate regularly with volunteers, partners, and park staff
• Willingness to attend community events, civic meetings, and tribal gatherings
• Commitment to hands-on, mission-driven work
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Effective communication skills

· Public speaking experience

· Experience engaging the general public

· Interest in Indigenous community engagement, collaborative program development, and long-term trust building

Our Commitment:

Conservation Legacy is committed to the full consideration of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Physical requirements may include periodic overnight travel, non-traditional work 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. The ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.

Time Requirements:

• Typically, this position is expected to serve 40 hours per week, 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.
• Week-long, in-person training on NPS volunteer program management and leadership skills
• Year-long continuum of learning supporting professional development
• $750.00 in Professional Development Funds for travel and training

Additional Position and Community Information:

NPS housing is provided at no cost to the CVA.

Schedule includes weekends and evenings

Driver’s license is required for this position.

Benefits:

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $7,395.00
• Living Allowance of $600.00 per week.
• Additional Benefit of $150.00 per week if housing is NOT provided by NPS host site at no cost to the participant.
• Healthcare Coverage if Eligible
• Childcare Coverage if Eligible
• Loan forbearance if Eligible
• Interest Payments if Eligible
• 10 Federal Holidays, 13 days Personal Leave, 13 days Sick Leave

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.

How to Apply
Please visit Community Volunteer Ambassador (cvainternships.org) to review “Member Positions” by region and find instructions on how to apply.

The CVA position will start on Monday, February 23, 2026 and run for 50 weeks until Friday, February 5, 2027.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will need to apply here: https://form.jotform.com/StewardsIPP/cva-member-application-2026

Application form requires a resume, cover letter, professional references.

Please ensure your cover letter addresses how your experience aligns with the CVA program, your experience working with different populations, and position details for this park/position. You may submit one application for multiple positions by selecting all sites you are interested in.

Application Timeline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Final deadline is Friday, January 9, 2026.

For Application Questions:

Please contact James Gasaway, Program Director at jgasaway@conservationlegacy.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.