AmeriCorps Education & Partnerships IP at Fort Pulaski

Position Title:Educational and Partnership Individual Placement (IP)

Conservation Legacy Program:

Southeast Conservation Corps

Site Location:Fort Pulaski National Monument

Address:41 Cockspur Island Road, Savannah GA 31410

Position Available:1

Terms of Service:17 Weeks

Start Date:04/20/2026

End Date:08/14/2026

Ameri Corps Slot Classification:675 hr

Purpose:

Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) is a non-profit, Ameri Corps-affiliated organization. This individual placement is in partnership with the National Park Service and is an Ameri Corps Position. SECC empowers young adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility, and grit through community service and environmental stewardship. SECC selects young adults, ages 18-30, to complete conservation projects on public lands throughout the Southeast. SECC programs encourage environmental stewardship, foster community partnerships, and emphasize experiential learning.

The National Park Service: preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The National Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughoutthiscountry and the world.

Fort Pulaski National Monument was built in the wake of the War of 1812 to defend the port of Savannah, Georgia. Fort Pulaski is a Third System of American Coastal Fortifications edifice constructed by both enslaved and free laborers between 1829 and 1847. Fort Pulaski saw action during the American Civil War in 1862, when a Federal bombardment of Confederate troops inside the fort breached its thick masonry walls – an event that proved the effectiveness of rifled cannons, changed the history of fortifications, and set the stage for military emancipation orders that opened pathways towards freedom for many throughout the Georgia low-country.

Fort Pulaski entered the National Park Service System as a National Monument in 1924.

Fort Pulaski National Monument’s Interpretation and Visitor Services (IVS) Division provides interpretive programs, information, and educational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of people who visit Fort Pulaski annually. Fort Pulaski’s Education & Partnership Individual Placement (IP) will join the FOPU IVS team as a critical part of the part’s interpretation division, supporting on-site cultural and natural education programs, education program planning, and serving park resource management goals and park operations, as necessary.

Position Overview:

Fort Pulaski’s Education and Partnerships IP will help Fort Pulaski National Monument better manage and expand its partnership programs by expanding staff capacity in the worlds of education programming and natural resource interpretation.

Fort Pulaski National Monument has partnered with many local groups to organize and support a Junior Ranger Angler program, supported through a National Park Foundation grant. This year’s IP will play a leading role in the implementation of Fort Pulaski’s Junior Ranger Angler program. Additionally, they will serve with the park’s education coordinator to deliver education programs to visiting students and develop environmental and historical education resources, improving the tools students and teachers have access to at the park.

Past Community Volunteer Ambassador and community partnership IPs assisted with critical volunteer management roles and conducted educational outreach via area schools and non-profits. FOPU wants to capitalize on these successes by continuing to strengthen partnerships, while paying particular attention to the areas of environmental education and interpretation and cultural and historical education in order to continue to improve visitor access to park resources.

Description of Duties:

Support Fort Pulaski’s 2026 Junior Ranger Angler Program.

• Staff on-site weekly Junior Ranger Angler workshops during June/July of 2026.
• Staff pop-up natural resource interpretive programs focused on water resources and wildlife at Fort Pulaski National Monument and the NPS Junior Ranger Angler workbook in…