Stewards VISTA: AMP Berea - Creative Community Initiative -AmeriCorps

• Location:
  
  Conservation Legacy, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
• Job Category:
  Conservation, Ameri Corps
• Employee Type: VISTA
• Required Degree:
  High school

Phone:

Position Title: Stewards VISTA: AMP Berea
- Creative Community Initiative
- Ameri Corps

Site

Location:

AMP Berea

City, State or Full Address: 440 Chestnut St Berea KY 40403

Terms of Service:

Start Date: September 8, 2026

End Date: September 7, 2027

Must serve a 365-day (1 year) service term

Living Allowance: $68.39/day ($24,962.35/year)

AMP Berea’s Ameri Corps Program advances community and economic development in Berea, Kentucky—serving a small, arts-rich city at the gateway to Eastern Kentucky’s coal-impacted counties—by leveraging arts, culture, and public space to activate underused areas, strengthen local economies, and expand regional creative infrastructure. Grounded in values of collaboration, belonging, cultural vitality, and community engagement, the program supports initiatives such as neighborhood concerts, arts-and-health partnerships for older adults, and participatory festivals, while promoting availability of creative opportunities and resources.

The program is guided by principles of storytelling, partnership, and capacity building to help rural communities communicate impact and sustain long-term growth.

In this Ameri Corps Position, the member will design and implement messaging systems, develop story archives, and create outreach tools to strengthen how communities and partner organizations communicate their impact to funders and policymakers. The member will collaborate with staff and regional partners, travel throughout Eastern Kentucky, and support program development efforts that build the visibility and sustainability of creative initiatives.

This role contributes directly to organizational capacity by enhancing communication infrastructure and advancing the mission of this Ameri Corps Program.

• The Communications and Storytelling VISTA will build communications infrastructure and storytelling capacity for AMP & regional partner communities.
• Develop a communications strategy, messaging frameworks, and content toolkits.
• Create a story archive documenting impact.
• Design outreach systems that help partner communities increase visibility with funders & civic audiences.
• Compile live music economic impact data from national sources and package it into accessible toolkits that the regional communities can use to make the case for local arts investment and inform state-level policy conversations.
• Do grant research & regional funding pipeline development.

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• College graduate.
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check.

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, send a request to the hiring manager.

• Typically, this position is expected to serve full-time (35-40 hours), but exact schedules may vary.
• Member may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.

• Member will receive an orientation that includes training on Ameri Corps prohibited and unallowable activities.
• Member will receive a Virtual Member Orientation…