Youth Empowerment Steward; AmeriCorps Member Prince William Forest Park
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
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Jobs At Corps / Youth Empowerment Steward (YES) Ameri Corps Member with Prince William Forest Park
Stewards Youth Empowerment Steward (YES) Ameri Corps Member with Prince William Forest ParkJOB DETAILS
Actively Recruiting
:
Yes
Position title
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Youth Empowerment Steward (YES) Ameri Corps Member with Prince William Forest Park
Type of Position
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Corps member / Intern
Town, City, Park, etc
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Triangle
State / Territory
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Virginia
Benefits
:
Education Award
Project/Program Focus
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Historic Preservation, Visitor Services
The Stewards Individual Placement Program places individual placements across the nation in projects that build capacity, improve access to natural resources, develop and support innovative solutions, develop opportunities for service and economic development, and empower leaders.
POSITION DESCRIPTIONStewards Individual Placements & Youth Empowerment Steward (YES) Initiative:
Stewards Individual Placements provides individuals with Ameri Corps service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural and cultural resources. The Youth Empowerment Steward (YES) initiative aims to increase access to the outdoors for all Americans.
Are you passionate about expanding access to public lands and creating welcoming outdoor experiences for all visitors? Do you believe everyone should have the opportunity to explore and enjoy our National Parks? Our health, our planet, and our collective future rely on variety – in thought, ability, experience, and ideas. Join the Youth Empowerment Stewards (YES) program and contribute to strengthening park operations and enhancing the visitor experience by helping to remove barriers to outdoor access—ensuring that our national parks remain open, accessible, and welcoming to all Americans.
Role of YES Member at Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park offers recreational opportunities rooted in its legacy as the model for the New Deal era Recreational Demonstration Area program to create outdoor experiences for children, families, and adults in nature.
The Youth Empowerment Steward (YES) Ameri Corps Member at Prince William Forest Park will be an important part of the Interpretation and Education team. This YES service member will focus on recreating an audio content tour of the park’s Visitor Center which includes incorporating equitable experiences for those in the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community, create updated and accessible information for various park wayside information stands, and contribute to the redesign of the park’s Junior Ranger book to be more accessible.
JOBDUTIES
- Recreate an audio content tour of the park’s Visitor Center
- Record audio descriptions of the visual information found in the museum exhibits
- Create accessible content for park waysides
- Focus on a new historic cabin display to ensure it meets ADA guidelines
- Create listenable audio description of the waysides for the NPS App
- Redesign park’s Junior Ranger book to be more accessible
- Hike and collect data on the 37 miles of park trails
- Collect data such as tread type, incline, and trail head access on trails and other park features to inform a more comprehensive and user friendly guide to hiking in the park
Actively Recruiting: Yes
Type of Position
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Corps member / Intern
Town, City, Park, etc
:
Bar Harbor, Maine
Benefits
:
Education Award
Actively Recruiting: Yes
Type of Position
:
Corps member / Intern
Town, City, Park, etc
:
Calumet, Michigan
Benefits
:
Education Award
Actively Recruiting: Yes
Final date to receive applications
: 08/04/2025
Type of Position
:
Corps member / Intern
Town, City, Park, etc
:
Jackson, Mississippi
Benefits
:
Education Award
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