Community Volunteer Ambassador, Andersonville National Historic Site – AmeriCorps

Community Volunteer Ambassador, Andersonville National Historic Site – Ameri Corps

Recruitment began on December 9, 2025 and the job listing Expires on January 9, 2026

Position Title:
Community Volunteer Ambassador, Andersonville National Historic Site – Ameri Corps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements Program

Site

Location:

Andersonville National Historic Site

760 POW Road, Andersonville, GA 31711

Terms of Service:

Start Date: 2/23/2026

End Date: 2/5/2027

Ameri Corps 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.

Andersonville National Historic Site was established in 1970 to tell the story of U.S. Prisoners of War through all of America’s conflicts. The park has a robust volunteer program with many returning volunteers year to year as well as community volunteers for special events. Over 2000 volunteers decorated graves in Andersonville National Cemetery last year for Wreaths Across America, for instance.

The primary and secondary supervisors have a combined 35 years experience with the NPS volunteer program.

The CVA will be a member of the park’s America at 250 programming team, helping to plan and develop a multi-day living history event. As part of the team, the CVA will work on both large and small events related to telling the story of POWs throughout American history, with a primary focus on volunteer recruitment.

Description of Duties:

• Write weekly posts for park social media
• Recruit community volunteers at off-sites
• Help vet living history groups
• Create children’s activities for special events
• Help to build displays like POW shelters
• Draft temporary exhibits for the museum and help with their installation

Qualifications:

• Outgoing and friendly attitude
• Dependable, hard-working
• Follows instructions
• 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 Ameri Corps 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:

• Recent university graduate or working towards a bachelor’s degree or higher
• Local applicants
• Public speaking skills
• Active seeker of public engagement

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 Ameri Corps 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 Ameri Corps prohibited and unallowable activities.
• Week-long, in-person training on NPS volunteer program management and leadership skills
• Year-long…