Community Volunteer Ambassador, Manassas National Battlefield Park – AmeriCorps

Community Volunteer Ambassador, Manassas National Battlefield Park – Ameri Corps

Recruitment began on December 15, 2025

and the job listing Expires on January 15, 2026

Position Title:
Community Volunteer Ambassador, Manassas National Battlefield Park – Ameri Corps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements Program

Site

Location:

Manassas National Battlefield Park

Start Date: 2/23/2026

End Date: 2/5/2027

Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 1700 Hour Slot

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.

Manassas National Battlefield Park, about 25 miles from Washington, D.C., preserves the sites of the First and Second Battles of Manassas. The First Battle in 1861 was the first major land battle of the Civil War and set the tone for the four years that followed. The Second Battle in 1862 marked a pivotal moment for both Abraham Lincoln and Robert

E. Lee.

The park maintains a robust volunteer program of about 90 regular volunteers, plus hundreds more who support annual events. Volunteers serve in roles ranging from visitor center operations to mounted patrols with Law Enforcement and trail maintenance across the park’s 40+ miles of trails. Recent additions include the Trail Ambassadors, who hike, pick up trash, and assist visitors, and the Weed Warriors, who remove invasive species.

This year, the park will launch a Battlefield Docent program which will train volunteers to give programs and the park will expand volunteer opportunities within Cultural Resources.

The 2026 CVA for Manassas will support the Volunteer Coordinator in updating and transitioning the program after staff changes and new policy adoption. This includes clerical and administrative work across divisions to update records and communicate policy changes. The CVA will also help develop new volunteer opportunities, assist with event planning, and establish a volunteer advisory committee. A major responsibility will be learning Volunteer.gov,

creating a transition plan for current volunteers, and implementing that plan with the coordinator.

Help the volunteer coordinator review, digitize, and legally purge outdated records from the previous coordinator.

Assist in creating a new, policy-aligned system for organizing records.

Develop and implement a plan, under the coordinator’s guidance, to transition all volunteers to Volunteer.gov.

Plan and organize volunteer events, including Park Day, National Public Lands Day, and volunteer recognition and social gatherings for volunteers to get to meet/know one another.

Assist with training volunteers and interns, including refresher sessions for long-term volunteers.

Establish a volunteer advisory committee to support program planning and identify gaps.

Communicate the new volunteer policy to all park divisions and support onboarding to Volunteer.gov.

Help divisions implement the new policy by addressing questions from staff, supervisors, and chiefs.

Have a background in history, historic preservation, education, cultural resource protection, or a related field (Civil War knowledge not required).

Be upbeat, outgoing, and able to build relationships.

Be flexible and willing to take on less glamorous tasks.

Be organized, punctual, and tech-savvy.

Proactively identify and report problems or risks.

Utilize Conservation Legacy resources and network with fellow CVAs.

Be willing to work occasional weekends for park and volunteer events.

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…