AmeriCorps Individual Placement – Natural Resource Technician Job South Fulton Georgia USA,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

Position Title:Ameri Corps Individual Placement –Natural Resource Technician

Conservation Legacy Program:Southeast Conservation Corps

Site

Location:

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Address

300 North Broad Street

Plains, GA 31780

Term of Service:29 weeks

Start Date:11/09/2026
End Date:05/28/2027
Ameri Corps Slot Classification:900 hr

Status
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This is a full-time, seasonal, 29-week, 900-hour Ameri Corps National Service Program.

Benefits

Segal Ameri Corps Education Award of $3,697.50 upon successful completion of the program
Living allowance of $480.00 per week, paid bi-weekly
Additional Benefit of $320.00 per week, paid bi-weekly

Other Benefits:Uniform shirts, personal protective equipment, Public Land Corps Hiring Authority Certificate (upon successful completion of hours), memberassistanceprogram, and other professional developmentopportunitiesavailable.

Positions Available:1

Purpose

Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC): Empowering youth and adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility and life skills through community service, hardworkand land stewardship.

Southeast Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, is a non‑profit Ameri Corps program. We engage youth (age
15-17) and young adults (ages 18-30, up to 35 for veterans) in service projects on public lands throughout the Southeast. SECC collaborates with land management agencies (United States Forest Service, National Park Service, State Parks, local municipalities, and non‑profits) to host day or overnight camping crews and individual placements.

Our Ameri Corps positions provideimpactful educational and service opportunities thatbenefitboth communities and landscapes.

SECC’s participants reflect the population of the Southeast region, including youth, graduates, veterans, and individuals from various backgrounds.

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park is to benefit, inspire, and educate present and future generations by interpreting the stories of Jimmy Carter’s life and preserving the resources associated with those stories.

Position Overview

SECC, in partnership with Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, will host a Natural Resource Technician. This Natural Resource Technician is an Ameri Corps position that will help support the administrative and scientific need for robust, well‑organized natural resource data. By focusing on Carter Pond, the project will advance the park’s capacity to understand, protect, and manage this aquatic resource. The project will ensure the pond’s ecological condition is documented through regular monitoring, formal assessment activities, and collaboration with park resource staff.

Description

of Duties Collect, organize, and analyze ecological and physical data related to Carter Pond

Collect weekly water quality measurements
Record daily observations of flora/fauna around the pond
Communicate data to park staff

Perform routine biological inventory and monitoring activities to update species occurrence records

Record species observed and occurrence
Provide relevant species information for updating web-based species list
Take photos to be used for species list

Collaborate with Park Staff to plan and execute a park-wide Bio Blitz

Assist with interdisciplinary park teams to design a Bio Blitz focused on documenting plant and animal species found across Jimmy Carter NHP
Support logistical planning, outreach, data management, volunteer coordination, and reporting of results
Determine best methods for recording data

Potential environmental/human risk involved with this term of service:
Projects will occur around a body of water – slippery/wet conditions; venomous snakes in area. Failure to comply with safety requirements may result in injury.

Qualifications

United States citizen, United…