Education Assistant AmeriCorps

POSITION DETAILS

Position (s): 4557

Position Title:

Education Assistant - Ameri Corps
Conservation Legacy Program:
Scientists in Parks, Stewards Individual Placements
Site

Location:

Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Park, Alaska
Number of positions available: 1

Duration: 36 Weeks (not flexible)
Flexible

Start Date:

Yes

Start Date:

01/11/2027
End Date: 09/20/2027
Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 1200 hours - this is the minimum number of hours the selected candidate must serve throughout the duration of their position.

• Segal Ameri Corps Education Award
  : $ 5,176.00 upon successful completion of position (pre-tax)
• Weekly Living Allowance
  : $ 675.00 per week, fixed rate (pre-tax)
• Relocation Allowance
  : $ 1,100.00 (distributed as a one-time lump sum with first paycheck) (pre-tax)
• Student Loan Forbearance if applicable (administered by My Ameri Corps , directly)
• Student Loan Interest Payments if applicable (administered through My Ameri Corps , directly)

Preference given to applicants who submit applications before Sunday, June 14, 2026. Applications will be reviewed after the Final date to receive applications passes. Positions will close after receiving 60 complete applications
, or at 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 14, 2026, whichever occurs first.

Outreach, Communication, Education, Media, Youth

This Education Assistant is an Ameri Corps position. The SIP will contribute to fulfilling science outreach objectives for Denali National Park and Preserve. Denali serves 600,000 in-person visitors and countless virtual visitors each year. The participant will help the Denali education, interpretation, media, and research teams share park science in engaging and digestable ways.

Denali National Park and Preserve seeks a Science Communication SIP to create inspiring, digestable, and interactive materials that engage visitors with current park science and stewardship messages. The candidate will also help instruct indoor and outdoor education programs for youth and assist with visitor center services. The ideal candidate is skilled at and passionate about engaging the public – particularly youth – with science and land stewardship, both in-person and virtually.

The participant will complete one or more science communication projects and assist with instructing youth programs.

The projects for the position will be selected based on the aptitudes and interests of the selected candidate. Projects may include creating and updating exhibits, formatting science reports, developing Junior Ranger activities and materials, writing exciting content to be featured on Denali's website, documenting research and education events using photography and videography, sharing exciting science stories with the world through various platforms, and designing interactive elements for the MSLC exhibit area that will inspire visitors.

In the summer the SIP will co-instruct at least three multi-day outdoor experiential education camps or curriculum-based programs for youth. Programs that the participant will instruct in the winter include curriculum-based distance learning programs. The participant may also assist with frontline visitor services approximately one day per week.

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien.
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of 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.
• Prior to starting the position, agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check for the employer of record, Conservation Legacy, and a separate government security background check for the host site.
• The applicant must be available to participate for the entire 36 Weeks in order to be considered and participate.

• Background in science communication, interpretation, education, journalism, or any related field.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Strong digital media skills.
• Outdoo…