Educational and Partnership Individual Placement

Position Title

Educational and Partnership Individual Placement (IP)

Southeast Conservation Corps

Fort Pulaski National Monument

41 Cockspur Island Road, Savannah GA 31410

1

17 Weeks

04/20/2026

08/14/2026

675 hr

Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) is a non‑profit, Ameri Corps‑affiliated organization. This individual placement is in partnership with the National Park Service and is an Ameri Corps position. SECC empowers young adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility, and grit through community service and environmental stewardship. SECC selects young adults, ages 18–30, to complete conservation projects on public lands throughout the Southeast. SECC programs encourage environmental stewardship, foster community partnerships, and emphasize experiential learning.

The National Park Service preserves unimpaired natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The NPS cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.

Fort Pulaski was built in the wake of the War of 1812 to defend the port of Savannah, Georgia. The fort is a Third System of American Coastal Fortifications constructed by both enslaved and free laborers between 1829 and 1847. It saw action during the Civil War in 1862, when a federal bombardment breached its walls, proving the effectiveness of rifled cannons and changing fortification history.

Fort Pulaski entered the NPS system as a National Monument in 1924.

Fort Pulaski’s Education and Partnerships Individual Placement (IP) will join the FOPU IVS team as a critical part of the interpretation division, supporting on‑site cultural and natural education programs, education program planning, and serving park resource management goals and operations as necessary.

The IP will help the Monument better manage and expand its partnership programs, expanding staff capacity in education programming and natural resource interpretation.

The IP will play a leading role in the implementation of Fort Pulaski’s Junior Ranger Angler program and will serve with the park’s education coordinator to deliver education programs to visiting students and develop resources, improving the tools students and teachers have access to.

The IP will assist with critical volunteer management roles, educational outreach via area schools and nonprofits, and will continue to strengthen partnerships, especially in environmental education, interpretation, and cultural and historical education.

Support Fort Pulaski’s 2026 Junior Ranger Angler Program.

• Staff on‑site weekly Junior Ranger Angler workshops during June/July 2026.
• Staff pop‑up natural resource interpretive programs focused on water resources and wildlife at Fort Pulaski and the NPS Junior Ranger Angler workbook from May through August 2026.
• Assist staff with planning, data gathering, partnership communications and recognition, and grant reporting from arrival through service term completion.

Support Fort Pulaski’s education program by serving with the park education coordinator to deliver education programs to visiting students and develop educational resources.

• Serve with the park’s interpretation staff to complete Education Program training, T.O.R.E. interpretive training, and SLOW deescalation training.
• Support staff in delivering curriculum‑based, inquiry‑driven education programs to school groups to build skills in student engagement and experiential education.
• Research state standards, curriculum models, activity ideas, and dialogic questions to design a relevant and impactful interpretive product that connects students to the park’s natural resources and encourages stewardship.

Support on‑site and off‑site partnership events and efforts, resource management priorities, and limited park operational needs.

• Serve with area partners (including Loop it Up Savannah, the…