Environmental Stewardship
Listed on 2026-08-30
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
Youth Development, Non-Profit / Outreach, Volunteer / Humanitarian
Opportunities to serve with JVC Northwest exist in the five beautiful states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska in remote, rural, and urban settings.
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Living with the Land and Building Community Coordinator
Agency Website
Position FocusAmeri Corps Status
Ameri Corps
Service Impact Area
Capacity Building
Primary Role
Environmental Conservation, Education, or Restoration (Ameri Corps)
Length of Service Term
12 months
Primary Service Area
Populations Served
Children and Families, Indigenous Communities, Individual with physical or intellectual disabilities, Survivors of DVSA, Teens/At-Risk/Opportunity Youth
Other Issues and Roles
Health and Health Education
Brief Position
Description:
The 4-H Youth Living With the Land and Building Community Coordinator position at the Sitka Conservation Society serves to put sustainability and environmental conservation into practice by collaborating with community partners to create 4-H programs and activities for youth that combine knowledge from elders on "how to live with the land" with our current pursuit of "what sustainability looks like" to create and practice skills-sets, knowledge, and values that help Alaska youth prepare for the future.
Day in Life of JV
The Living with the Land and Building Community Coordinator would begin service in the office mid-morning and spend half of their day organizing and planning 4-H Way of Life programs. This could be prepping an activity on some new practice, technique, skill, or value related to the 4-H club program in which they are coordinating. An afternoon meeting of 4H would include the JV leading an activity and supporting the youth in the club grow, connect with the Alaskan environment, and learn to be important and contributing members of their community.
At least once a week, the JV would connect with SCS staff on projects or activities they are conducting together. The JV would lend their ideas and insights and likely be a sounding board for ideas. Further, they would continuously do independent research to engage and become more involved with the community. This service is critical to the SCS mission of protecting the natural environment of the Tongass and building sustainable communities in Southeast Alaska.
& Preferred Skills
Education Requirements
No requirement
Driver's License Requirement
No
Vehicle Requirement
Nature of Driving
Spanish Language Requirement
No requirement other than English
Preferred Spanish Language Level
No requirement other than English
Additional Languages and Level Preferred
Required experience, qualities, or specialized training
Interest in serving with and learning from local youth, background in coordinating and implementing youth programming, collaborating with diverse groups, project planning, creative, innovative, self-starter, motivated
Preferred experience, qualities or specialized training
Environmental education, experience in backcountry or remote locations, experience with Alaska or from Alaska, Wilderness First Aid/responder, food harvesting/gathering/processing/cooking experience
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