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VISTA Environmental Literacy Program Developer
NNREC is recruiting an AmeriCorps*VISTA member to serve as a program developer for our environmental literacy initiative. The position will:
- Identify and apply for governmental and non-governmental funding to provide for field trip grant and mini-grant programs, and organizational sustainability for NNREC for its role in leadership in environmental education for the state.
- Work with local Washoe County and/or Carson City schools to determine the needs of low-income, Hispanic and/or Native American students for environmental education and children’s health programs. Provide services to at least one school with a significant low-income, Hispanic and/or Native American student population.
- Actively recruit educators to environmental literacy workshops with Hispanic and/or Native American backgrounds, or serving low-income, Hispanic and/or Native American students, or arrange for direct provision of workshops to teachers at schools with significant low-income, Hispanic and/or Native American population. Assist in environmental literacy professional development workshops.
- Work with our educational partners (particularly their VISTA and AmeriCorps members!) to develop direct service programs that effectively serve low-income students, classrooms and families; these parnters will include Sierra Nevada Journeys, Tahoe Environmental Research Center, Public Lands Institute, Nevada Outdoor School, and others.
The VISTA member will work in the Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Carson City areas, with an office in Reno.
To Apply!
The deadline for application is October 22, so that the person may attend the VISTA Pre-service Orientation (PSO) November 26-29 and start work on November 30.
Go to the Join AmeriCorps website to apply! Click on "* Find A Program" in the left hand column. Select State=Nevada, Program Type=AmeriCorps*VISTA. Check the box beside "NNREC Environmental Literacy Program Developer", then click Show Details. If the program isn't there, don't despair - we are waiting for it to be updated. Instead, proceed with the documents below and contact us directly!
- Position Description
- Work Plan
- Flier
- Volunteer Assignment Description (VAD)
- On-site Orientation and Training Plan (OSOT)
Contact
Please contact any of the following for more information, before and/or after you submit your application through the Corporation for National and Community Service website:
- Dan Allison, NNREC Executive Director and VISTA Supervisor, 775-997-4937,
- Stephanie Lefevre, NNREC Board President, 775-625-2480, (be sure to ask about the NNREC position, since Nevada Outdoor School also has several VISTA positions)
- Jonathan Mueller, NNREC Board Vice-President, 775-560-3345, (be sure to ask about the NNREC position, since Sierra Nevada Journeys is also recruiting for a Women's Science and Leadership Institute position); you may also speak to Meg O'Neill, SNJ's Program Coordinator for WSLI
More information about the NNREC Environmental Literacy VISTA Program, which includes four VISTA positions, is available. Meet our two existing VISTAs!
