Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps Member

The Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps is a one-year term of stipend-supported service that places young adults with nonprofits or government agencies to serve full-time in the environmental field. Throughout the year young professionals receive experience managing projects and programs, leadership and professional development training, mentorship, a support network of young professionals, and other skill-building opportunities including networking and grant writing. Positions offered by the host organizations are in the fields of environmental restoration, community engagement, climate change, environmental education, sustainable agriculture, energy conservation, and forestry.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust anticipates placing around 50 Corps Members, young adults 18-25, with nonprofit organizations and government agencies throughout the Chesapeake Bay region for a year of stipend-supported service ($31,200) beginning on August 14, 2024.

Applications for the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps must be submitted through the Trust’s online system by March 7, 2022 at 4:00 pm. To learn more and apply go to https://cbtrust.org/chesapeake-conservation-corps/apply/.

For any questions about the Chesapeake Conservation Corps contact Program Coordinator Hayley Rost hrost@cbtrust.org or 410-974-2941, ext. 119 or Carlton Burns cburns@cbtrust.org  or 410-974-2941, ext. 125.

Qualifications:

• Corps Members will be age 18 to 25 at the start of the program.
• Corps Members are a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident alien, or have documentation confirming permission to work in the U.S. during the year-long term of service.

Responsibilities:

• Each Corps Member will serve full-time (approximately 40 hours a week) at a Host Organization for a period of one year from August 2024 to August 2025.
• Corps Members will participate in 12 leadership and professional development trainings and three project days provided by the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps program within the service year.
• Corps Members will complete a capstone project with the support of their Host Organization by the end of the service year.
• Corps Members will complete at least four peer-to-peer site visit days visiting fellow Corps Members and participating in activities at other Host Organizations throughout the service year.