Educational and Partnership Individual Placement

Position Title: Educational and Partnership Individual Placement (IP)

Conservation Legacy Program: Southeast Conservation Corps   

Site Location: Fort Pulaski National Monument

Address: 41 Cockspur Island Road, Savannah GA 31410

Position Available: 1  

Terms of Service: 17 Weeks  

Start Date: 04/20/2026 

End Date: 08/14/2026  

AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 675 hr  

Purpose:  

Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization. This individual placement is in partnership with the National Park Service and is an AmeriCorps 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 the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The National Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world. 

Fort Pulaski National Monument was built in the wake of the War of 1812 to defend the port of Savannah, Georgia. Fort Pulaski is a Third System of American Coastal Fortifications edifice constructed by both enslaved and free laborers between 1829 and 1847. Fort Pulaski saw action during the American Civil War in 1862, when a Federal bombardment of Confederate troops inside the fort breached its thick masonry walls – an event that proved the effectiveness of rifled cannons, changed the history of fortifications, and set the stage for military emancipation orders that opened pathways towards freedom for many throughout the Georgia low-country. Fort Pulaski entered the National Park Service System as a National Monument in 1924.

Fort Pulaski National Monument’s Interpretation and Visitor Services (IVS) Division provides interpretive programs, information, and educational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of people who visit Fort Pulaski annually. Fort Pulaski’s Education & Partnership Individual Placement (IP) will join the FOPU IVS team as a critical part of the part’s interpretation division, supporting on-site cultural and natural education programs, education program planning, and serving park resource management goals and park operations, as necessary.

Position Overview: 

Fort Pulaski’s Education and Partnerships IP will help Fort Pulaski National Monument better manage and expand its partnership programs by expanding staff capacity in the worlds of education programming and natural resource interpretation. 

Fort Pulaski National Monument has partnered with many local groups to organize and support a Junior Ranger Angler program, supported through a National Park Foundation grant. This year’s IP will play a leading role in the implementation of Fort Pulaski’s Junior Ranger Angler program. Additionally, they will serve with the park’s education coordinator to deliver education programs to visiting students and develop environmental and historical education resources, improving the tools students and teachers have access to at the park.

Past Community Volunteer Ambassador and community partnership IPs assisted with critical volunteer management roles and conducted educational outreach via area schools and non-profits. FOPU wants to capitalize on these successes by continuing to strengthen partnerships, while paying particular attention to the areas of environmental education and interpretation and cultural and historical education in order to continue to improve visitor access to park resources.

Description of Duties:  

Support Fort Pulaski’s 2026 Junior Ranger Angler Program.

• Staff on-site weekly Junior Ranger Angler workshops during June/July of 2026.
• Staff pop-up natural resource interpretive programs focused on water resources and wildlife at Fort Pulaski National Monument and the NPS Junior Ranger Angler workbook in May-August 2026.
• Assist staff with planning, data gathering, partnership communications and recognition, and grant reporting from arrival through their 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 education 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, resources management priorities, and limited park operational needs.

• Serve with area partners (including Loop it Up Savannah, the Massie Heritage Center, Oatland Island Wildlife Center, and others as necessary) to support ongoing partnership capacity building, as necessary.
• Support resource management projects and needs as identified by IP supervisor and park resource management staff. This could include invasive species removal, trail clearing, and other small projects, as necessary.
• Support limited park operational needs, including staffing the Fort Pulaski National Monument Visitor Center and providing guided walking tours of park trails (after receiving interpretive training and creating a program outline). Park operations support will comprise no more than 20% of weekly duties.

Potential environmental/human risk involved with the above service: Hiking several miles in remote and mountainous terrain, serving outdoors in hot, humid, cold, rainy, snowy, or other conditions, potential exposure to ticks, mosquitoes, black bears, snakes, and other wildlife, and operating government vehicles 

Qualifications:  

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• At least 18 years of age
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of elementary or secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant, and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before using the education award
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check
• Valid Driver’s License and personal vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Local to community area (within 50 miles)
• Background in cultural and or natural resource education preferred
• Community Engagement experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong time management skills

Transportation:  

A personal vehicle is required due to the limited public transportation and rural character of this location. NPS vehicles will be provided for transportation only for the park’s capacity. The Individual Placement will be a driver.  

Physical Requirements:  

Conservation Legacy is committed to all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, non-traditional hours, the ability to move across varied terrain, the use of program-specific tools, and a range of technologies, on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. The ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please send a request to the hiring manager.  

Time Requirements:  

Typically, this position is expected to serve 8 am until 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week – but exact service schedules may vary. A half-hour lunch break will not be counted towards AmeriCorps service. Members may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.  

Orientation and Training:  

• Members will receive an orientation that includes training on AmeriCorps prohibited and unallowable activities.
• Training in the use of GPS, park radio, and digital camera
• Consultation with Park and regional resources
• Microsoft Software and GIS
• Interpretive product design and development
• Graphic design, web design/CMS, and/or interpretive techniques
• Public speaking, event planning , and outdoor education
• Customer service, public history , and defensive driving
• Park staff will also provide individual training on division vehicles

Benefits:  

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award: $2,817.14
• Living Allowance: $480 per week.
• Additional Benefit: $240
• Professional Development: $375
• Possible student loan forbearance.
• Member Assistance Program – 3 free sessions of support with a counseling or service-life balance specialist.
• Uniform shirts
• Professional development opportunities (mentorship, resume support, etc.) and exposure to natural resource career paths.

Evaluation and Reporting:  

As an AmeriCorps member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has completed the required number of hours, the member has satisfactorily completed assignments, and if the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.  

Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to:  

• Bi-weekly timesheets
• Monthly Accomplishment Report
• Narrative Monthly Report.
• Bi-Monthly Check-Ins
• Midterm and Final Evals
• Exiting Task

Substance Free:  

In accordance with a drug-free environment, alcohol and drugs are prohibited while participating in AmeriCorps and program activities and while on organization property.   

If you have questions about the position, please contact:  

Max Farley

Acting Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services

Fort Pulaski National Monument

maxwell_farley@nps.gov 

If you have questions about the application process, please contact:  

Ray Wilson  

Individual Placement Manager 

Southeast Conservation Corps  

rwilson@conservationlegacy.org  

Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.