Volunteer Coordinator

Would you enjoy a yearlong internship to improve and expand volunteer programs focused on improving wildlife habitat and engaging the community with nature, as well as ensuring inclusivity and accessibility to diverse communities?

Join the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge team as we work to become a trusted community asset, reflective of the entire community, that is equitable and collaborative in pursuit of our conservation mission.

Intern will:

• Recruit, orient, and train volunteers
• Organize volunteer recognition events
• Manage volunteer database
• Collaborate with partners
• Co-design stewardship activities
• Identify barriers that limit access to volunteer engagement and retention, then implement solutions
• Participate in refuge visitor services projects

Duration: 12-month internship; starting October 7, 2024

Location: Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, 13751 Embankment Road, Nampa, Idaho 83687

Pay: $600 weekly living allowance (paid bi-weekly)

Benefits: $1,100 to/from travel allowance (paid once), $1,000 duty related travel reimbursement, health insurance, housing available on site Note: Eligible for AmeriCorps Education Award of $6,895 and Public Lands Corps (PLC) hiring authority

This position is a partnership between Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge and Student Conservation Association.