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Job Type: AmeriCorps
Salary Details: $1,523.81\/Month
Required Experience: 0 – 1 years<\/p>\n
See full details at https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-program-support-coordinator-darrington-washington\/1906750291<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m grateful that GPI has provided me the opportunity to live and learn in such an amazing community\u2014 Paige Atkinson, WSC Member ’20<\/p>\n Serving with Glacier Peak Institute is a unique opportunity to work in outdoor education and recreation in a beautiful mountain community! Enveloped in the heart of the Cascade Mountains, Glacier Peak Institute (GPI) empowers youth, community, and ecosystems to prosper and cultivate a shared resilient future through action-based outdoor education. GPI provides STrEaMs based education to rural youth (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math experienced through recreation and art to gain skills) as well as having and operating a youth forestry crew.<\/p>\n AmeriCorps members should be passionate about empowering at-risk youth, and willing to serve both directly and behind the scenes. These positions are vital to our capacity as we are a very small non-profit serving in an under-resourced community. This service term is designed to provide valuable professional and personal experiences. Members may receive an educational stipend and GPI will assist in finding them local housing.<\/p>\n Member Duties:<\/strong>\u00a0Program Support Coordinators will increase GPI’s capacity and program reach. Service members will be responsible for: develop and educate youth through outdoor school STEM, recreation, and stewardship opportunities; collaborate with partner organizations on creating programs and coordinate outings; expand partnership opportunities by continuously seeking ways to build cultural exchanges between urban, suburban, and rural youth; coordinate, recruit, organize, and inspire volunteers; improve and implement a system for youth outreach and communication to diversify participation in programming; lead recreation and program events; implement safety guidelines, protocols, and best practices for programming; empower youth to utilize Growth Mindset to inspire resilience and grit; and expand and replicate GPI programs to benefit other struggling rural communities and increasing the exposure urban and rural youth have to nature.<\/p>\n Program Benefits<\/strong>: Health Coverage, Stipend, Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Wilderness First Responder Training.<\/p>\n Terms:<\/strong>\u00a0Permits attendance at school during off hours, Car recommended, Permits working at another job during off hours.<\/p>\n Service Areas:<\/strong>\u00a0Environment.<\/p>\n Skills:<\/strong>\u00a0Environment, Leadership, First Aid, Team Work, Youth Development, Teaching\/Tutoring, Education, Conflict Resolution, Writing\/Editing.<\/p>\n HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Apply through the AmeriCorps Portal found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n