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Nichols College seeks a Community Volunteer Ambassador for Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. This year-long AmeriCorps position involves planning events, training volunteers, and engaging with community organizations. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a positive attitude, ideally holding relevant educational qualifications.
Recruitment began on May 14, 2025
and the job listing Expires on July 11, 2025
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Position Title: Community Volunteer Ambassador, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield – AmeriCorps
Site Location: 6424 W. Farm Road 182, Republic, MO 65738
Application Timeline: Preference given to applicants that submit application by June 13, 2025
Terms of Service:
Purpose:
Stewards Individual Placements, a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. The Community Volunteer Ambassador (CVA) Program combines the strength of a national leader in conservation service with the National Park Service to train emerging leaders to assist park units in building lasting connections to communities.
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield is ten miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri between the large suburbs of Republic and Battlefield. The park’s 2,400 acres preserve most of the area consumed by the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on August 10, 1861. This fight was the second major battle of the Civil War, the first of significance west of the Mississippi River, and the first where a Union general died in combat. Today, the battlefield receives over 350,000 visitors a year. Visitors come for contemplative recreation on the tour road and dozen miles of trails that cross the park, to understand the impact of the battle on soldiers and civilians, and to learn more about the Civil War in the Far West, Missouri, and Ozarks. Wilson’s Creek NB has an extremely active volunteer program which engages over 200 people annually. Regular volunteers are drawn from high school and university students, local retirees, and other community members to provide services including docents for tours of Ray House, front desk support, the innovative Trail Picket program, and more. In addition, individual volunteers, living history groups, and representatives of JROTC, Civil Air Patrol, and Scouting and GSUSA units, student clubs, and other service organizations assist during special events such as the annual luminary, park anniversary, and Park Day.
Description of Duties:
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Physical Requirements:
Conservation Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, non-traditional hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.Ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Time Requirements:
Orientation and Training:
Additional Position and Community Information
The expected schedule will align with the volunteer coordinator and will likely run Thursdays through
Mondays. Evenings will only be required for a limited number of special events such as the Memorial Luminary. The park has an active historic weapons program and a small but growing living history program which make it stand out from nearby public lands.
Housing is plentiful and generally affordable in the greater Springfield area with numerous apartments
available in both the Queen City of the Ozarks and its suburbs. While a car is not required to live in the area or commute to the park, it is highly recommended due to limited bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and the park’s distance from the cities of Battlefield and Republic. Commuting by bicycle is further complicated by the length and traffic flow requirements to reach volunteer use areas That said, the Springfield area has an extensive collection of greenway trails for cyclists and walkers that connect recreation sites across the county.
In recent years, the park has worked closely with nearby sites such as George Washington Carver National Monument, Fort Scott National Historic Site, and Pea Ridge National Military Park on their volunteer and community outreach events.
Evaluation and Reporting:
The CVA position will start on Monday, September 8, 2025 and run for 48 weeks until Friday, August 7, 2026.
Please ensure your cover letter addresses how your experience aligns with the CVA program, your experience working with different populations, and position details for this park/position. You may submit one application for multiple positions by selecting all sites you are interested in.
Application Timeline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. First review will occur in early June. Final deadline is Friday, July 4, 2025.
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.