Conservation Education Fellow VISTA (01/11/27)

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Bremerton (WA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage*

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Stipend

Training

Education award

Job summary

The Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) in Washington state is seeking a Conservation Education Fellow VISTA to bolster the Land Labs program. The role focuses on building internal systems, tools, and resources to support staff-led education, outreach, and partnerships, while ensuring instructional delivery remains the responsibility of staff.

You will develop curriculum templates, planning tools, and data-tracking resources, map engagement strategies, and establish processes that enhance program

Qualifications

• Education
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Environment

Responsibilities

• Develop curriculum templates and planning tools for staff.
• Create internal processes for educator trainings and curriculum tracking.
• Map stakeholder engagement strategies and communication pathways.
• Develop evaluation and data-tracking tools for program improvement.

Education

College graduate

Job description

Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust dedicated to protecting the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the Great Peninsula region of west Puget Sound, Washington. GPC’s important work is accomplished through conservation, stewardship, and community engagement. The Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) Land Labs program utilizes local protected lands to enhance the quality of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education local schools. The program engages students directly in big picture environmental concerns affecting their local communities, and opens students’ eyes to professional opportunities in the environmental science field. The Land Labs program will help students from low-income families and underachieving schools prepare for success in post-secondary education and careers in STEM with family-sustaining salaries. By creating a pathway toward economic opportunity, the program supports AmeriCorps VISTA's poverty-alleviating goals. For more information, visit Great Peninsula Conservancy’s website (greatpeninsula.org).

Member Duties

The Conservation Education Fellow VISTA will build internal capacity for GPC’s Land Labs program by developing systems, tools, and resources that support staff‑led education, outreach, and partnership work. The VISTA will strengthen program infrastructure and will not deliver instruction, conduct outreach, coordinate partnerships, or implement education programs. The VISTA will develop curriculum templates and planning tools for staff; create internal processes that support staff preparation of educator trainings; build systems for lesson review, version control, and curriculum tracking; develop internal communication tools, resource libraries and educator support materials; map stakeholder engagement strategies and communication pathways; and create evaluation and data‑tracking tools that support long‑term program improvement. All instructional delivery, outreach, relationship building, training facilitation, and field‑based work will remain staff responsibilities.

Program Benefits

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• Relocation Allowance
• Stipend
• Training
• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/ .

Terms

• Car recommended
• Permits working at another job during off hours

Service Areas

• Education
• Environment

Skills

• Education
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Environment

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Conservation Education Fellow VISTA (01/11/27)

Program Start/End Date

01/11/2027 - 01/10/2028

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

College graduate

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

WASHINGTON Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 10/22/2026 To 01/06/2027

Contact

Paige Morris

6536 Kitsap Way

Bremerton WA 98312

3603733500

[e-mail]

greatpeninsula.org