People's Knowledge Grows

Not found for 'AmeriCorps; Whiteriver (AZ); On-site; USD 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education award

Living allowance

Job summary

ABHS AmeriCorps Program seeks individuals to deliver environmental education workshops and TEK-based trainings in collaboration with Apache Elders. You will lead hands-on activities like traditional food growing and land stewardship in community gardens and cultural sites, serving about 50 community members.

Program runs 01/08/2027 to 01/08/2028, part-time, in Arizona. Benefits include an education award and living allowance to support service.

Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with Elders and cultural advisors.
• Ability to lead environmental education activities with youth.

Responsibilities

• Deliver environmental education workshops with TEK-based trainings.
• Lead gardening sessions and preserve traditional foodways.
• Collect surveys and prepare learning materials.
• Maintain garden sites and complete attendance logs.

Skills

Team Work

Job description

The ABHS AmeriCorps Program engages members in service roles that strengthen community wellness, cultural continuity, environmental stewardship, and youth development across the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Members support culturally grounded, evidence-informed activities aligned with AmeriCorps priority areas. TEK-focused members deliver workshops, gardening sessions, and stewardship activities that revitalize traditional foodways, promote sustainable practices, and reconnect youth and families with Apache ecological knowledge.

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Member Duties

Deliver environmental education workshops, gardening sessions, and TEK-based trainings in collaboration with Apache elders and cultural advisors. Lead hands‑on activities such as traditional food growing, seed saving, land stewardship projects in community gardens and cultural sites. Provide environmental stewardship learning experiences to 50 unique community members. Collect surveys from community members. Prepare materials, set up learning activities, maintain garden or project sites as assigned. Complete attendance logs, service activity reports, performance measure documentation. Follow safety protocols, uphold cultural guidance from Elders, represent the program with professionalism and cultural respect.

Program Benefits

• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Living Allowance

Terms

• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Permits working at another job during off hours
• Uniforms provided and required

Service Areas

• Community and Economic Development
• Environment
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Tribal

Skills

• Team Work

Program Type

AmeriCorps State / National

Program

People's Knowledge Grows

Program Start/End Date

01/08/2027 - 01/08/2028

Work Schedule

Part Time

Age Requirement

Minimum: 17 Maximum: None

Program Locations

ARIZONA

Accepting Applications

From 09/15/2026 To 12/31/2026

Contact

Anna Olson

PO Box 1089

Whiteriver AZ 85941

9289883289

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