South West Virginia Environmental Education Team
The Roundtable is recruiting a new Office of Surface Mining/Volunteers In Service To America worker for Tazewell County. This is a new position and we'll have it for three years, but the worker only needs to commit to one year.
Watershed Development Coordinator with Office of Surface Mining/Volunteers In Service To America (OSM/VISTA) Watershed Team through the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Inc.
Office Location: Town of Tazewell
Work Area: Tazewell County, VA
Program Start/End Date: July 2007 and continue for 12 months
Terms: Requires full-time service without outside commitments. Must have own transportation.
Work Schedule: Full-Time
Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree
OSM/VISTA Background: Unique partnership between AmeriCorps VISTA and the Office of Surface Mining, the Watershed Team seeks to place full-time VISTA volunteers in community watershed associations. Volunteers are passionate advocates for environmental issues in their watersheds and play a key role in educating the public about litter prevention, acid mine drainage and other water quality issues. For additional information visit the following website: http://www.osmre.gov/vista/vistavolunteer.pdf
Duties: The work of an OSM/VISTA is built around a set of “Core Goals:”
- Build capacity in the watershed organization.
- Organize the water quality monitoring critical to future funding
- Reach out to youth and adults in their community to create awareness about watershed issues.
- Engage in economic revitalization efforts.
- Find the funds to keep all this critical work moving forward.
Program Benefits: Living allowance (approx. $833/mos. before taxes), health insurance, childcare if eligible, student loan forbearance, choice of $1200 stipend or $4725 education award (upon successful completion of term), training and an opportunity to make a difference.
Application: Submit a resume that includes three references and two letters of recommendation no later than Friday, May 25, 2007.
Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Inc.
Attn: Carol W. Doss
P.O. Box 2359
Abingdon, VA 24212