Sierra Nevada Environmental Education/Volunteer Stewardship

~ The Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP) places twenty-eight AmeriCorps members at different conservation agencies and organizations throughout the Sierra Nevada to conduct watershed restoration and monitoring, watershed education, and volunteer recruitment and support. ~

Members serve for 11 months with different conservation organizations and agencies across the Sierra to complete watershed restoration and monitoring, watershed education, and volunteer recruitment and support.

• Put your idealism to work through AmeriCorps!
• Protect the Sierra environment and rural communities.
• The Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership needs your courage, skills, and dedication!

Becoming a Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP) member enables you to do great things for the Sierra Nevada while you grow as an individual and attain tangible benefits:

• You will learn teamwork, communications, conservation issues, responsibility and other essential skills that will help you for the rest of your life.
• And you’ll gain the personal satisfaction of taking on a challenge and seeing results. 

Location

• These positions are located in the beautiful Sierra Nevada, California. The 400-mile long Range of Light is a wonderful place to live, work, explore and play. We have Lake Tahoe, North America’s largest alpine lake and Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States.
• We have green, oak covered foothills, snowy peaks, world class rushing rivers, and unique high desert landscape.
• As a SNAP Member, you will placed at a Host Site at one of the Sierra’s vibrant rural communities, like Truckee, Bishop, Nevada City, Visalia, South Lake Tahoe or Coloma. As a SNAP Member, you’ll have time to get out and explore this gorgeous region.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the U.S.
• Must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED (higher education degrees are highly recommended).
• Must be a minimum of 18 years or older.
• Must not have a criminal history that precludes the applicant’s ability to serve as an AmeriCorps member.
• Must not have been released for cause from a previous AmeriCorps term of service.
• Must have not served more than 3 previous AmeriCorps terms of service.

To Apply

• Click here  to download the SNAP Member Application Packet (which contains detailed instructions). 
• Then fill out the two part online SNAP Member application.
• Then click "Apply" below to email your resume and a 1 page cover letter stating your interest in the SNAP Member position and your best qualifications for the position.  
• Be sure to title your email subject: “SNAP Application 2017-18”. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and positions will be open until filled.