Steward Overnight - Full Time

Appalshop - AmeriCorps
Conservation Legacy Program: Site Location: 9404 HWY 805, STE B (Upstairs),
Terms of Service:
Must serve a 365-day (1 year) service term
Appalshop is a community-based arts, culture, and media organization and an AmeriCorps Program rooted in Whitesburg, Kentucky—a small, close-knit Appalachian town with a deep tradition of creativity, mutual support, and resilience. For over 50 years, Appalshop has used film, radio, theater, music, and digital storytelling to empower Appalachian communities to tell their own stories on their own terms, while building the creative and technical skills that open doors to meaningful careers and economic opportunity. Guided by the values of cultural preservation, community self-determination, and place-based development, Appalshop serves as a vital hub for workforce development, community organizing, and creative expression across Eastern Kentucky and the broader Appalachian region.
The AmeriCorps VISTA member will serve with Appalshop to help expand the organization's reach and strengthen the systems that connect community members to creative careers, job pathways, and leadership opportunities. In this AmeriCorps Position, the member will develop workshop curricula for media production and community storytelling programs, build outreach plans to grow partnerships with schools, libraries, workforce organizations, and local employers, and improve internal systems for volunteer engagement and data tracking. By laying this groundwork, the member will help Appalshop deepen its community impact and ensure that more people across the region have access to the skills, networks, and opportunities they need to thrive.

The AmeriCorps VISTA member will build capacity and develop sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty in underserved communities.

Develop trainings for staff to lead in production, editing, audio, archiving, digital tools
Create curriculum for staff to lead community story-gathering and public programs such as workshops, screenings, performances, listening sessions
Improve systems for outreach, volunteer engagement, participant support, and data collection
Develop an outreach plan for staff to cultivate partnerships with schools, libraries, workforce providers, local employers, and regional organizations so that participants have clearer pathways from learning to paid work, internships, and community leadership
United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
College graduate
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. 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.

Typically, this position is expected to serve full-time (35-40 hours), but exact schedules may vary.
Member may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.
Orientation and Training:
Member will receive an orientation that includes training on AmeriCorps prohibited and unallowable activities.
Member will receive a Virtual Member Orientation (VMO) from VISTA on their first day of service.

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award* of $7,395.00

o or choice of cash stipend of ~$1,800.00
Relocation Allowance ($750) if Eligible
Healthcare Coverage* if Eligible
Training and Professional Development Opportunities
Networking and Mentorship

• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit .
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• As an AmeriCorps VISTA member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has completed their required year of service; and if the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.

For site related information, contact Shane Terry, View email address on adventurejobboard.com 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.