Western Hardrock Watershed Team VISTA Member

 

 

 

 

 

Western Hardrock Watershed Team OSM/VISTA Volunteers enjoy a unique opportunity to work with grassroots environmental leaders, partner with government officials, collaborate with environmental businesses, experience the west and explore a wide range of future career paths and opportunities in the process. OSM/VISTA Volunteers live and work in communities that are confronting the environmental & economic challenges that remain from historic mining in the West.

The Western Hardrock Watershed Team (WHWT) is a program of the Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) and is made possible through a partnership among the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), AmeriCorps VISTA, and community-led nonprofit groups.

Requirements: Bachelors degree, good communication skills, familiarity with computers, ability to work in a challenging and changing environment, flexibility and adaptability, self-motivation and a willingness to live in a Rocky Mountain West community. GIS, environmental monitoring, community organizing and economic development experience are a plus!

Location: 25+ sites in Colorado & New Mexico. Read more about the projects going on at our sites.

Duration: VISTA is a year of service (summer positions are also available)

Start Date: We recruit on a rolling basis, so register and apply now!

Hours:Full Time (no external employment is permitted)

Compensation: As an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer you receive a monthly living stipend of roughly $850 (before taxes), health insurance, child care if eligible, student loan forbearance (with interest paid), and the choice of a $5,550 education award or $1,500 cash stipend upon term completion. Click here for a fact sheet on the benefits available to VISTA volunteers.

After an initial screening applications received by the Team Office are sent onward to watershed/community groups seeking OSM/VISTA applicants for that term. It is dependent on the local OSM/VISTA Watershed sponsors to interview and select applicants. Final approval of applicants rests with the OSM/VISTA Teams Coordinator.

How to Apply:

You can find additional program and application information at the Western Hardrock Watershed Team website.  Click HERE for additional information.  Please contact Alex Brooks – 970-403-0136 or vistaleader@hardrockteam.org for additional information.