Position Title: National Park Foundation – Inclusive Storytelling Intern – AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placement Program

Site Location: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)

419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Terms of Service:

Start Date: 02/03/25
End Date: 04/11/25
AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 300

Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placement Program (Stewards), an AmeriCorps Program, provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health. 

Stewards in partnership with Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA) are seeking an individual to serve as an Inclusive Storytelling Intern, an AmeriCorps Position. The member will provide an inclusive perspective from within their community. They will help promote cultural resources to help understand the past and future of their Tribe.

This is a 10-week internship, the intern will serve with their respective Tribe to develop the “Bayuk Tribal Educational Video Project: Louisiana’s Federally Recognized Tribes in Their Own Words Through Film and Storytelling.” The member will be responsible for outreach, interviewing, and assisting with curriculum development. The project will result in a series of short, professionally produced videos of tribal member interviews to educate the public about Louisiana’s four federally recognized tribes. This project will address the wrongful exclusion of these tribe’s stories and the videos will be played in the French Quarter Visitor Center, be accessible through the National Park Jean Lafitte (JELA) webpage, and be submitted for inclusion on the National Park Service (NPS) App. JELA will use interview material collected through the Project to create additional podcasts beyond this grant period to be added to the Visitor Center’s interpretative displays and made available through the web pages.

Description of Duties:

• Identify resources that can be added to video and curriculum building including people of interest, artifacts, music, cultural events, and visual displays.
• Write a script for interviews, set up audio and recording equipment, upload interviews or any digital forms of captured resources.
• Assist with the creation of a curriculum.

Qualifications:

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien.
• At least 17 years of age.
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of elementary or secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant, and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award.
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check.
• Proficiency with computers.
• Knowledgeable on tribal history and relations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with audio equipment.
• Interviewing experience.

Physical Requirements:

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. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. 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.

Time Requirements:

• Typically, this position is expected to serve 2/3/25 to 4/11/25, but exact service schedules may vary. A half hour lunch break will not be counted towards AmeriCorps service.
• 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.
• The member will be trained on how to use audio equipment to conduct oral history interviews. 

Benefits:

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $1,565.08.
• Living Allowance of $600 per week.
• Loan forbearance if Eligible.
• Interest Payments if Eligible.

Evaluation and Reporting:

As an AmeriCorps member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has completed the required number of hours, the member has satisfactorily completed assignments, and if the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.

Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to, bi-weekly timesheets and accomplishment tracking.

Supervisor Name and Contact Information:

Meaghan Scott, Stewards Program Coordinator 

681-666-3266

mscott@conservationlegacy.org