Job Opportunity: Conservation Corps Intern

Are you 18-25 years old? Do you love the Chesapeake Bay? Are you energectic and environmentally focused? If you would like to be a part of a town that creates sustainable programs and events along the Bay, please consider applying to become a Chesapeake Conservation Corps Member. This is a paid, full-time internship with the Town of North Beach. Some tasks will include working with stormwater runoff and solar energy; working with our partners on community gardens; working on a healthy initiative program for all ages, assist with marketing of sustainable/healthy events and programs; and creating print and video series about North Beach to educate the community on programs in North Beach. Please see the information below on how to register and apply. HURRY! DEADLINE IS April 14, 2017. If you have any questions, please email Veronica Owens, Development Specialist, at vowens@northbeachmd.org or call 301.855.6681.

Become a Chesapeake Conservation Corps Member

The Chesapeake Bay Trust anticipates placing 30-35 Corps Members with nonprofit organizations and government agencies throughout the region to work fulltime for a stipend-support year of service ($17,000) beginning on August 22, 2017.

Qualifications:

Corps Members will be between the ages of 18-25.

Each Corps Member will work fulltime at a Host Organization for a period of one year.

Corps Members will participate in training activities and group activities within the service year.

Corps Members must complete a capstone project by the end of their service year.

Corps Members must complete at least four site visits at fellow Corps Member’s host sites.

How to Apply?:

Applications are currently being solicited with a deadline of April 14, 2017 at 5pm. The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s grant applications are all submitted through an online system. If you have not yet registered to use the system before you will have to create an account.

List of Potential Host Organizations:

A list of the potential Host Organizations who applied to the Program and short descriptions of the positions they are offering can be found HERE. The full Host Organization applications will be released to Corps Member applicants after the April deadline.