Community Volunteer Ambassador

Stewards Individual Placements, a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources.  The Community Volunteer Ambassador (CVA) Program combines the strength of a national leader in conservation service with the National Park Service to train emerging leaders to assist park units in building lasting connections to communities.

This position is located at Missouri National Recreational River in Yankton, South Dakota.  Located in the Great Plains, Missouri National Recreational River encompasses 98 miles of the Missouri River along the South Dakota and Nebraksa border.  The park is split into two districts, the 39-mile District starts just below Fort Randall Dam near Pickstown, SD and stretches to Running Water, SD; this district also includes the last 8 miles of Verdigre Creek and lower 20 miles of the Niobrara River.  The 59-mile District starts just below Gavin's Point Dam and runs to Ponca State Park.

The CVA position will continue to help manage and expand the Volunteer Program at Missouri National Recreational River by continuing to work with park divisions to assess VIP needs, attend events and programs to recruit volunteers, handle and organize paperwork for volunteers at all VIP events, plan, coordinate and execute volunteer events for multiple park teams, gather and organize volunteer statistics and help manage the social media sites for the park to encourage outreach and stewardship.  The CVA will also work to strengthen existing partnerships with local agencies, the Friend's group, JNPA, and tribal partners and will reach out to develop new partnerships, as well.  This position will also help with other interpretive operations no more than 20% of the time.