Cultural Steward Individual Placement - Captain John Smith National Historic Trail

Title: Cultural Steward Individual Placement 

Location: Jamestown, VA 

Dates of Service: May 18th, 2026 – November 13th, 2026 (26 weeks) 

Pay: $720/week ($600/stipend + $120/additional member benefit) 

Status: This is a full-time, temporary, AmeriCorps National Service position. 

Questions? Contact ACCrecruiting@conservationlegacy.org  

 

Applications will be accepted until March 15th or until the positions have been filled. Submit your resume and cover letter through our website, www.appalachiancc.org/individualplacements 

 

 

Appalachian Conservation Corps (ACC):  

Our Individual Placement program works to connect young people to conservation service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation organizations.   

  

As an AmeriCorps program, participants commit to a term of service at their placement site in order to gain hands-on experience and a variety of benefits to help them succeed in achieving their career goals.

ACC welcomes national applicants, but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent the communities in which they serve.   

 

Position Summary: 

The Cultural Stewards Individual Placement Program is based in Jamestown, Virginia, headquarters of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. This area has great historical importance as it is the home of many Indigenous communities and the earliest European settlements. The National Park Service works to conserve these cultural resources and educate the public on their significance. 

 

Individual Placements will train with NPS staff from the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, Colonial National Historical Park, as well as with other non-profit partners to learn and apply principles from the divisions of Interpretation and Education, Law Enforcement, Facility Management, and Resource Stewardship and Science at multiple parks in the area as well as Werowocomoco, a historic site that was a place of politics, trade, and ceremony for multiple Tribal communities that is stewarded by the National Park Service in collaboration with Virginia Tribal Nations.  

 

This position is a great opportunity for people interested in history, anthropology or education to gain a wide array of experience working in a park setting. IP’s time will be divided between the divisions as opportunities allow.

 Examples of opportunities provided may include:  


* Developing interpretive and education programs 



* Participating in summer camp and school group programs 



* Caring for the grounds and buildings at Werowocomoco 



* Working on shoreline restoration projects 



* Estimating the deer population at Werowocomoco 



* Inventorying native and invasive plant species 

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