Volunteer Coordinator, Maryland Environmental Trust

Volunteer Coordinator needed to assist the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) with its mission to conserve and maintain Maryland’s natural, agricultural, scenic, and cultural resources for future generations, while also inspiring and engaging the public to take responsibility of the state’s natural resources. Volunteers for MET serve as land stewards, visiting beautiful, natural, historic, and culturally rich properties protected with conservation easements. They document land use by photographing property features, such as waterways, woodlands, farm fields, and buildings, and complete digital reports to ensure that properties are managed in accordance with the terms of their easement. The volunteer visits help to foster and maintain effective relationships with the landowners of easement properties and other protected lands e.g., county and state natural resource areas. The Volunteer Maryland AmeriCorps Member, will primarily recruit, manage, coordinate, and train volunteers and will also host and schedule educational seminars for volunteers and landowners on natural resource improvement programs for conserved land. Assistance will also be provided to Local Land Trust (LLT) partners for recruitment and joint training of volunteers. If you are looking to work with an awesome team of environmental enthusiasts and conservationists, learn more about your local environment, network with a broad spectrum of environmental professionals, and see beautiful green spaces in the state of Maryland, this is the job for you. This is a temporary, 11-month, full-time (40 hours/week) position working with MET through the Volunteer Maryland AmeriCorps program. The service year will begin on September 14, 2022 and conclude on August 1, 2023. Members must complete 1,700 service hours during the term. 

LOCATION: The AmeriCorps member’s Service Site is located at 100 Community Place Third Floor, Crownsville Maryland. Partial telework schedule flexibility available. VM training locations will be held at locations throughout Maryland and online. Please note: locations may not be accessible by public transportation. 

BENEFITS: VM AmeriCorps members receive a living stipend of $16,502 (pending funding from the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism), and health insurance if they are not already covered. They may also qualify for a childcare allowance. Other benefits include mileage reimbursement for site-related travel, student loan deferment, professional training, valuable networking opportunities, working with a dedicated team of AmeriCorps members and staff, and making a real difference in a local community. After completion of a successful service year, members receive an education award of $6,495 through the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. Some members may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, see additional information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.