Job Description: Jefferson Memorial Forest (JMF) is the headquarters of Louisville Parks’ Natural Areas Division and is responsible for managing nearly 7,000 forested and riparian acres. Our mission is to protect and enhance natural areas for current and future generations, while promoting environmental stewardship and education through community partnerships. Our primary social programming initiative is Louisville ECHO (Louisville is Engaging Children Outdoors) which provides nearly 2,500 youth, primarily underserved youth from urban neighborhoods, with “cradle to career” access to nature each year. This initiative is nationally recognized as part of the Cities Connecting Children to Nature Initiative (National League of Cities/Children and Nature Network).
This VISTA position reports to the Administrator of the Natural Areas Division who also serves as the Executive Director of Wilderness Louisville, Inc. (WL), the non-profit champion for Louisville’s natural areas. The VISTA will improve the capacity of JMF to meets its conservation and program mission, including providing equitable access to nature in underserved communities. The VISTA will work in conjunction with WL to increase community awareness of Louisville’s natural areas and natural areas programming and by improving fundraising that supports expansion of community programming and park infrastructure development. This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking to gain skills in the non-profit sector while contributing to our community’s efforts to become a healthier city, a city of lifelong learning, and a more compassionate city. Desired Skills: Leadership, Communications, Non-Profit Management, Team Work, Fund raising/Grant Writing, Recruitment, Community Organization, Conflict Resolution, Writing/Editing Start Date: December 1, 2018 Application instructions: Submit an application in the My AmeriCorps online portal or by following this link: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=84597&fromSearch=true Contact: Bennett Knox at bennett.k...@louisvilleky.gov or (502) 366-2913
