Applications for 2012 Service Positions:

Applications for volunteers for AmeriCorps positions are due by June 14, 2012.  

Are you willing to devote a year of service to increasing the pace of land conservation in Massachusetts, engaging community volunteers in conservation-minded service, and strengthening the stewardship of watersheds and protected lands?  If so, consider joining MassLIFT-AmeriCorps!

Twenty AmeriCorps members will serve in our 2012 program (September 11, 2012 – August 23, 2013). Their activities as land stewards, regional conservationists, service learning coordinators, and outreach coordinators will strengthen community efforts to protect and steward open space for farms, working forests, trails, wetlands, rivers, parks, community gardens, and other lands of conservation and local importance.  The activities of members serving with the Connecticut River Watershed Council and Millers River Watershed Council will emphasize watershed protection and river stewardship.

2012 Service Positions:

Each of our four service positions has a different set of objectives and its own required and desired qualifications.  Applicants for these positions must also meet AmeriCorps Eligibility Requirements. 

The service activities emphasized for each position vary between host sites.  AmeriCorps requirements and position descriptions specific to each MassLIFT partner are posted below.  

Please take time to read over the qualifications for each position at the links below before applying.

Land Stewards                                       Outreach Coordinators

Regional Conservationists                       Service Learning Coordinators

Member Compensation and Benefits:

• 2012 MassLIFT members will receive a living allowance of $12,400 over the
  11.5-month term of service.
• AmeriCorps provides health insurance coverage.
• Childcare assistance may be provided in cases of financial need. 
• Upon successful completion of their year of service, AmeriCorps members will receive a $5,550 education award which can be used for future education or to pay off existing school loans. 
• Individuals in approved AmeriCorps positions are eligible for forbearance of most federally-guaranteed student loans.
• MassLIFT members gain skills in land conservation, attend a statewide conference, and participate in team trainings and other professional development opportunities.
• AmeriCorps members experience the personal rewards of national service
  and community engagement.

  MassLIFT members are responsible for their own housing and must have
  access to reliable transportation.

How to Apply

Applications for 2012 MassLIFT AmeriCorps Host Sites:

Applications for hosting a member during the 2012-2013 year have now closed.  If your organization or agency is interested in hosting an AmeriCorps member in the future, please review the program information in our 2012 Host Site Information Packet and host site application form.  Program information and the application form can be found at the bottom of the page.

Some changes may take place between program years.  For information about next year's program, or to discuss your interest in hosting a position, contact MassLIFT program manager Dee Robbins at robbins(at)mountgrace.org or 978-833-4192.