Heritage/Community Development Positions

Augusta Heritage Center, Inc. - Elkins, WV
Augusta Programs Coordinator: 1 Full-Time, Full-Year Position (2026-27)
Emily Miller, Supervisor

The Augusta Heritage Center seeks a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to serve as an AmeriCorps Programs Coordinator. This position is ideal for someone interested in gaining experience in arts education, event planning, and community engagement. The Program Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the planning and implementation of Augusta Heritage Center's educational programs, including workshops, concerts, and other events. This will involve working closely with the Augusta's Executive Team, staff, and faculty to coordinate logistics, manage registration, and assist with outreach and marketing efforts. The Coordinator will also assist in recruiting and coordinating volunteers for Center events. The ideal candidate for this position is a self-starter with strong organizational and communication skills, a passion for arts education and cultural preservation, and a desire to work with diverse communities. The candidate should be comfortable using technology and social media to promote events and engage with audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate logistics and artists for Augusta Heritage Center educational programs, including workshops, concerts, and other events

• Assist with outreach and marketing efforts to promote Augusta Heritage Center events

• Recruit and coordinate volunteers for Center events

• Contribute to Augusta's social media accounts and website

• Assist with other duties as assigned

Skills Sought:

• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple events and programs simultaneously

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with artists, performers, workshop participants, volunteers, and community stakeholders

• Demonstrated leadership ability, including experience managing or motivating volunteers or small teams -

• Flexibility and adaptability, with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and work well under pressure, especially during high-activity periods like festivals and workshop series

• Strong attention to detail, particularly in event logistics and program quality control

• Creativity and initiative in developing or improving programs to engage diverse audiences

• Interest in or appreciation for traditional Appalachian arts, music, dance, or craft is a plus, though not required

• Basic proficiency with office/scheduling software (e.g. Google Workshops) and comfort learning new tools as needed

Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area - Elkins, WV

Communications and Marketing Associate: 1 Full Time, Full-Year Position (2026-2027)
Carlie Dickens, Supervisor

The Communications and Marketing AmeriCorps Member will help with telling the organization's story and increasing community engagement. This position is responsible for managing social media platforms, creating engaging digital content, capturing high-quality photography and videography at programs and events, and producing visual and written materials that highlight the organization's impact. The member will assist with developing marketing campaigns, maintaining the organization's brand identity, updating website content, supporting newsletters and promotional materials, and documenting volunteer and community activities.

Skills Sought:

Photography, videography preferred, copywriting preferred, social media experience preferred, outgoing personality required

Education and Outreach Associate: 1 Full Time, Full Year Position (2026-2027)
Kristen Bailey, Supervisor

AFNHA is seeking a person to assist in the development and implementation of educational, outreach, and programming on topics in alignment with AFNHA’s themes and mission. Subject matter may include environment, history, heritage, culture, science, and others . Member will support projects and events across our region, and coordinate volunteer and national service efforts among AFNHA partners and AmeriCorps. The successful candidate will have experience and desire to develop and present enrichment activities to audiences of all ages, as well as attend events regionally to introduce visitors to the programs and mission of AFNHA and its partners. Travel will be necessary, so a solid car will be essential. Potential projects include presenting to school groups or community organizations, organizing activities or displays at public events, or coordinating partner work projects such as tree plantings.

Beverly Heritage Center - Beverly, WV
Collections and Interpretation Coordinator: 1 Full-Time, Full-Year Position (2026-27)
Eleanor Renshaw, Supervisor

Join the team at the Beverly Heritage Center, a full service heritage museum and visitor center in the original county seat of Randolph County, WV, and home to a nationally significant Civil War Battlefield. Help with preserving our historic town and nearby Rich Mountain Battlefield, tell our important stories, and encourage heritage tourism to benefit community development. BHC members will work together on the BHC team to help with visitor services, field trips, events, and volunteer management. You will have varied opportunities and gain valuable experience in the wide range of tasks involved in managing a dynamic small museum. The Collections and Interpretation Coordinator member will focus on preservation of our historic collections, and stories. This position will assist with collection care and management of our growing collection of artifacts and documents. You will learn to handle various material types, including paper, metal, stone, and more. You will complete at least one storytelling or interpretive project for the Beverly Heritage Center, and support efforts to maintain and improve interpretation across all historic buildings and exhibits. You will also support the enhancement of our research library containing valuable historic and local sources.

Skills Needed: Comfort with computers and data management, historic research skills, ability to work self-directed (after training and within safety guidelines), willingness to work as a team, willingness to occasionally work with youth.

Helpful: Training or experience in historic preservation, collections management with PastPerfect Museum Software, exhibit design and/or interpretation.

Mon Forest Towns Partnership - Elkins, WV
Mon Forest Visitor Services Coordinator: 1 Full-Time 6-Month Position (2025-26)
Josh Nease, Supervisor

**Are you passionate about the outdoors and community connection?** Join AmeriCorps in Elkins, WV, as a vital bridge between the stunning Monongahela National Forest and its vibrant gateway communities. Based at the forest headquarters—with exciting potential to expand to the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center and Cranberry Mountain Nature Center—you will serve as the welcoming face of public lands. In this dynamic role, you will provide essential visitor services, deliver crucial safety and directional guidance, and help travelers seamlessly navigate the incredible recreation opportunities and local amenities that tie this beautiful region together.

Beyond customer service, you will unleash your creativity by amplifying the forest's story through digital media and public affairs support. Collaborating directly with the U.S. Forest Service and the Mon Forest Towns Partnership (MFTP), you will draft engaging social media content, author web blogs, design regional promotional materials like maps and brochures, and coordinate press releases. If you are ready to build invaluable skills in public relations, communication, and natural resource management while making a tangible economic and conservation impact in West Virginia, apply today and help us care for the land and serve the people!

Randolph County Museum - Beverly, WV
Randolph County Museum Associate: 1 Full-Time, Full-Year Position (2026-27)
Phyllis Baxter, Supervisor

Do you love museums? Sharing people’s stories? Digging deep into local history? The Museum Associate position with Randolph County Museum provides an outstanding opportunity to learn and experience all aspects of a small museum. Service in this position will include managing collections, caring for an historic building, upgrading and creating new exhibits, sharing programs, welcoming visitors, and supporting a dedicated all-volunteer organization. During this final year commemorating the Randolph County Historical Society Centennial, and the celebration of 250 years of America, help plan and carry out special projects and programs to preserve and share our history.

A successful member for this position will have background in history, public history, or museum studies, with collection management (Past Perfect) and interpretation skills a plus. Member will need to be self-directed and take responsibility within supervision guidelines. This position will mean working alone in the museum much of the off-season, with occasional support from board volunteers, while also being outgoing to engage with visitors and partners. Join us to share the richness of Randolph County, and help our small museum grow!

Skills Sought:

• Background in history, public history, or museum studies, or similar (degree with at least some intern experience preferred)

• Collection management (Past Perfect), interpretation, design, social media skills a plus.

• Member will need to be self-directed and take responsibility within supervision guidelines. Will be working alone in museum much of the time.

• Will need to exercise initiative to carry out assigned projects, and to reach out to supervisor when help is needed.

• Member needs to be outgoing enough to engage with visitors, and to work together with community partners.

Tucker Community Foundation - Parsons, Tucker County, WV
Foundation Associate: 1 Full-Time, 3 to 6-month position (2025-26)
David Cooper, Supervisor

The Tucker Community Foundation was established in 1989 to provide scholarships and grants to local students and charitable organizations respectively. Throughout the last 35 years, the Foundation has grown to service 10 counties and expanded its philanthropic reach to various fundraising and philanthropic initiatives. We pride ourselves in being a vital resource for the movers and shakers in the Potomac Highlands region. Join our team and help us continue to embody rural philanthropy every day!

The Tucker Community Foundation is seeking an AmeriCorps member to help expand our network across the counties we currently serve by organizing outreach and networking events in all 10 counties. Other duties will include coordinating long-time events alongside the development director and other key staff and board members. Expand social and digital marketing outreach and distribution of the Tucker Community Foundation and Run For It. We would like for this member to help with capacity building for the Foundation-- helping to create a wider network of impacting our communities. This member will be an essential part of the team on all levels.

Skills Sought:

• Effective written and verbal communication

• Self-starter and enthusiastic about spreading the Foundation's mission

• Microsoft, Canva, Adobe proficiency

• Social media and photography skills are a plus

United States Forest Service - Elkins, WV
Cultural Resources Specialist: 1 Full-Time, Full-Year Position (2026-27)
Gavin Hale, Supervisor

The Monongahela National Forest has a complex and multi-faceted Heritage Program that is responsible for: directing, planning, and administering all activities related to cultural resource management within the Forest; providing professional and technical guidance to the Forest Supervisor; maintaining curation facilities and implementing a collection management plan; coordinating consultation with partnering agencies, organizations, and the public in the effort of planning and developing the heritage resource inventory, evaluation, and enhancement programs; working with special interest groups to develop interpretive programs and information for interested publics; reviewing and analyzing heritage resource laws, regulations, and policies for effects on forest management programs and consistency with regional and national objectives; and facilitating the unique government-to-government relationship between the Forest Service and sovereign tribal nations. The AmeriCorps member will be introduced to all facets of the program obligations while serving among the Heritage team. The primary objectives for the position will be enhancement programs for heritage resources with emphasis on project development, education, and outreach. Additionally, the member would be encouraged to participate with scheduled partnership projects focused on preservation and adaptive reuse of historic properties throughout the National Forest.

Skills Sought:

• Bachelor's degree in archaeology, anthropology, history, or closely related field.

Upshur County Historical Society - Buckhannon, WV
Collections Manager: 1 Full-Time, Full-Year Position (2026-27)
Noel W. Tenney, Supervisor

The Upshur County Historical Society, located in Buckhannon, WV will seek an AmeriCorps member for service with the UCHS that has a great interest in history, museum workings, the arts, and general historical and social understandings. The applicant must have excellent writing skills, research abilities, historical understandings, as well as a strong work ethics, extended computer skills, and especially a great interest and dedication to all things historical and applicable to a museum and historical research and publishing especially operating on a local level.

Skills Sought:

• Applicants should be prepared to submit writing examples, evidence of research and documented writing, a basic understanding of the components of museum and conservation efforts along with the ability to concentrate on specific tasks, and concluding whatever task might be at hand.

• A background in history, research, writing, and the concept of museums would be expected.