Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.

AmeriCorps Summer Environmental Internship Program

Applications for summer positions are currently being accepted for the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

AmeriCorps is a hands on internship program which gives interested individuals the opportunity to learn and experience Hawaii's natural resources. MEO is pleased to offer opportunities to gain valuable work experience under the Environmental Program.

Apply Today! Application deadline is March 30, 2010. Call 249-2990 for more information or to receive an application. Download flyer or Apply below

AmeriCorps On Line Application Guide

Thank you for your interest in AmeriCorps! To apply to serve with AmeriCorps please use our online recruitment system. Once you create an account and complete an application in the recruitment system, you will be able to apply directly to service positions that meet your interests.

To create an account, please follow these steps:

Go to my.americorps.gov.
Click on Apply to Serve (in red letters below Login) to create a profile for the My AmeriCorps Portal. There are four steps in this process. The system will guide you through all four steps as you click on the Next button at the bottom of each page.
Once you complete your profile, the system will send a confirmation email to the email address you entered. The email will contain a personalized link for you to access the My AmeriCorps Portal. Use this link to create a username and password for the system.
After creating a username and password you will need to log into your My AmeriCorps account within 72 hours. Use the same link my.americorps.gov and enter your username and password. You are now ready to complete an online application.

To complete the online application:

Once you are logged into the My AmeriCorps Portal, from your homepage click on Applications from the menu bar on the left side of the screen.
On the Applications screen, click on the Create Application button.
The system will guide you through the various elements of the application: Employment History, Skills and Experience, Community Service, Education, Motivational Statement, Criminal History, Optional Information, and References. You do not need to complete the entire application in one sitting. In order to save your work in the application, make sure to hit the Next button at the bottom of the screen. That will save whatever you have entered so far on that screen. You can then log out of the My AmeriCorps Portal and come back to the application later.

If you need to return to the application in order to complete it, log back into the My AmeriCorps Portal using your username and password. Click on Applications from the menu bar on the left side of the screen. You will see your application listed. Click on Editto the right of the application name. That will take you into the application where you can finish entering information or update any information.

Important Note: You will need to enter 2 references on the Reference screen. After both references are entered make sure to click the check box next to each reference’s name in order to select them as a reference. Your application cannot be completed until two references have been selected on this screen.

Click on Finish Application.

Your application is now complete. When you click Applications from the menu bar now, the status of your application should show “Complete”.

The next step in the application process is to submit your application to a specific service opportunity. You can search for available opportunities by clicking on Search Listings from the menu bar on the left of your homepage in the My AmeriCorps Portal. Search for Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., click on Apply Now on the position listing page and your application will be submitted to the project. You can apply to up to ten positions with one application.