Description:
The Sustainability Coordinator position will conduct recycling outreach by organizing volunteer opportunities to educate residents, initiate door-knocking campaigns and create educational opportunities for K-12 students. The Sustainability Coordinator will also help manage the City’s recycling brand, implement new best practices and recommend policy change.
Duties:
- Review and revise sustainability proposals and policies
- Research and review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability
- Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues
- Create or maintain plans or other documents related to sustainability projects
- Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives within the community
- Create marketing or outreach media and materials to communicate sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives
- Work within the community and neighborhoods to recruit volunteers to educate around sustainability
- Attend Sustainability Advisory Committee (Green Team) meetings and assist in project implementation
- Develop and manage sustainability social media posts
Time Requirements:
1700 hours (approx. 40 per week); Biweekly course Thursday 9:30 – 12:00; some nights and weekends required
Length of Term: Appx. August 15th, 2018 – August 14th, 2019
Qualifications:
- Have a strong interest in serving the community
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Able to provide a copy of either high school diploma, GED, or college transcript
- Have reliable transportation
- Be available to attend the tuition-free, AmeriCorps class at Salisbury University bi-weekly during the Fall and Spring semesters.
- Be available to serve for approximately 40 hours/week for half-time service for at least 48 weeks
- Must successfully pass a comprehensive Criminal History Check, which includes FBI fingerprinting
- Must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or lawful permanent resident alien
Benefits:
- Valuable experience
- A bi-weekly stipend of $572.32
- An education award of $5,920 for future educational expenses or repayment of federal student loans
- Student loans can be placed on forbearance while serving and AmeriCorps will pay the interest that accrued on your student loans once the 1700 hour commitment is finished
- 6 tuition-free credits at Salisbury University for completion of the training course
To Apply: