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Position: Community Recycling Corpsmember
The opportunity: Learn about cutting edge environmental issues while working to reduce pollution, energy usage, waste and increase community awareness. CRC crew members implement a wide variety of projects with parks, schools, businesses, non-profits and neighborhoods, including collection, outreach and education.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Collect recyclables from parklands and recreational areas throughout Marin and Sonoma Counties, including driving to location, sorting of materials, and assessing maintenance needs of CCNB's recycling bins.
- Ensure the recycling materials are measured through established monthly tracking system.
- Work closely with other crew members during routes, outreach events and special projects.
- Outreach to community organizations, schools, businesses, and residents and provide recycling information and creative reuse solutions in a variety of settings.
- Promote sustainability to the CCNB community through recycling lessons, management of a recycling incentives program, and other activities.
- Work with other crew members to construct recycling bins.
Compensation:
- $9.00 an hour to start.
- $5,300 AmeriCorps education scholarship after completion of 1,700 hours in our program if eligible.
- Training and mentorship in environmental science, career development, public relations, community leadership, and much more!
- Post-service job search assistance and support for two (2) years after completion of the program.
Benefits:
- Earn a High School diploma/GED or college credits.
- Build employment skills.
- Improve team-building skills.
- Leadership/Supervisory training.
- Promotional opportunities include: Safety Officer, Assistant Crew Leader, Crew Leader and Specialist.
- Assistance in developing and maintaining a resume and interviewing skills.
Desired qualifications:
- United States citizen, or proof of your legal right to live and work in this country.
- Between the ages of 18 and 28.
- Interest in conservation issues, recycling and waste reduction.
- Interest in affecting change through community service.
- Enthusiastic about developing new skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work well with diverse groups of people.
- A one-year commitment to participation in an education and job-training program.
- Interest in career development and participation in field-study program.
How do I apply?
To be invited to an upcoming intake session, apply online or download the CCNB Application [PDF] and submit to CCNB.
Mail application to:
Conservation Corps North Bay
Attn: Recruiter
27 Larkspur Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
or email to: recruiter@conservationcorpsnorthbay.org
or fax to: (415) 454-4595
Si quisiera recibir una invitación a una session de entrada próxima, imprimir una aplicación del CCNB [PDF] en español y enviárnosla a CCNB. Para información en español, contactar at 415-454-4554 ext. 142.
Contact us at 415-454-4554 ext. 142.
Conservation Corps North Bay is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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