Confluence currently has ten new AmeriCorps positions based in Portland now open for applications, with a start date of September 8th, 2021. Each Confluence Environmental Center AmeriCorps position description and application instructions can be found on their website here. Please see the brief positions descriptions below to get a sense for the type of work each position would carry out:
CITY OF PORTLAND, BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
STORMWATER OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Recruit and train community volunteers in Green Street plantings and stewardship for maximum environmental benefits in under-resourced, racially diverse communities.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, SUSTAINABILITY & SOLID WASTE
WASTE REDUCTION SPECIALIST
Provide recycling/waste reduction education in multifamily communities, through relationship building, food waste prevention education and developing inclusive resources to underserved communities.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY
COMMUNITY GARDENS AND FOOD SECURITY COORDINATOR
Engage housing residents in community garden work parties, health and wellness education, Youth Summer Lunch programs and assessing food systems for health and food security issues.
JOHNSON CREEK WATERSHED COUNCIL
OUTREACH & RIPARIAN SPECIALIST
Plan and implement restoration projects, community science programs, volunteer events, and environmental education for watershed residents from underserved communities.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION/ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWEST STEELHEADERS
EDUCATION & OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Promote environmental justice by engaging communities and partners in opportunities that help develop stewardship, increase access to outdoors and restores/protects wildlife habitat.
PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SYLVANIA
LEARNING GARDEN COORDINATOR
Establish systems that supply fresh produce to students experiencing food insecurity and provide education in the Learning Garden on organic food production, planting and sustainability.
PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT COORDINATOR
Energize students to save resources through behavior change, underscore a conservation ethic in schools, reduce the environmental footprint of the district, and educate about environmental justice.
REYNOLDS LEARNING ACADEMY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Organize and coordinate environmental education opportunities to engage students from diverse backgrounds. Develop bilingual materials to meet the needs of second language learners.
SANDY RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL
COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Develop outreach strategies to engage local populations in stewardship activities. Create partnerships with diverse groups, attend public outreach events and coordinate plantings and clean-up events. 2
UNITED WAY OF THE COLUMBIA-WILLAMETTE
RESILIENCE COORDINATOR
Provide logistical, communications, research, and reporting support to UWCW’s natural disaster resilience work, the Disaster Resilience Learning Collaborative pilot and long-term strategic planning.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST
Implement a waste prevention project for multifamily communities. Offer technical assistance to managers that include educational materials, presentations, outreach and tabling.
Recruitment for Confluence positions begins in May and positions start in September. All positions are a fulltime, 11-month commitment unless otherwise determined. Please visit our website http://www.confluencecenter.org/for details.