{"id":41791,"date":"2021-07-06T19:55:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T02:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=41791"},"modified":"2021-07-06T19:55:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T02:55:21","slug":"job-stewardship-associate-americorps-seattle-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-stewardship-associate-americorps-seattle-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Stewardship Associate, Americorps (Seattle, Washington)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS POSITION IS A 10.5 MONTH NATIONAL SERVICE POSITION\u00a0OPEN TO AMERICORPS CANDIDATES ONLY<\/em><\/p>\n

See full job details at https:\/\/forterra.bamboohr.com\/jobs\/view.php?id=34<\/a><\/p>\n

IMPORTANT<\/p>\n

For this position you must apply directly to Forterra AND also submit an application to AmeriCorps\u00a0HERE.<\/a>\u00a0 We cannot hire you for the position if you don\u2019t apply to both.<\/p>\n

Monthly stipend: $2,876.19 per month before taxes<\/p>\n

Education Award: $6,195 that can be used for future schooling or to pay off existing qualified student loan debt (upon successful completion of the service hours and term)<\/p>\n

AmeriCorp Program Start\/End Date:\u00a009\/01\/2021\u00a0to 07\/15\/2022<\/p>\n

Service Location:\u00a0Members need to be located in the Seattle area by the start date. Due to COVID-19,\u00a0new AmeriCorps members selected for this position\u00a0will\u00a0start their service position based\u00a0from home with a computer provided by Forterra and support projects both from home and in the field.<\/p>\n

AmeriCorps Program Benefits: Education award upon successful completion of service, Stipend, Childcare assistance if eligible, deferment of school loans during service, Health Coverage, and Training (see\u00a0Washington Service Corps website for more information)<\/a><\/p>\n

Minimum Age:\u00a018<\/p>\n

SUMMARY OF POSITION\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forterra is recruiting three\u00a0Washington Service Corps<\/a>\u00a0Individual Placement (IP) AmeriCorps members to join our team. The AmeriCorps Stewardship Associate positions support three Forterra Restoration and Stewardship programs.<\/p>\n

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  1. Green City Partnerships:\u00a0A collaboration of 14\u00a0cities dedicated to creating a livable city with healthy urban forest. These Green Cities partner with Forterra, local restoration crews, organizations and volunteers to restore 13,000 acres for urban forested parks and natural areas.<\/li>\n
  2. Riparian Restoration Program:\u00a0A successful watershed approach to restore and enhance salmon habitat and water quality along our local rivers.\u00a0 This innovative program provides technical assistance and on the ground restoration support to restore private and public properties along priority rivers systems.<\/li>\n
  3. Forterra Lands:\u00a0Forterra oversees the management of over 14,000 acres of diverse landscapes that we own or hold easements on. Forterra stewards the lands we own and monitors our conservation easements annually<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    MEMBER DUTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Volunteer Outreach and Event Support<\/p>\n

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    • Recruit and manage volunteers for events on Forterra and partner lands by posting and promoting events and engaging with volunteers during events<\/li>\n
    • Provide logistical and leadership support before, during and after volunteer events, including managing tools, ordering event materials, leading groups of volunteers in restoration projects, cleaning up and restocking of\u00a0 event materials, entering volunteers event data into a database and following up with volunteers<\/li>\n
    • Contribute content to web, social media, e-newsletters, and other marketing of stewardship volunteer opportunities<\/li>\n
    • Create promotional materials, develop and implement outreach activities to engage volunteers and attend outreach events on behalf of Forterra stewardship programs<\/li>\n
    • Develop and lead educational activities (games, trainings and interpretive walks), create promotional materials and activities for outreach events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Monitoring and Restoration of Forterra and Partner Lands<\/p>\n

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      • Monitor riparian restoration project sites and Forterra lands in coordination with the staff, by doing site visits, preparing materials, documenting findings, and communicating with landowners<\/li>\n
      • Support restoration\u00a0planning and logistics by ordering restoration project materials, tracking restoration, and monitoring success of restoration efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Previous experience in environmental restoration, outreach, marketing, volunteer management, community engagement, environmental education, or related field<\/li>\n
        • Academic background in science, organizing, communications, or related field is helpful but not required<\/li>\n
        • Strong written communication skills<\/li>\n
        • Ability to lead events and groups and comfortable with public speaking.<\/li>\n
        • Ability to serve independently and as part of a team<\/li>\n
        • Well organized, detail-oriented, able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision<\/li>\n
        • Ability and willingness to serve some non-standard hours for volunteer events, including evenings and weekends (there are a lot of Saturday events)<\/li>\n
        • Valid, insurable driver\u2019s license\/record<\/li>\n
        • English required, additional languages a plus<\/li>\n
        • Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          TRAVEL, SERVICE CONDITIONS, AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

          This position is subject to activities beyond typical indoor environmental conditions of a professional office setting. The essential physical requirements of this position include:<\/p>\n

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          • Ability to exert up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and\/or an equivalent amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects<\/li>\n
          • Ability to sit or otherwise remain in a stationary position at a computer station for the majority of the day<\/li>\n
          • Ability to frequently move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.<\/li>\n
          • Ability to constantly operate a computer and other office equipment such as calculators, copy machines, and printers<\/li>\n
          • Ability to safely and correctly use hand tools associated with restoration, and ability to instruct and supervise others in the use of same tools<\/li>\n
          • Ability to communicate accurately with team members, volunteer leadership, clients, and vendors about matters related to the daily operations of the organization<\/li>\n
          • Ability to serve outside during inclement weather<\/li>\n
          • Ability to walk on uneven ground<\/li>\n
          • Travel and field time, approximately 50% of service hours which could include travel within the region (primarily King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties). This position includes travel that requires the ability to drive a personal or company-provided car<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            AMERICORPS ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Must be a U.S. citizen, national or lawful permanent resident alien<\/li>\n
            • Cannot be (or required to be) listed on the National Sex Offender Registry, or have been convicted of murder<\/li>\n
            • Must have a high school diploma or GED \u2013 or be on schedule to complete your education for either of them during your service term (note that some positions require a college degree<\/li>\n
            • Tutoring positions require a high school diploma or GED at the time of enrollment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3815,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[17,32,28,33,20],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41792,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41791\/revisions\/41792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}