{"id":54068,"date":"2024-08-21T13:28:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=54068"},"modified":"2024-08-21T13:28:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:28:12","slug":"job-environmental-education-and-outreach-coordinator-city-of-kirkland-dept-of-public-works-kirkland-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-environmental-education-and-outreach-coordinator-city-of-kirkland-dept-of-public-works-kirkland-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Environmental Education and Outreach Coordinator, City of Kirkland Dept. of Public Works (Kirkland, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Environmental Education and Outreach Coordinator<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Salary:<\/strong> $93,783.04 – $110,327.78 Annually<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Location:<\/strong> Kirkland, WA<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Type:<\/strong> Full-Time<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Number:<\/strong> 202100498<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Department:<\/strong> Public Works – Development Surface Water<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Opening Date: <\/strong>08\/14\/2024<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Closing Date:<\/strong> Continuous<\/div>\n
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Job Summary<\/h2>\n<\/dt>\n
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The City of Kirkland’s Public Works Department is seeking to hire an Environmental Education & Outreach Coordinator!<\/strong><\/p>\nCome join the dynamic Surface and Stormwater Division. \u00a0Our Division’s work focuses on improving water quality in creeks, wetlands, and lakes, improving aquatic habitat, reducing flooding, building and maintaining infrastructure, and educating and engaging the community in pursuit of healthy watersheds.
For questions about this job posting, please contact Rachel Konrady at\u00a0RKonrady@kirklandwa.gov<\/a>.

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Why Kirkland?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ranked as one of the most livable cities in America, Kirkland is an attractive and inviting place to live, work, and visit. \u00a0We have big city vision while\u00a0maintaining\u00a0a small-town, community feel. \u00a0If you are a candidate with the desire to join an organization looking to innovate into the future, the City of Kirkland is the place for you! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you ask our employees why they love where they work, they will tell you about the great people, work environment, supportive leadership and City Council, and fearless innovation. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We also invest in you!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Competitive Wages: \u00a0We strive to\u00a0maintain\u00a0competitive compensation packages and work to provide wages that meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities of our employees. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Awesome benefits: \u00a0The City offers benefits that are unmatched by most other employers. \u00a0Please click on the benefits tab above to view more details. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Childcare Programs: \u00a0To help address the challenge of finding reliable childcare, the City of Kirkland has reserved spots for City employees at local and regional providers, available at a discount. \u00a0New employees gain access to Kirkland\u2019s reserved spots as soon as they start employment.\u00a0\u00a0Learn more!<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Training and Career Development: \u00a0The City of Kirkland believes in developing\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0employees. \u00a0You will have access to training opportunities designed for career development and advancement based on your position, skills, and interests.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Job Summary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The role of the Education & Outreach Coordinator is to research, develop, implement, and coordinate programs to promote community engagement, awareness, and\/or behavior change in support of\u00a0Department\u00a0goals and projects. They\u00a0are responsible for\u00a0the oversight and coordination of assigned and developed communication and outreach programs, including the creation of web, print publications, media releases, and coordination of\u00a0special events\u00a0and outreach activities. They collaborate and coordinate with others to implement a variety of outreach and education programs. This position will primarily focus on stormwater and surface water projects and programs and will\u00a0reside\u00a0within the Storm & Surface Water Division. \u00a0The\u00a0City\u00a0has an interest in expanding the education and outreach program for water and sewer in the future and this position will\u00a0likely help\u00a0with that work. It will also support regional stormwater program development and implementation through participation on the STORM steering committee. An ideal candidate will be a data-driven decision maker with a strong skillset in data analysis and communication. They will have a solid understanding of behavior change principles and experience implementing behavior change programs. This position serves various internal and external customers, and a customer service-oriented mindset is\u00a0a must.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Distinguishing Characteristics:\u00a0<\/strong>The Education & Outreach Coordinator independently facilitates activities and communications between departments, programs, cities, and other outside organizations, such as helping craft regional public outreach and education activities and materials through inter-agency committees. The Education & Outreach Coordinator performs the technical review and analysis of data and reports. In comparison, the Environmental Education & Outreach Specialist does not facilitate public engagement and primarily provides technical support for programs.\u00a0\u00a0Multilingual skills are desirable but not required, particularly ability to speak, read, and\/or write Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, or Portuguese.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Essential Functions<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/em><\/p>\n