Job Description

Job Opportunity: Outreach Coordinator

Location: Marcus Hook, Trainer, Chester, and surrounding communities

Schedule: Full-time

Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Ideal start date is mid-Sept. 2025.

About Clean Air Council

The Council is a member-supported environmental organization dedicated to protecting everyone’s right to a healthy environment for over 50 years. The Council uses public education, community organizing, and legal action to advocate for environmental justice and the right of all residents to clean air, pure water, and a healthy environment.

The Council believes that all residents should have the opportunity for meaningful input on the decisions that impact their health, environment, and quality of life. The Council is an equal opportunity employer and has a strongly held belief in the importance of having a diverse workforce.

Position Description

The outreach coordinator will be responsible for implementing Clean Air Council’s environmental justice outreach and advocacy work in southern Delaware County, Pennsylvania and northern Delaware.

The outreach coordinator will work to maintain and grow the Council’s relationships with community leaders, and to engage residents and local groups in understanding local environmental health impacts from industrial facilities and climate change. In addition, the outreach coordinator will support local community leaders and residents in their ongoing efforts to address environmental concerns, including raising their concerns to decision makers and advocating for protections and positive community change. Project and program responsibilities may change over time.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that local residents and community leaders are informed about local environmental health issues, including opportunities to submit public comments and testify at public meetings.
• Provide residents, local groups, and community leaders with educational materials about pollution impacts (flyers, pamphlets, social media posts, webinars, and online or in-person meetings).
• Support residents in recognizing and reporting potential pollution incidents to agencies.
• Support the Council’s ongoing air quality, watersheds, climate, and environmental health programming in southern Delaware County and northern Delaware.
• Provide resources, coordination, and organizational support to local community leaders, including:
  • Marcus Hook Area Neighbors for Public Health
  • Naamans Marcus Hook Stoney Creek Watersheds Alliance
  • Friends of Wilcox Park
  • Friends of Sun Village Park

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of previous experience in community outreach, education programs, community organizing, advocacy, teaching, or similar fields.
• Knowledge of community assets and concerns in southern Delaware County, PA.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including meeting facilitation.
• Ability to develop materials such as flyers, brochures, presentations, and social media posts.
• Experience collaborating with external partners on a project (preferred).
• Public speaking experience is a plus.

Other Considerations

• Priority will be given to candidates living in southern Delaware County, especially Marcus Hook, Linwood, Trainer, and Chester.
• Some local and regional travel may be required (transportation costs covered).
• Some occasional evenings and weekends may be required.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $55,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Optional flexible spending account
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• 13 paid holidays (including office closure between 12/25 and 1/1)
• 401(k) with a 4% match
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Public transit benefit
• Remote and hybrid work options (with some in-person meetings and events)

How to Apply

Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Eve Miari, Director of Programs, at emiari@cleanair.org. Please cc Corinne Bishop (cbishop@cleanair.org) and use the subject “Outreach Coordinator Application_[LAST NAME].”

Job Categories: Air Quality. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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