Job Description

Position Summary
Sustainability Project Coordinators create connections between individuals and the knowledge and resources needed to promote environmental, economic, social, and cultural sustainability. Sustainability Project Coordinators work with partnering host sites to advance local sustainability efforts with an emphasis on historically marginalized communities. All Sustainability Project Coordinators actively engage communities, have an opportunity to develop new skills, and advance tangible sustainability projects by implementing site-specific service plans. This is an AmeriCorps service member position with the AmeriCorps program, Climate Impact Corps.

Essential Functions
Core Service Plan Elements
• Support community projects and partnerships in the areas of sustainability, community resilience, and community engagement under the direction of the service site:
○ support community-led sustainability projects identified by the service site
○ identify and refer potential new partners and projects to receive support from regional partnerships
○ conduct interviews with partners to document and highlight both their successes and lessons learned ○ apply research-based practice to community sustainability problems
• Advance implementation of local climate action using community-based social marketing and other behavior change strategies.
• Conduct clean energy outreach and education in collaboration with local partners with a focus on connecting households to resources to manage and reduce their energy burden.

Site-dependent activities:
• Advance waste reduction activities, including establishing local recycling and composting programs.
• Host climate conversations at local community hubs (e.g., libraries, schools, congregations, etc.)
• Conduct Solar Opportunity Assessments including virtual site assessments and help homeowners, non-profits,
and rural small businesses understand solar energy as an option for their electricity needs.
• Conduct Electric Vehicle (EV) outreach and engagement to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles
across Minnesota including promoting the EV Ready Cities/EV Ready Tribal nations certification program.
• Conduct community asset and data mapping for climate resilience and clean energy action planning.
• Partner with schools and youth groups to advance clean energy and climate education.

Communication
• Practices inclusive and thoughtful behavior in building rapport with program participants, site stakeholders and program staff; maintains professional boundaries.
• Communicate regularly and effectively with program staff, and site personnel.
• Report data in online systems in a timely and accurate manner.

Attendance
• Demonstrate regular, timely attendance and adherence to hours as scheduled.
• Commit to service for the full-service term, serving the total commitment of hours within the term.
• Participate in all required Ampact sponsored training sessions, meetings, and coaching sessions,
travel as necessary.
• Represent Ampact at site-sponsored activities (e.g., Earth Day event) and provide education about Climate Impact Corps and sustainability projects as a climate solution. Share personal climate stories at public events.
• Actively participate in service projects and commemorating days such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (as applicable). These may include evening and/or weekend hours.
• Be an ambassador of the program by submitting member stories and participating in outreach activities.

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Job Categories: Conservation. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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