Ann Arbor Climate Corps

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Detroit (MI); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Education award

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Training

Descripción de la vacante

Ann Arbor Climate Corps, part of the City of Ann Arbor’s AmeriCorps program, supports decarbonization and resilience-building toward carbon neutrality by 2030. Under OSI guidance, members assist A2ZERO Collaborators and integrate with Energy, Circularity, and Engagement teams to plan and deliver community initiatives.

Role emphasizes outreach, event support, and creating educational content for residents and local businesses, driving pro-environmental behavior and stewardship in the community.

Formación

• Strong communication and outreach skills for community engagement.
• Ability to develop and organize outreach materials and events.
• Commitment to environmental stewardship and education.

Responsabilidades

• Develop training resources and outreach and support systems to assist A2ZERO Community Collaborators to participate in strategic areas of OSI programming
• Provide support to teams to create, organize, and prepare materials for public events, outreach materials, informational brochures, social media content, short educational videos, and other materials to engage and educate residents
• Conduct direct outreach to educate residents and businesses regarding energy, environmental, and cost saving initiatives related to the City of Ann Arbor’s A2ZERO carbon neutrality plan
• Assist in planning annual events, such as Sustainability Forums, Earth Day, A2ZERO Week, Local Food Festival, and Green Fair
• Support additional OSI programming as assigned to support programmatic goals of environmental stewardship education and pro-environmental behavior adoption
• Participate in AmeriCorps Service Days and attending AmeriCorps related events with the Michigan Community Service Commission

Conocimientos

Communications

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Public Speaking

Writing/Editing

Environment

Team Work

Descripción del empleo

Join the Ann Arbor Climate Corps, the City of Ann Arbor’s AmeriCorps program, to be part of Ann Arbor’s equitable, sustainable, and transformative transition to community-wide carbon neutrality. The Ann Arbor Climate Corps is a team of AmeriCorps members that aid the Office of Sustainability & Innovations (OSI) in building local capacity for supporting neighborhood-focused decarbonization and resilience-building initiatives. Under the guidance of staff in the Office of Sustainability & Innovations, members in the next cohort will serves as engagement extensions to the A2ZERO Community Collaborators to help advance strategic objectives established by the OSI. Members will be integrated into the Energy, Circularity, and Engagement teams, assisting staff members in program planning and delivery to support the city and its residents in achieving a just transition to community-wide carbon neutrality by the year 2030.

Member Duties :

• Develop training resources and outreach and support systems to assist A2ZERO Community Collaborators to participate in strategic areas of OSI programming
• Provide support to teams to create, organize, and prepare materials for public events, outreach materials, informational brochures, social media content, short educational videos, and other materials to engage and educate residents
• Conduct direct outreach to educate residents and businesses regarding energy, environmental, and cost saving initiatives related to the City of Ann Arbor’s A2ZERO carbon neutrality plan
• Assist in planning annual events, such as Sustainability Forums, Earth Day, A2ZERO Week, Local Food Festival, and Green Fair
• Support additional OSI programming as assigned to support programmatic goals of environmental stewardship education and pro-environmental behavior adoption
• Participate in AmeriCorps Service Days and attending AmeriCorps related events with the Michigan Community Service Commission

Program Benefits :

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health Coverage
• Living Allowance
• Training.

Terms :

• Car recommended
• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Permits working at another job during off hours.

Service Areas :

• None

Skills :

• Communications
• Community Organization
• Computers/Technology
• Public Speaking
• Writing/Editing
• Environment
• Team Work.