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Climate Action Coordinator
Ecology Center Berkeley, CA
Mid Level, Part Time
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Overview: The Climate Action Coordinator will expand the Ecology Centers climate change educational activities and integrate our existing programs with other carbon-reduction projects, such as the City of Berkeleys Measure G efforts and the UC Climate Action Plan.
The Ecology Center: For nearly 40 years, the Ecology Center has been helping residents, agencies, organizations, and businesses reduce their environmental impacts. The Ecology Center provides information, products, and direct services through our Berkeley Residential Curbside Recycling Program, three Berkeley Farmers' Markets, Farm Fresh Choice food justice program, Terrain Magazine, Ecology Center Store and Information Services, and our EcoHouse demonstration site.
Key responsibilities:
* Recruit participants and facilitate Low Carbon Diet groups
* Train and develop support systems for Low Carbon Diet facilitators
* Develop an EcoHouse Low Carbon Diet tour curriculum and host Sunday tours
* Develop educational materials for climate action classes and EcoHouse tours
* Field referral and service requests from Low Carbon Diet participants
* Evaluate and document the efforts and results of our climate action activities
* Develop content for Ecology Center website and local climate change action website
* Write and publish a Low Carbon Diet blog
* Organize climate-oriented events and classes at Ecology Center and EcoHouse
Requirements: proactive worker who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experience facilitating groups, presentation skills, excellent writing skills, experience working in a collaborative community setting, can do attitude, and climate change knowledge.
This position is 20 hours per week, and includes benefits.
To Apply: Email resume and cover letter to Beck Cowles: beck@ecologycenter.org. Please put the positions title in the subject line.
Accepting applications until May 23. Position open until filled. No calls or walkins. The Ecology Center is a multicultural work environment, and diversity is a core value. AA/EOE.
Please include in your cover letter that you saw this job on GreenSage.com.
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