Facilities Assistant – Hog Island Audubon Camp, Bremen Maine

(See the webpage for other positions: www.audubon.org/careers)

The position is located in mid-coast Maine, on 330-acre Hog Island, which is a wildlife sanctuary and home to the historic Audubon Camp, which is a learning center primarily for adults, in residence.   http://hogisland.audubon.org    Employees are required to live on the island, which is only ¼ mile offshore, and is quite beautiful.  Good salary plus room and board, and the opportunity to participate in the ornithology and natural history programs at camp.  This is a dynamic, exciting, and unique place to live and work.

Applicants need to apply through the official Audubon portal at   www.audubon.org/careers and they can find the job listed under the location: Bremen, Maine.

The Facilities Assistant will assist the Facilities Manager with all aspects of general grounds-keeping on the island and the upkeep and repair of Hog Island and mainland buildings and building systems. The work week is 40 hours and weekend work will be required, as some projects must be completed around the camp program schedule.  .

Essential Functions:

• Perform general carpentry projects
• Mow lawns on Hog Island weekly
• Conduct landscaping and trail maintenance
• Operate small boats and transport materials and supplies to and from Hog Island
• Other projects, as assigned
• Additionally, assist the Facilities Manager with the following:
  • Launch and maintenance of skiffs, powerboats and dories
  • Maintenance of all buildings, including plumbing, electrical, and septic systems
  • Set up and maintenance of the salt-water aquarium “touch tank”
  • Maintaining shop inventories and tools
  • Overseeing and directing work performed by maintenance volunteers
  • Painting, staining, scraping, and aesthetic improvements to all buildings

Qualifications and Experience:

• 1-2 years’ experience in building trades desirable.
• Undergraduate or recent college graduate with an interest in both conservation/related areas, as well as taking part in the Camp’s instructional programs.
• Active driver’s license and experience operating small boats.
• Ability to safely and skillfully operate power tools, chainsaws, mowers and hand tools.
• Must enjoy working outdoors, with and around people, and possess the ability to easily adapt to changing priorities; a good sense of humor is highly desirable.

First aid certification a strong plus, as well as technical college degree and strong interest or degree in biology and environmental conservation.

AmeriCorps Positions Available on Watershed Restoration / Environmental Education

The Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP) is recruiting applicants for environmental AmeriCorps Members for the Fall 2016-17 program.

Apply today to become one of the 28 Full-Term members of the 2016 – 2017 Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP)! Become a Member of the 11th year of the SNAP Program!

We are seeking enthusiastic, conservation-minded people to commit to a year of service to protect Sierra natural resources and sustainable communities. During the year, SNAP members will gain skills and technical training, mentor with outstanding environmental leaders and receive an education award at the successful completion of service.

Deadline for applying is July 27th, 2016. Interviews will begin in early-August.

Background:

Since 2007, more than 175 SNAP Members have served at 34 Sierra conservation organizations and agencies to:

• Restore more than 14,000 acres of habitat,

• Monitor more than 1,200 ecological sites,

• Educate more than 155,000 people• Recruit more than 30,000 community volunteers, and

• Contribute more than 450,000 service hours!

Responsibilities & Projects:

Members will serve full-time, from mid-October 2016 – mid-September 2017. Projects & responsibilities will vary depending on service positions but, will be based on watershed restoration and assessment, watershed education and outreach, and volunteer recruitment and management. For more detailed service descriptions, please visit http://sierranevadaalliance.com/programs/sierra-nevada-americorpspartnership/join/

Applicant Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the U.S.

• Must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED (higher education degrees are recommended

• Must be a minimum of 18 years or older.

• Must not have a criminal history that precludes the applicant’s ability to serve as an AmeriCorps Member.

• Must not have been released for cause from a previous AmeriCorps term of service.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Monthly stipend of $1,254 per month

• Standard health insurance

• Up to 340 hours of technical, ecological and skills-development training throughout the year.

• AmeriCorps Education Award of $5,775 will be granted upon completion of the program for use on existing qualified student loans or future higher education expenses

How to Apply:

1. Do not apply before June 10th, 2016. We will not be accepting applications before that date.

2. Download the SNAP Member Application Packet with detailed application instructions here:

http://sierranevadaalliance.com/programs/sierra-nevada-americorps-partnership/join/

3. Fill out the online SNAP Member application.

4. Email your resume and a 1 page cover letter stating your interest in the SNAP Member position and your best qualifications for the position to [email protected]. Be sure to add the following subject for the email: SNAP Application 2016-17

Deadline to Apply: July 27, 2016!

For more information please contact:

• Lynn Baumgartner, Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership Program Director: 530-542-4546 x 705 or [email protected].

• Or visit www.sierranevadaalliance.org.

All submissions are confidential. The Sierra Nevada Alliance and AmeriCorps are equal opportunity employers.

Commonwealth Corps: CitySprouts Middle School Coordinator
Apply by May 22, 2016
Position start date: August 15, 2016
Apply by submitting a cover letter and resume by May 22, 2016

The mission of the Commonwealth Corps is to engage Massachusetts residents of all ages and backgrounds in service to strengthen communities, address unmet community needs, and increase volunteerism. Commonwealth Corps members with CitySprouts will serve 10.5 months in a full-time capacity. What they have in common is a desire to put their talents and ideas to use in the service of their communities and the Commonwealth.

CitySprouts’ mission is to develop, implement & maintain beautiful, resource-rich school gardens in collaboration with public school communities. Integrated into curriculum, our gardens inspire teachers, students & families with a deep, hands-on connection to the food cycle, sustainable agriculture & the natural environment. CitySprouts will host 2 full-time Commonwealth Corps members who will serve as Middle School Coordinators, leading Out-of- School Time (OST) & in-school programs in Cambridge & Boston and reaching 175 students. Through their service, members will be lead educators for our Middle School pilot at 6 schools and they will develop & implement family engagement plans with partner schools. In addition, they will leverage the work of 250 volunteers throughout our network of 23 partner schools who will engage in garden education and building projects.

Responsibilities:

Essential

• Complete a minimum of 1,500 hours of service, serving through June 24, 2017.

• Attend all required Commonwealth Corps trainings and service events held by MSA (minimum of 6 total) and CitySprouts, including a new member orientation on August 15 & 16, 2016.

• Participate in a minimum of 1 hour of MSA-related activities each week (in person or virtually).

• Participate in CitySprouts regular Staff and Program Team meetings, as well as Supervisor 1:1 meetings.

• Serve as lead educators for our Middle School pilot at 6 schools in Boston & Cambridge by developing curricula, facilitating lesson plans and performing weekly evaluations.

• Develop & implement family engagement plans with select partner schools and create a model framework for CitySprouts to use organization-wide.

• Facilitate and lead volunteers in garden education and building projects.

Qualifications:

Required

• Massachusetts residency and legal authorization to work in the United States

• 18 years of age or older

• Experience with or interest in volunteerism and community engagement

• Ability to balance service commitment with other family/work/school/community commitments in a sustainable way

• Experience working or volunteering in urban public schools, preferably Cambridge or Boston

• Experience and/or interest in teaching Science

• Experience in leading volunteer or group projects

• Experience in leading a family or community engagement project

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds occasionally

Preferred

• Excitement for serving with Middle Schoolers

• Experience working or volunteering in a garden or kitchen environment.

• Access to a car or truck for occasional use (access to a vehicle is not a

requirement)

Member Benefits:

• Stipend of $479.16 every other week while in service, up to $11,500, minus taxes and

withholdings;

• Health insurance (full-time members only, individual coverage only);

• Completion award of up to $2,000 upon successful completion of service, minus

taxes and withholdings;

• Training and other professional development opportunities;

• Limited reimbursement for travel to Corps-wide MSA-sponsored activities;

• Limited travel reimbursement from their host site for certain service-related travel away

from their usual service location, according to that agency’s policies;

• The opportunity for at least 10 days of planned absences (may include holidays); and

• Opportunity to join with others with a common sense of purpose as part of the Commonwealth Corps.

Please note that receipt of these stipends/benefits may impact an individual’s eligibility for certain public benefits.

Term of Service:

• Position Start Date: August 15, 2016

• Position End Date: June 24, 2017

• Service commitment will average 40 hours per week during the following days/times: Generally, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, with approximately 1 evening and 1 weekend day per month, scheduled with advance notice.

Application Instructions:

To apply, submit a cover letter and resume by May 22, 2016 to Robyn Burns, [email protected]

Accepted members will be required to undergo a criminal offender and sexual offender background check.

CitySprouts will recruit and select persons in all positions to ensure a diverse and inclusive climate without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, color, political affiliation, creed, national origin, marital status, or any other status as protected by federal, state, and local laws. CitySprouts welcomes applications from individuals with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations for interviews and for service upon request.

Northern NH Land Steward at the Nature Conservancy – Conservation Practitioner IV

About the Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to make a positive impact around the world in more than 30 countries, all 50 United States, and your backyard. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. One of our core values is our commitment to diversity. Therefore we are committed to a globally diverse and culturally competent workforce.  Visit www.nature.org/aboutus to learn more

Position Summary

The Northern NH Land Steward is responsible for the management of the New Hampshire Chapter’s preserves in the northern portion of the State spanning from the Lakes Region to the Canadian border. This portfolio includes the Chapter’s largest preserves, and some of the most visited, including the 10,000 acre Vickie Bunnell Preserve and the 5,000 acre Green Hills Preserve

Essential Functions

The Northern NH Land Steward has a diverse set of responsibilities, including general preserve stewardship (maintaining trails, kiosks, signs, gates, boundaries), recruiting and working with volunteers, supervising seasonal staff and interns, invasive species control, preserve management planning, maintaining records of land management activities, ensuring compliance with Chapter and organization wide policies and procedures, helping to develop and manage budgets, and leading field trips. S/he also supports the Chapter’s legal monitoring activities.

Responsibilities and Scope

The Northern NH Land Steward reports to the Director of Stewardship and Ecological Management, and works closely with a variety of Chapter staff.

Specific duties include:

• Provides stewardship for roughly half the Chapter’s portfolio of preserves, including the upkeep of trails, boundaries, parking areas, kiosks, and other preserve infrastructure
• Recruits and manages seasonal staff, interns and volunteers to assist with basic stewardship needs
• Develops and maintains up-to-date management plans for northern New Hampshire preserves, and maintains accurate records of preserve management activities
• Collects and maintains spatial data on preserves and easements using Collector for ArcGIS and other mapping applications designed for use with mobile devices
• Conducts targeted habitat restoration and management utilizing an adaptive management framework
• Maintains equipment and tools
• Supports prescribed fire at multiple sites in NH and ME
• Works with the New Hampshire Chapter Easement Stewardship Specialist to support annual legal compliance monitoring of conservation easements and other less-than-fee legal interests in northern New Hampshire as needed
• Helps ensure compliance with TNC policies and procedures, including the following: Fee Land Management and Inspections; Compatible Human or Economic Use; Standards for Ownership, Management, and Transfers of Lands and Waters; and Conservation Easements and Deed Restrictions.
• Writes and manages non-real estate contracts for services, agricultural leases, and housing agreements
• Leads field trips and other outreach activities to advance the Conservancy’s work in New Hampshire
• Provides support to staff working on land protection projects, including preserve expansions, and conservation easements as needed
• May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations for long periods of time in isolated settings, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances
• Requires physical activity

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years’ experience in natural resource management or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience using common software applications and technology such as Word, Excel, web browsers, GPS
• Customer service or other experience working with community members
• Excellent communication skills, written, graphical and verbal
• Must have valid driver’s license

Preferred Knowledge and Experience

• Experience working with or knowledge of natural systems. Ability to recognize plant and animal species in northern NH as needed to carry out land management activities.
• Knowledge of ecological land management principals, and current trends and practices in conservation
• Experience recruiting, leading, and working with volunteers
• Strong understanding of the fundamentals of land stewardship, including managing public use, and maintaining property boundaries, trails, signs, kiosks, parking areas, and other infrastructure
• Experience with ecological restoration, designing and implementing adaptive management projects, and ecological monitoring
• Ability and willingness to work closely with scientists and apply science to make decisions and guide activities
• Knowledge of conservation easements, and experience writing easement baseline documentation reports and conducting annual compliance monitoring
• Ability to use map and compass and other means of land navigation proficiently in the field, including familiarity with survey maps; proficient with the use of common GPS technology
• Working knowledge of geospatial software applications, including ArcMap and other mapping software (Google Earth),
• Working knowledge and ability to use mobile devices (smartphone and tablets) and associated mapping application, such as Collector for ArcGIS
• Ability to safely using maintenance tools and other equipment, including chainsaws, 4wd vehicles, brush saws
• FFT1 wildland firefighter qualification (Squad Boss)
• Supervisory experience
• Ability to completing tasks independently with respect to timeline(s)
• Experience managing diverse activities and projects under deadlines while delivering quality results
• Highly organized with an ability to manage a complex array of stewardship-related information and data
• Multilingual appreciated

Organizational Competencies

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of men and women of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and cultures. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military or veteran status or other status protected by law.

EPA Toxicity Data Support Associate Job

The EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program is searching for a Toxicity Data Support Associate to join the team at the National Center for Computational Toxicology at the EPA facility in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The Associate will be involved in improving environmental risk assessments and chemical safety through working with the Toxicity Reference Database system.

• Full-time, $20.34/hour, expected to begin June 2016
• Must have earned a bachelor’s degree in biology, toxicology, chemistry, bioinformatics, statistics, computational biology, math, physics, information science, or a related field
• Must have education/experience in toxicology, biology, in vivo studies, and relational databases, as well as a working knowledge of R-language programming, MySQL databases, and Microsoft Office Suites
• Will perform tasks including data management, curation, and analysis, which involves running data tests, developing data visualization tools, creating scripts for reports, developing data models, and other related tasks

For the full position description and to apply, visit our website: https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/2202

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