Posts Tagged ‘job opportunity’

theMOVE is looking for help

August 31st, 2010

Job Opportunity plucked from the EnviroNetwork:
theMOVE (the MA Outdoor Volunteer Experience) is seeking out someone stellar to serve as our new (part-time) PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

POSITION: Program Coordinator (part-time)
ORGANIZATION: theMOVE (the MA Outdoor Volunteer Experience) COMPENSATION: Monthly stipend (calculated at $12-15 per hour depending on experience)
HOURS: 8-12 hours per week (flexible scheduling)
DATES: Starting ASAP and ending mid-November

theMOVE works to create a more engaged public citizenry, through farm-based social justice experiential learning. We do this by organizing reflective farm-volunteer trips for diverse groups throughout the Boston area. We organize these trips for community groups (both youth and adult), and we also set up open signup trips for individual adults and families. Our belief is that performing a bit of work on a farm – for many reasons – is an ideal platform for developing a greater understanding of our local and global connections as consumers (and producers). » Read more: theMOVE is looking for help

Bikes Not Bombs Job: Youth Development Coordinator

August 30th, 2010

Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) provides community-based education and assists development projects with recycled bicycles, related technologies and technical assistance as concrete alternatives to the militarism, over-consumption and inequality that breed war and environmental destruction.

BNB’s Bicycle Recycling and Youth Training Center offers six unique, high-quality programs that empower and organize youth and their families to work towards long-term change.
Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) seeks to hire a Youth Development Coordinator to oversee our youth programs. This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. Salary range is $30,000 – 32,000.

Responsibilities
* Practice peer supervision with Youth Programs Coordinator.
* Plan and facilitate regular team meetings with Youth Programs Team.
* Act as Youth Programs Team liaison, by reporting regularly to Executive Director about program results and needs.
* In collaboration with Youth Programs Coordinator, recruit, hire, train, supervise, evaluate and support the professional development and growth of youth staff (10-13 during the school year, 20-25 during the summer).
* Ensure that volunteer and intern needs are met for all youth programs.
* Oversee and ensure timely data entry for …please click here for complete information on this job listing.

Air Quality Testing: What You Need to Know

July 26th, 2010

CAFEH surveyorsIn May 2010, DEHC began an Air Quality Project to study the effects of the Dorchester Avenue Transportation Improvement Project on air quality affecting travelers and residents on and near the Avenue.  We have finished collecting preliminary air quality data (ultrafine particles) at locations along Dorchester Avenue, and we are now working with CHANGE (Consulting for Health, Air, Nature & Greener Environment) to analyze the data, which we will release to the dehc.org website.  (Click here to view the presentation about air quality we created for Upward Bound and Elmhurst Park youth.)

This data will help identify local pollution hotspots, and may help guide other large-scale construction projects that could have air quality impacts in Boston’s neighborhoods.

In addition to DEHC’s air quality project, the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health (CAFEH), will begin a study of Dorchester’s air quality in September.  CAFEH is a project by Tufts University researchers and  » Read more: Air Quality Testing: What You Need to Know

Youth Jobs on the Boston Harbor Islands! Apply by 4/15/10

April 8th, 2010

Island AmbassadorsBoston Harbor Islands Partnership opportunities for young people to work—and learn—on the Boston Harbor Islands.
The Island Ambassadors program of the National Park Service and Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center offers full-time summer employment opportunities for Greater Boston youth, ages 15 – 18.  Island Ambassadors explore careers in science and environment, gain leadership skills, and participate in environmental stewardship and public outreach.  Applications are due April 15th, visit their website here.

Charles River Conservancy Job Posting

March 23rd, 2010

The Charles River Conservancy seeks an Associate Director for its seven-person office to oversee administration, finances, development, and communication. For details about the job, please see this link.