Green Iowa AmeriCorps Environmental Steward
Green Iowa AmeriCorps (University of Northern Iowa)
ApplyOpportunity summary
Term length
9/16/2024 - 8/15/2025
Application window
4/1/2024 - 11/8/2024
Location
Multiple Locations, Iowa
Hourly pay equivalent
$15.00
Project summary
Members empower Iowa for a greener future through service, education and engagement. The program has a goal of engaging members, host sites, and community partners in environmentally focused direct service, education, community outreach, volunteer engagement, and professional development. These goals are achieved through a variety of activities unique to each community and the host site partnership.
Opportunity description
Green Iowa AmeriCorps members engage in a wide variety of environmentally focused activities like environmental education lessons and community outreach, recruiting and engaging volunteers, residential energy efficiency services, developing Climate Action Plans & Greenhouse Gas Inventories, waste reduction strategies, tree planting, water and soil quality testing, conservation projects, and a focus on their own professional development. There are as many as 44 openings for this position.
Benefits
- Education benefit
- Workforce credential or certificate
- Healthcare
- Mental and behavioral health benefits
- Child care
Requirements and qualifications
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications: At minimum members must be graduates, GED recipients, working on attaining a High School diploma or GED during their term of service. Be 17 years or older (no upper age limit). Pass a national service criminal history check. Hold one of the following U.S. citizenship statuses: US citizen, US National, Lawful Permanent Resident. Have a valid driver’s license or other government issued photo identification.
Preferred qualifications
No experience required.
Opportunity details
Focus area
- Natural resource preservation and conservation
- Biodiversity protection and restoration
- Energy audits
- Weatherization of homes and public buildings
- City parks and greenspaces creation and maintenance
- Stormwater management
- Tree planting and urban forestry
- Recycling and composting programs
- Environmental justice
- Disaster preparedness
- recovery
- and response
- Local ecosystem restoration
- Soil and water conservation
- Community gardens
- Food waste reduction
- Grant-writing and fundraising
- Marketing and outreach
- Volunteer recruitment and management
- Environmental education and training
Work environment
- Team based
- Individual placement
- Rural
- Urban
- Indoor
- Outdoor