Climate Action Leader (Half-time AmeriCorps Member)

CCAC Climate Action Advocates will work closely with CCAC staff, their host site supervisor, AmeriCorps members, community partners, and campus staff and students to design and implement a community-driven Climate Action Plan. CCAC Climate Action Advocates will develop campus and community partnerships to provide community environmental education and improve at-risk ecosystems for underserved households and communities. Climate Action Advocates will recruit and coordinate campus and community partners and volunteers to support CCAC activities.

Position Responsibilities:

Community Education and Public Awareness:

• Coordinate and facilitate environmental education events in underserved communities to provide strategies for reducing energy use and carbon emissions
• Develop and disseminate outreach materials
• Launch public awareness campaigns to highlight individual energy costs and conservation strategies, home energy assistance programs, and CCAC opportunities

Ecosystem Health:

• Plan and execute a community-driven project that improves a local at-risk ecosystem (e.g. removal of invasive species, tree planting, installation of rain gardens)

Home Energy Efficiency:

• Conduct basic home energy assessments in campus dorms
• Provide participants with energy conservation strategies and resources that reduce carbon emissions and increase cost savings; and implement low-tech interventions to reduce energy use (e.g. weatherization, LED light bulbs)
• Serve as a home energy navigator, educating community on government home energy assistance programs

Green Jobs Training:

• Participate in specialized green job career development
• Increase green career development training resources that generate workforce pathways for CCAC AmeriCorps members and the wider community

Term of Service: The term of service will run from March through July 31, 2024. As Half-time AmeriCorps members, CCAC Climate Action Advocates must complete 900 hours during the service term.

Location: CCAC Climate Action Advocates will be placed at one of our campus host sites in the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast regions. We are currently recruiting for a Half-time Climate Action Advocate for Middlesex Community College.

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Must be at least 17 years old
• Must hold one of the following citizenship statuses: U.S. Citizen, National, or Lawful Permanent Resident
• Must be located in or willing to relocate to a host site area
• Must pass a national service criminal history check
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; high school diploma or equivalent is required
• Valid driver’s license and car, and/or dependable transportation  
• Must have a personal commitment to climate action and environmental stewardship
• Motivated team leader with exceptional organizational skills 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and comfortable with public speaking

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience engaging community partners and/or college students 
• Experience with outreach, volunteer recruitment & management, or event planning
• Experience in environmental education, environmental stewardship, sustainability, or home energy efficiency

To Apply: Please submit your application here. For more information, please email Sara Boscacci at sboscacci@compact.org. The application priority deadline is February 1, 2024. Applications are received on a rolling basis after that. 

About AmeriCorps: AmeriCorps is an independent federal agency whose mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering.

About Campus Compact: Campus Compact is a coalition of colleges and universities dedicated to advancing the public purposes of higher education and an intermediary sponsor for an AmeriCorps VISTA program. We support our member institutions—helping them build the knowledge, skills, and capacity needed to enable a just, equitable, and sustainable future.

Campus Compact does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), or any other basis prohibited by law.