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Organization
City of Vancouver WA
Job Posted
June 13, 2024
Job status
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Job Type
Job Duration
Job Compensation Type
Remote
No
Contact Name
Chelsea White
Contact Email
chelsea.white@cityofvancouver.us
Contact Phone
Deadline to Apply
Location
Vancouver, WA, WA
United States
United States
The City of Vancouver is hiring 5 AmeriCorps positions for the 2024-2025 term. The Environmental Education Specialist will work at the Water Resources Education Center. The Waste Reduction and Prevention Specialist will work in the Solid Waste department. And the Public Spaces Stewardship Specialist will work in Urban Forestry and Volunteer Programs. Join the City of Vancouver to make a difference on public lands!
Summary
Environmental Education Specialist (1)
Public Spaces Stewardship Specialist (2)
Waste Prevention and Reduction Specialist (1)
Service term
- Start Date: Various start dates between September 3 and October 16, 2024
- End Date: Various end dates between July 15 and August 31, 2025
AmeriCorps member stipend and benefits
- Monthly stipend of $2,995.24 per month before deductions and withholding.
- Up to a $7,395 education award that can be used for future schooling or to pay off existing qualified student loan debt (upon successful completion of the service term, subject to federal tax).
- Basic health insurance (not including vision coverage, and for full-time service terms only).
- Workers compensation coverage.
- Assistance with childcare costs (full-time service terms only).
- Forbearance (temporarily postponing paying off a loan) of qualified student loans during the service term.
- Payment of interest on qualified student loans that accrued during the service term (paid after successful completion of service term).
- Serving in a full-time AmeriCorps position qualifies as “employment” towards the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Additional information
- These are 40 hour/week positions.
- Work schedule for all positions is Tuesday through Saturday.
- Work locations may vary.
- Positions require working both indoors and outdoors in inclement weather.
- The service site for the Environmental Education Specialist & Waste Reduction Specialist is not located on a public transportation line, therefore the member will need to provide their own transportation for those positions.
- We encourage you to research housing options in the Vancouver, WA area.
- In addition to the five member City of Vancouver team, there is a community of AmeriCorps members in Vancouver, WA and surrounding Clark County that you will be able to connect with.
Compensation Information
- Monthly stipend of $2,995.24 per month before deductions and withholding.
- Up to a $7,395 education award that can be used for future schooling or to pay off existing qualified student loan debt (upon successful completion of the service term, subject to federal tax).
- Basic health insurance (not including vision coverage, and for full-time service terms only).