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Job Posted
August 28, 2023
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Website
Contact Name
Laura Mast
Contact Email
laura.mast@uni.edu
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Deadline to Apply
Location
United States
Summary
Green Iowa AmeriCorps operates through the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Energy and Environmental Education (UNI CEEE) in Cedar Falls. The program is looking to recruit passionate and motivated individuals to serve with our program for an eleven-month service experience in one of our service locations throughout Iowa. Green Iowa AmeriCorps members, in collaboration with our host sites, community partners, and engaged citizens, focus on a wide variety of environmentally focused activities including but not limited to:
● Conducting environmental education lessons and presentations to persons of all ages and abilities
● Engaging in and leading environmental outreach and community engagement projects
● Recruiting and engaging volunteers in service to the community
●Conducting residential energy efficiency services (primarily for vulnerable populations)
● Enhancing commercial energy efficiency projects for public buildings (LED upgrades, etc.)
● Developing Climate Action Plans & Greenhouse Gas Inventories for counties and organizations
● Developing waste reduction strategies for sites and communities (recycling and composting education and outreach)
● Planting trees and restoring tree canopies in vital communities
● Engaging in water quality services (sampling, testing, river clean-ups, etc.)
● Engaging in additional conservation projects (prairie burns, GIS, soil restoration, etc.)
● Enhancing one’s own Professional Development through specific projects and trainings, tailored to their own areas of interest Exact service projects vary by host site and more details are provided during the interview process.
For more information about our host sites, please visit our website: www.greeniowaamericorps.org/locations
Compensation Information
Terms:
Position Type / Service Length: Three-quarter time (TQT) 11-mo
Hour Commitment: 1,200 hours (28-33 hours/week)
Living Stipend: $18,000/term ($1,636.36/mo)
Segal Education Award: $4,826.50/term
➢ Living Allowances are distributed evenly in monthly installments by the University of Northern Iowa over the course of the service term and pro-rated for months where members are not serving the full month. Please note this is taxable income and the monthly installments will vary depending on how you fill out your tax information.
➢ Segal Education Awards are contingent upon successful completion of the program. Education Awards can be used to pay for college or technical school, pay back qualified student loans and more. For more information about the Segal Education Award please visit: americorps.gov/members-volunteers/segal-americorps-education-award
➢ Flexible vacation and sick leave are available throughout the term of service. Your weekly hours commitment of 28-33 hours per week is based on the program allocating 21 days of personal leave, including vacation and sick leave, to each member as part of their 11 month term. These days can be used at member discretion.
➢ Outside employment and school attendance is allowable during off hours.
➢ Program Benefits: Monthly living stipend distributed by UNI, Segal Education Award upon successful completion, Healthcare coverage, AmeriCorps Child Care Assistance, AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program (MAP), Federal loan deferment, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Qualification, and interest accrual repayment, training and certifications, individualized professional development opportunities and funding.