Summer Projects Coordinator 09

OSU Student Sustainability Initiative

 

Preferred application date: Thursday, April 30, 2009

 

Position Description:

The Summer Projects Coordinators will be responsible for implementing projects and recruiting and coordinating volunteers during the summer of 2009. They will be employees of the SSI, receiving direction and supervision from the SSI Coordinator and working with other SSI staff in the Student Sustainability Center (SSC).

 

Note: Two applicants will be hired at 20-30 hours/week each.

 

Responsibilities:

• Planning, implementing, and overseeing summer projects (SSC landscape plan, SSC Landscape Maintenance, solar trailer installation, summer garden, etc)
• Identifying additional projects that create volunteer opportunities and fulfill SSI’s mission
• Recruiting volunteers to assist with projects and host volunteer work parties
• Engaging in outreach to other groups and individuals to get them involved in projects
• Working in collaboration with the other Projects Coordinator to fulfill responsibilities above
• Assisting with other tasks as requested
• Attending staff meetings as requested
• Regularly meeting with the SSI Coordinator
• Working 20-30 hours/week during the summer of 2009

 

Qualifications:

The Summer Projects Coordinators will have strong organizational skills, experience coordinating volunteers, great people skills, an awareness of various campus and community groups, an understanding of and passion for sustainability and the SSI’s mission, strong verbal and written communication skills, initiative, leadership skills, creativity, and the ability to work as part of a team.

 

Employment Dates & Wages:

The employees will work during the summer of 2009.  Start date: week of June 15, 2009. End date: September 2008.  The employees will start at $8.40 per hour.

Terms and Conditions:

Applicants must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher and must not be on academic probation.  The employee is expected to affirm and uphold University policies that help create and maintain a welcoming and equal opportunity campus. OSU and the SSI does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran's status.

Application Instructions:

Submit a cover letter and resume addressed to the SSI Search Committee via email to boudartj@onid.orst.edu or as a double-sided hard copy to the Student Sustainability Center, 738 SW 15^th St.  Please indicate the position(s) for which you are applying on your application materials. Preferred application date: Thursday, April 30, 2009. Open until filled.

 

Additional Information:*

In the cover letter, please describe some potential projects that you would be willing to work on to benefit the SSI.  Perhaps this would be an improvement to the garden, a rain catchment project, basement improvement, window improvement, etc.  Having a handyman can do attitude would be beneficial but not necessary. 

Please address questions to Jesse Boudart at boudartj@onid.orst.edu or 541-753-4072. For more information about the SSI, please visit http://sites.google.com/site/osussi/ and http://recycle.oregonstate.edu/ssi.