OSU Student Sustainability Initiative

 

UPDATED application date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009

 

Position Description:

 

Responsibilities:

• Further SSI's mission
• OSU Community
  • Cooperate with the ASOSU Director of Environmental Affairs to help teach the Student Leadership in Sustainability class and manage interns
  • Sit on the SSI fee board (as a nonvoting member)
  • Work with grant recipients to plan and implement projects
  • Help coordinate with OSU departments around sustainability projects
  • Link SSI to the greater Corvallis Community
  • Report to the SSI Faculty Advisor
  • Recruit students to the Student Leadership in Sustainability ALS class
  • Cooperate with the ASOSU Director of Environmental Affairs to help teach the Student Leadership in Sustainability ALS class
  • Collaborate with Campus Recycling, Business Services, ASOSU, and others in the planning of Earth Week activities
• Manage SSI Staff
  • Lead staff meetings and hold one-on-one meetings with each staff member
  • Facilitate communication among staff and settle staff disputes if necessary
  • Plan and coordinate the hiring process for the subsequent year
  • Recruit and train potential future staff of SSI
  • Provide assistance and direction to SSI staff (see other SSI job descriptions for more info)
  • Cooperate with the Visibility Coordinator on SSI projects, events, and visibility
  • Cooperate with the SSI Transportation Systems Coordinator about the Bike Coop Budget 
• Manage SSC
  • Create staffing schedules each term
  • Delegate maintenance and cleaning tasks to staff and occasionally perform these tasks with staff
  • Keep SSC supplies in stock
  • Hold regular office hours at the SSC
  • Track the annual SSI budget and expenses

• Help to create an environment in which student sustainability projects succeed
  
• Work approximately 20 hours/week June 2009 – June 2010

 

Qualifications:

The SSI Program Facilitator will have:

• An understanding of and passion for sustainability
• Personal Skills
  • Experience and ability to work with different types of personalities and facilitate communication among them
  • Problem solving skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Creativity
  • Initiative
  • Ability to work as part of a team
• Organizational Skills
  • Experience coordinating volunteers/staff
  • Leadership skills and experience developing others into leaders
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Volunteer recruitment experience
  • Budget tracking experience
• Planning and Project Skills
  • An awareness of and/or connection to various campus and community groups
  • Event planning experience
  • Project planning experience
  • Advertising/marketing experience
  • Be aware of different approaches to creating sustainable campus communities
• Attend Sierra Student Coalition's Environmental Leadership Training, "SPROG", or the equivalent (Which SSI will provide funding to attend during the summer before start date)

 

Employment Dates & Wages:

Preferred start date is week of June 15, but applicants available to start the week of Sept 28 will also be considered. Duration: summer of 2009 and/or 2009-10 academic year.  The employee will start at $8.75 per hour.

 

Terms and Conditions:

Applicants must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher, be enrolled in at least 6 credits at OSU during the employment period, 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: Monday, April 27, 2009. Open until filled.

 

Additional Information:

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.