SVD Green Team Application
Thank you for your interest in becoming part of Slavic Village Development's Green Team! SVD Green Team members will be responsible for door-to-door education and outreach regarding the benefits of urban tree canopy. Green Team members will also assist in tree planting projects, vacant lot surveys and helping to maintain our pocket parks, community gardens and green infrastructure. Each SVD Green Team member will receive training from Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Trust For Public Land, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District and other partner organizations. 

Main roles and responsibilities include:
  1. Effectively engage residents primarily through door-to-door canvasing on your block and surrounding blocks.
  2. Connecting residents with tree-related resources available through SVD and City of Cleveland.
  3. Building trust and developing relationships with community residents around neighborhood tree canopy and vacant lot maintenance.
  4. Assist SVD during tree planting projects.
  5. Evaluate vacant lot conditions using Regrid.
  6. Assist SVD in maintaining pocket parks and green infrastructure sites, primarily trash removal and reporting any concerns to SVD.
  7. Attend and actively participate in trainings offered by SVD related to urban tree canopy, park development and green infrastructure.
  8. Familiarity with tree and vacant lot services provided by SVD.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Broadway-Slavic Village residents are preferred, 18+
  • Interpersonal skills- i.e. is friendly, approachable and enjoys interacting with people from a wide range of communities and cultures
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a cohort/collaborative team.
  • Some evening and weekend work is required.
Essential Functions
This position requires:
  • Ability to talk and hear.
  • Ability to bend, rotate and reach.
  • Ability to walk and stand.
  • Ability to carry, push/pull and lift materials or supplies, weighing upwards of 30 lbs.
  • Movement on streets, sidewalks and driveways.
  • Ability to focus.
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision/distance vision and peripheral vision.
  • Access to smartphone and data for Regrid.
  • Access to email for work coordination.
  • Access to transportation and internet service for required trainings, in-person and remote.
Compensation
  • Green Team members will be paid in the amount of $17 per hour, for 5-10 hours per week.
Once an application is filled out, a SVD representative will reach out to schedule an interview. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This is a part-time role.

This is a temporary role lasting one year with the potential for future funding to continue in this role past that timeframe.

Please direct any questions to Krystal at KrystalS@slavicvillage.org or info@SlavicVillage.org.
Email *
What is your name? *
What is your phone number? *
Have you read the SVD Green Team job description? *
Are you a Broadway-Slavic Village resident?
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Are you 18+? *
Why are you applying for this position? *
This position will require working outside, sometimes in rainy, wet, snowy or cold conditions. Is this something you are willing and able to do?
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This position may include lifting heavier objects. Are you able to lift upwards of 30 lbs (ie a 5-gallon bucket of water)? *
This position may include flyering door-to-door, pushing a shovel, or pushing a wheelbarrow. Are you able to do that? *
Do you have access to internet and transportation for trainings, in-person and remote?
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Do you have access to a smartphone and data for Regrid survey work?
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Please list any experience you have maintaining trees. It's okay if you have none. *
Please list any experience you have with survey work and/or canvassing. It's okay if you have none. *
Please list any experience you have with community gardens or parks. It's okay if you have none. *
Are you available to work at least 5 hours a week? (A maximum of 10 hours are available.)
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What is your preferred work schedule? (Please be specific.)
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What questions or comments do you have about this position?
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