Environmental Stewardship Society Intern

Lakeside•Marblehead, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental intern will assist LESS and Lakeside Association in implementing the Lakeside Association LCA Strategic Plan’s Environmental and Ecology workgroup recommendations for 2026 and beyond. The environmental intern will also self-select an area listed below that is most closely aligned with the career field pursued by the intern. A strong emphasis will be placed on measures and goals. The Environmental Intern reports directly to the Lakeside Environmental Stewardship Society (LESS) President (Frank Baker) in collaboration with the Lakeside Association Municipal Services Department with regards to all aspects of their position. The Lakeside Director of Education (John Mann will assist LESS with oversight of the intern program. About Lakeside Chautauqua: Lakeside Chautauqua is a family destination that has pioneered the act of nurturing mind, body and spirit for 150 years. Conveniently located between Toledo and Cleveland on Lake Erie’s south shore, Lakeside offers a robust summer programming season packed with cultural, educational, spiritual and recreational opportunities. Within the one-square-mile community, you’ll find hundreds of unique Victorian cottages, a concert auditorium, arts center, historic waterfront hotel, movie theater, pool, tennis, sailing, shopping, dining and much more. Join our team this year to help Lakeside celebrate its 150th Anniversary. For more information, visit lakesideohio.com/employment.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of the operation or residents and guests of the property.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Must be able to lift heavy equipment and material up to 50 pounds with assistance.
Must be able to climb ladders.

Nice To Haves

Self-select an area aligned with career field pursued by the intern.
Experience with TreePlotter software.
Experience with recycling presentations.
Experience with sustainability presentations.
Experience writing articles on sustainability.
Experience with compostable tableware initiatives.
Experience with electric outboards.
Experience educating on the role of wooden boats in sustainability.
Experience organizing, maintaining, educating, and publicizing a Sustainability Library.
Experience encouraging Green Building principals.
Experience with The Lakesider publication.
Experience with Sustainable Cottage Open House.
Experience developing a Sustainability Fair.
Experience developing a Sustainability Week.
Experience collaborating on sustainability with America In Bloom.
Experience with LESS meetings/events.
Experience with food waste recycling programs.
Experience creating and administering a LESS marketing plan.
Experience sourcing and managing LESS promotional material.
Experience creating, promoting, and administering Sustainability programming.
Experience conducting and maintaining an audit identifying and recording current green practices.
Experience recommending new green practices.
Experience coordinating with surrounding communities to explore partnership opportunities.
Experience reviewing Strategic Plan’s Environmental and Ecology Plan and making recommendations for improvements.

Responsibilities

Identify costs and benefits of projects or initiatives, including life cycle costs, returns on investment and pay-back times, environmental benefits, etc. Prepare reports and written analyses for review by the Lakeside administration.
Learn and utilize TreePlotter software and continue to inventory trees in designated areas of Lakeside as directed.
Assist in conducting and organizing the Tree Tours
Organize, assist and collaborate with all Lakeside organizations to implement the Strategic Plan- Environment and Ecology workgroup recommendations, including but not limited to Lakeside Property Owners Association LPOA (e.g. recycling presentations at LPOA meeting), Lakeside Heritage Society LHS (e.g. recycling or sustainability presentation at LHS education events, assist in writing articles on the role of LHS in Sustainability via preservation and education), Lakeside Retail Group LRG (e.g. compostable tableware initiative, assist LRG in creation of specific actions to achieve the Sustainability Goals i.e. the Four Zeros), Society of Old Salts SOS (assist in creation of specific actions to achieve the Sustainability Goals i.e. the Four Zeros) (Electric outboard for the “Crash Boat”), Lakeside Wooden Boat Society LWBS (Electric outboard for the “Crash Boat”, help to educate the new LWBS President in defining the role of wooden boats in Sustainability), Lakeside Women’s Club LWC (organize, maintain, educate and publicize the Sustainability Library), Historic Preservation and Design Review Board HPDRB (Assist in encouraging Green Building principals: preservation, restoration, Zero Energy, material salvage, etc.).
Contribute articles to The Lakesider to raise awareness of the implementation and effect of sustainability concepts.
Provide oversite and organization of the 2025 Sustainable Cottage Open House.
Develop a Sustainability Fair in conjunction with the Electric Vehicle weekly exhibit.
If successful, consider developing a Sustainability Week involving the entire community.
Explore collaboration on sustainability with America In Bloom and the Lakeside sustainability plan https://americainbloom.org/about/. Possibly set a plan for the 2025 intern to implement.
Participate in all LESS meetings/events and report sustainability progress. (Board meetings are scheduled for each month during the Chautauqua Program Season.
Participate in all Lakeside intern activities, forums and gatherings.
Facilitate food waste recycling, expanding the program to all LCA owned properties and activities
Assist in creating and administering a LESS marketing plan including sourcing and managing LESS promotional material.
Assist in creating, promoting, and administering Sustainability programming.
Conduct and maintain an audit identifying and recording current green practices in Lakeside-owned facilities and businesses (i.e., energy efficiency efforts, recycling, etc.), targeting practices that could be expanded or can be of significant impact.
Recommend new green practices in Lakeside for implementation (i.e., use of sustainable materials, solar power, wind power, Electric Vehicle use incentives, Zero Energy construction principles, etc.)
Coordinate with surrounding communities to explore partnership opportunities.
Review the Strategic Plan’s Environmental and Ecology Plan and make recommendations for improvements.
Other duties as assigned