Summer Green Leaders Educator
About The Position
Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Summer Green Leaders Educator is an educator, organizer and relationship-builder who values the deep connection between nature, family, and community. They appreciate the vital insights that high school youth bring to their neighborhoods and are excited to work with young adults as collaborators in restoring and planting native ecology. They have a passion for Pacific Northwest ecology and see racial and environmental justice as inseparable from their work. They are excited to work collaboratively with partners to build common purpose and respond to the needs and passions of our constituents. Now in its fifth year, the Green Leaders Program is a 7-month, paid, leadership training program for high school youth, ages 15-20. In collaboration with the Youth & Family Partnerships Manager - the Green Leader Specialist has spearheaded the development of a new track for this program focused on horticulture and sustainable ecology. The Summer Green Leaders Educator will act as the support to the horticulture track. Green Leaders was developed in partnership with Hacienda Community Development Corporation (CDC) to engage Hacienda youth as stewards and naturalists in their own community. It is essential that the Summer Green Leaders Educator has strong, demonstrated lived experience with communities of color. As the community that we work with are Spanish-speaking, proficiency in Spanish is preferred but not required.
Requirements
- Experience and comfort leading programs in informal or outdoor settings
- Desire to collaborate and intentionally build authentic, responsive relationships with youth and community partners
- Lived experience and demonstrated cultural competency and commitment to working with communities of color, immigrants, and underserved communities
- Patience, collaboration, authentic listening, and responsiveness
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a flexible and dynamic program schedule
- Possess current Basic First Aid and CPR certification
- Ability to hike up to 1.5-2 miles on uneven terrain
- Must possess a current driver’s license
- Ability to follow COVID-19 safety procedures and guidelines
- Bending at waist, sitting, kneeling, walking, crouching as job may require
- Ability to lift up to 5o pounds
- Ability to work in adverse weather conditions
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of general forest ecology and strong understanding of traditional ecological knowledge desirable
- Experience supporting, mentoring and training high-school-age youth
Responsibilities
- Support Green Leader Specialist with the Green Leaders curriculum focused on land restoration practices, introduced species identification and removal, native planting, and trail maintenance
- Collaborate with BAO’s Sanctuaries staff to lead horticultural projects for youth at both BAO’s long-standing Sanctuary near Forest Park and our site on East 82nd Avenue
- Be responsive to various emotional and physical needs of the Green Leaders
- Elevate and incorporate land stewardship practices drawn from indigenous learning and communities of color
- Support equity and inclusion goals, including highlighting the work of people of color, LGBTQIA and other historically marginalized communities in our programs
- Arrange for program provisions such as transportation, food, and equipment, if needed
- Assist with the transportation of Green Leaders, if needed
- Seek out ways to engage youth and families in caring for local green spaces including BAO’s 82nd Ave site, as well as Baltimore Woods, Wilkes Creek Park, and other community-driven locations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
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