Sustainability Intern

Eat'n Park Hospitality Group • Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

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About The Position

Parkhurst Dining is seeking a student committed to improving campus food systems. The Sustainability Intern will assist with advancing campus-wide sustainability initiatives, including potential work on campus campaigns in collaboration with the social media intern, increasing transparency of campus food systems, and creating structures that build relationships between students and food service staff. The intern will work with the Parkhurst management team to identify standard operating procedures that could be adjusted to be more environmentally friendly, promote food waste reduction and compostable collection, help convert on-the-go packaging to compostable alternatives, and assist with organizing and communicating local and sustainable luncheons or dinners as part of integrating the sustainable development goals.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of and desire to communicate via social media.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize work.
• Problem-solving aptitude.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office, Excel, Outlook, and Access.

Responsibilities

• Assist with advancing campus-wide sustainability initiatives.
• Potentially design campus campaigns in collaboration with the social media intern.
• Increase transparency of food systems on campus.
• Design and implement structures to build relationships between students and food service staff.
• Work with the Parkhurst management team to identify standard operating procedures that could be adjusted to be more environmentally friendly.
• Promote food waste reduction and compostable collection for all dining facilities.
• Work on converting all on-the-go packaging to compostable alternatives.
• Assist with organizing and communicating local and sustainable luncheons or dinners as part of sustainable development goals integration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed