Green Iowa AmeriCorps Member
Green Iowa AmeriCorps - University of Northern Iowa
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Term length
2/10/2025 - 8/15/2026
Application window
12/17/2024 - 9/1/2025
Location
Multiple Locations , Iowa
Hourly pay equivalent
$15.00
Project summary
Members collaborate with host sites, community partners, and engaged citizens to focus on a wide variety of environmentally focused activities including education and outreach events, planning and executing sustainability projects in a variety of environmental and community-focused ways, as well as focusing on their own professional development and skills growth.
Opportunity description
Activities vary by host site but can include education and outreach, community and volunteer engagement, residential and commercial energy efficiency, Climate Action Plans, Greenhouse Gas Inventories, waste reduction, tree plantings and carbon sequestration, water quality services, and conservation projects including prairie burns, GIS, soil restoration, etc. Members also have a focus on their own professional development and skills training.
Benefits
- Education benefit
- Workforce credential or certificate
- Mental and behavioral health benefits
- Childcare
Requirements and qualifications
Requirements
At minimum, members must be high school graduates, GED recipients, working on attaining a high school diploma or GED during their term of service. Be 17 years or older (no upper age limit). Pass a national service criminal history check. Hold one of the following U.S. citizenship statuses: US citizen, US National, Lawful Permanent Resident. Have a valid driver's license or other government-issued photo identification.
Preferred qualifications
Interest in and passion for community-focused environmental and sustainability work, self-motivated and enthusiastic to learn new things.
Opportunity details
Focus area
- Natural resource preservation and conservation
- Biodiversity protection and restoration
- Waterway restoration
- Outdoor recreation access improvements
- Forestry
- Energy audits
- Weatherization of homes and public buildings
- City parks and greenspaces creation and maintenance
- Urban agriculture
- Stormwater management
- Tree planting and urban forestry
- Recycling and composting programs
- Environmental justice
- Disaster preparedness and recovery
- Disaster response
- Local ecosystem restoration
- Economic development support for energy transition communities
- Climate smart agriculture and sustainable farming
- Soil and water conservation
- Farm to school initiatives
- Community gardens
- Food waste reduction
- Grant-writing and fundraising
- Marketing and outreach
- Volunteer recruitment and management
- Environmental education and training
- Environmental research and citizen science
Work environment
- Team based
- Individual placement
- Rural
- Urban
- Indoor
- Outdoor