Sustainable Housing Specialist
The Sustainability Institute
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Term length
3/10/2025 - 7/25/2025
Application window
12/20/2024 - 2/2/2025
Location
North Charleston, South Carolina
Hourly pay equivalent
$12.00
Project summary
AmeriCorps members serve to foster healthier, more resilient, and equitable communities through our weatherization and energy assistance programs. By ensuring safe and energy-efficient homes, we strengthen neighborhoods, support lasting affordability, and build a foundation for a sustainable future. Through this program, participants can expect to gain desirable field skills and training while addressing coastal resilience and conservation needs in the Lowcountry region.
Opportunity description
Members will engage in service projects focused primarily on weatherization and community resiliency work, including, but not limited to, conducting residential energy audits, installing weatherization (energy-saving) measures, data collection and entry, leading community energy conservation workshops, conducting neighborhood surveys, and more! Members may also engage in habitat restoration activities alongside other AmeriCorps members.
Benefits
- Education benefit
- Workforce credential or certificate
Requirements and qualifications
Requirements
Participants must be at least 17 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, be a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the U.S., satisfy the National Service Criminal History Check eligibility criteria, be physically able to perform all work, fully and equally, as other members including but not limited to: climbing, heavy lifting, bending, working from one's knees or back, working in excessively hot conditions, and accessing tighter spaces such as attic and crawl spaces.
Preferred qualifications
No experience required.
Opportunity details
Focus area
- Energy audits
- Weatherization of homes and public buildings
- Solar and renewable energy systems installation
- Environmental justice
- Marketing and outreach
Work environment
- Team based
- Urban
- Indoor