Florida Green Schools Intern
Job Title: Florida Green Schools Intern
Department: Florida Chapter
Location: Tampa, FL
Reports to: Organizing Manager
Duration: 11-20 hours per week for 6 months; October 15- March 15
Context: At the Sierra Club, we believe in the power of interdependence. Together, we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental, demographic, and gender justice – a future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. By recognizing that our destinies are tied, we know that all things are fundamentally connected, and the overlap between ecology, race, gender, and representative government can advance our collective humanity. Sierra Club has close to 800 staff across the country and a network of 64 local chapters that are led and fueled by thousands of volunteers. In this internship, you will be working mostly with our volunteers.
Scope: The Sierra Club Florida Chapter is made up of volunteer leaders and civic activists representing over 32,000 members. We also have over 10 staff members who help us pursue specific goals. Our mission is to enjoy, explore, and protect the natural and threatened places in Florida, to teach others to understand and respect the fragile environment in which we live, and to support equal environmental justice for all. The intern will work with the Florida Chapter green-team-lead as well as staff and learn about stakeholder outreach and bringing younger environmentalists onto our team.
Job activities include but are not limited to:
- Assist the Chapter Board Member selected as the green-team-lead as well as chapter staff to build a database of Sierra Club Florida members who are interested in furthering our mission with students around the state.
- Coordinate with other organizations (public and private) to grow our program and increase awareness of what Sierra is doing.
- Identifying interested Sierra Club Florida Groups and documenting schools in that area with programs like AP Environmental Sciences whose teachers may want to work with us.
- Help developa scholarship program for teachers and graduating seniors – the intern will assist in recommending to our committee where we should consider making grants.
- Keep the Sierra Communications Team and Chapter Development Director aware of our activities and successes.
- Travel when needed to Sierra Groups (and affiliated organizations) around the state to make them aware of our activities and recruit new members to help with our efforts.
- Conduct research on how school districts around the state are pursuing goals like ours. We will learn from others’ best practices and teach ours.
- Assist in the planning and execution of educational campaigns and fundraising events.
- Draft and/or edit volunteer correspondence, including thank you letters, newsletter articles, social media outreach, and campaign updates.
- Other tasks as assigned.
The successful candidate must have the following skills and experience:
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience or a strong interest in writing, environmental justice, working with students and grassroots environmental action.
- Proficiency in Google Suite or Microsoft Word and video conferencing. Experience with Salesforce is a plus.
- Good time-management skills.
- Committed to self-growth. You are committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding through study, openness, and humility, and you easily recognize your own relationship with privilege and power.
- You see mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions and inspire others along the journey. This is a new position – you will be growing with us. You carry a constructive approach, can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and authentic kindness.
- Intern must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license. This is a hybrid work position, including some virtual (work-from-home) and some in-person meetings and campaign activities. Some evening and/or weekend hours should be expected.
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $18/hour.
This is a category 99, non-exempt, non-represented, temporary position.
Sierra Club values the expertise and talents of foreign nationals. Sierra Club sponsors both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas when certain criteria are met, based on immigration laws and organizational needs. Such sponsorship is at the discretion of the Department Head and Sierra Club People Department in consultation with the employee’s manager. The Sierra Club cannot guarantee the approval of a visa petition. The Sierra Club is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce belonging.
To Apply
The Sierra Club provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all staff members. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, lived experience and skills. The Sierra Club does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, immigration status, socioeconomic status, ancestry, age, size, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, familial status, veteran status, disability, AIDS/HIV status, medical condition, prior conviction, arrest history, traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Sierra Club values applicants who are people that identify as Black, Indigenous, and other minoritized groups; women; queer, transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender fluid people.
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