The Green City Force Service Coordinator is an essential field-leader, representing Green City Force (GCF) in the Eco-Hubs and modeling our core values, upholding our mission and vision. As an essential frontline supervisor, they lead, coordinate, and motivate teams of up to 20 young adults between the ages of 18-24, all residents of public housing or the New York City Public Housing Authority (NYCHA) enrolled as AmeriCorps members.
The Service Coordinators are responsible for ensuring that service delivery, support of Corps Member development goals, and Eco-Hub operations including but not limited to Eco-Hub production and other hands-on activities are accomplished on a day-to-day basis. These activities include urban agriculture, composting, clean energy projects across New York City, and educating NYCHA residents about key sustainability initiatives both at Eco-Hub sites and other NYCHA developments. While the Service Coordinator position is based primarily in the field, they are required to manage administrative duties related to team management, documentation, and data reporting.
Service Coordinators are in the field 80% of the time, spending 20% of their time in Green City Academy, GCF’s classroom component of the Service Corps. The main responsibility of the Service Coordinator is supervising AmeriCorps members and leveraging their team to accomplish community-centered service goals. The following responsibilities are listed in the order of priority and percent of time expected.
Salary Range: $45,000- $55,000
Reports to Program Manager
Location: Green City Force Eco-Hubs. Current Openings at locations in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, and Astoria, Queens.
The Social Enterprise Senior Project Manager (SESPM) manages a portfolio of up to three Social Enterprise contracts, ensuring the successful completion of project goals – revenue and Alumni Temporary Employee success. The SESPM is an integral member of GCF’s award-winning Social Enterprise, where GCF partners with private companies to identify, train and develop the next generation of green sector practitioners through our graduates.
The SESPM is able to leverage strong project management skills to plan and implement a range of contracts that may include energy performance contracts that help low-to-moderate income families and small businesses save money and reduce energy consumption and initiatives to strengthen New York City’s urban tree canopy. They ensure that the GCF Social Enterprise experience provides meaningful skill-building and professional development opportunities for our graduates.
The SESPM reports directly to the Chief Program officer. Candidates must be willing to travel to worksites across New York City and will be comfortable performing tasks in various work conditions, including outdoors and at active construction sites.