Join our dynamic team as a Recruitment and Outreach Associate (ROA), where you’ll conduct Corps Member recruitment and community outreach initiatives vital to the Green City Force ecosystem. As the frontline ambassador, you’ll foster partnerships and engagement with residents, community partners, and alumni to amplify interest in our Service Corps program, driving our mission forward and boosting program involvement.
Under the direct mentorship and supervision of our Recruitment and Engagement Manager, you’ll collaborate with the Program team members to enhance recruitment strategies and streamline messaging for maximum impact.
Help us find the next generation of young leaders to create the #futuregreencity focused on environmental, economic, and racial justice.
Compost Power builds sustainable community compost sites across NYC, with an emphasis on underserved and marginalized communities, and creates educational media content. Compost Power currently supports several small-scale compost sites at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments including at GCF Eco-Hub sites, as well as operates a medium scale site in Williamsburg, NY. The goal is to expand throughout New York City.
The Crew Member is co-employed by Green City Force with a reporting line to Compost Power. This position is primarily responsible for accepting household food scraps at our food scrap drop-off locations, processing them at our sites throughout the city, and deploying the finished compost product for community greening projects.
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 12 young adults between the ages of 18-24, all residents of 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.
Green City Force’s Social Enterprise is seeking alumni for another round of the NYCHA Tree Inventory. NYCHA and GCF have been partnering on this project which will support NYCHA’s Climate Mitigation plan while creating employment for graduates of GCF’s Service Corps. NYCHA seeks to collect an inventory of all trees within high-heat-vulnerable communities and to conduct an assessment of green space use. As a member of the Social Enterprise team assigned to this project, you will be trained on how to collect data about trees in NYCHA. As a Tree Analyst, you will be trained in the necessary procedures and technology and be responsible for identifying and confirming the life of different tree species and collecting data across different housing complex locations for new green space ideas. This work will take place throughout multiple NYCHA developments across the city.
In addition to data collection and analysis, you will expect to engage and educate community members. The team will also have the opportunity to train on tree planting and maintenance.
Green City Force’s Social Enterprise is seeking alumni for another round of the NYCHA Tree Inventory. NYCHA and GCF have been partnering on this project which will support NYCHA’s Climate Mitigation plan while creating employment for graduates of GCF’s Service Corps. NYCHA seeks to collect an inventory of all trees within high-heat-vulnerable communities and to conduct an assessment of green space use. As a member of the Social Enterprise team assigned to this project, you will be trained on and expected to supervise a team of three Tree Analysts who will collect data about trees in NYCHA. As a Tree Inventory Crew Leader, you will be trained in the necessary procedures and technology and be responsible for ensuring your team is identifying and confirming the life of different tree species and collecting data across different housing complex locations for new green space ideas, data integrity, and maintaining project timelines. This work will take place throughout multiple NYCHA developments across the city.
You are expected to lead your team in engaging and educating community members on project purpose, progress, and outcomes. The team will also have the opportunity to train on tree planting and maintenance.