The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is currently accepting applications from individuals interested in AmeriCorps service with Minnesota GreenCorps for immediate placement during the 2014-2015 program year in the City of Maplewood.
Help the City meet energy and sustainability goals by implementing their Partners in Energy Program as follows:
- Serve as the City’s Energy Ambassador
- Assemble an energy action team made up of leaders and stakeholders across the community
- Help create a strategic energy action plan with an incentive and award program for voluntary compliance with the City’s Green Building Code
- Networking, outreach, and education for schools/businesses/neighborhood groups
- Work on completion of Green Step Cities best practices
- Help implement energy efficiency upgrades to City buildings and track improvements
How do you apply?
The member application and guidance document are available at: www.pca.state.mn.us/mngreencorps
Completed member applications, along with a resume, should be submitted right away to mgcapplication.pca@state.mn.us. A qualified applicant will be contacted as soon as the application is received. This posting will remain open until the position is filled. Availability of the candidate to start on short notice will be an important consideration.
Please review the member eligibility requirements and qualifications listed in the Application Guidance document before applying.
What do MN GreenCorps members do?
Minnesota GreenCorps is an AmeriCorps program, coordinated by the MPCA, which places AmeriCorps members with organizations around the state to spend 11 months addressing environmental issues and building community resilience. More information on the program is available here.
This position is one of 40 full-time Minnesota GreenCorps members the MPCA is placing with local governments, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions statewide to serve on projects in the areas of:
- Air Quality (including Energy Conservation and Green Transportation)
- Waste Prevention and Recycling
- Green Infrastructure (including Local Foods, Stormwater Management, and Urban Forestry)
- Living Green Outreach
- Member activities include but are not limited to: environmental education and outreach to people of all ages, mobilizing volunteers, implementing sustainability-related projects, collecting, benchmarking and analyzing data, measuring environmental results, field work, collaborating with local officials and community members, and much more.
All service positions are for 11 months beginning in mid to late September 2014 through August 2015. All other Minnesota GreenCorps member positions have been filled at this time.
Members must complete 1,700 hours of service (around 40 hours per week).
Member Benefits
In addition to gaining valuable skills and experience in the environmental field, members receive a living allowance, an offer of health insurance, and loan forbearance. Upon completing the program, participants receive an Education Award which can be used to pay off qualified student loans, or to finance future education.
If you require an alternative format or any other reasonable accommodation for the application or interview process please contact the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at mgcapplication.pca@state.mn.us or call 651-757-2055 or 651-282-5332 TTY.
All submissions are confidential. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota GreenCorps Program do not discriminate with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or membership or activity in a local commission as defined by law. Reasonable accommodations provided upon request.
