Stewardship Engagement Associate

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 Compensation: $44,545- $74,134 per year

NYC Parks is the steward of over 30,000 acres of land — 14 percent of New York City — including more than 5,000 individual properties ranging from Coney Island Beach and Central Park to community gardens and Greenstreets. We look after 600,000 street trees, and two million more in parks.

The newly developed Natural Resources Training Program is a green job training and employment program, providing a pathway into environmentally focused careers for underserved communities. This opportunity is within the Stewardship track, one of the four tracks offered by the Natural Resources Training Program.

Responsibilities/Duties

  • Under general direction, with wide latitude for independent initiative and judgment, support volunteer events and recruitment for natural areas workshops and other service projects.
  • Assist in the management and supervision of volunteers and interns in a variety of outdoors settings including forests and along New York City streets. Lead and participate in vegetation management, native vegetation plantings, erosion control, park clean-ups and other service projects throughout New York City.
  • Support outreach and planning efforts for scheduled public and private events facilitated by the Stewardship team.
  • Update and maintain records, prepare written reports, including the regular entry of volunteer information and fieldwork into tracking forms.
  • Support on-site efforts with other work happening within the division, with local park managers, local community groups and other agencies.
  • Track volunteer recruitment and engagement progress against stewardship program goals.
  • Facilitate and enhance train-the-trainer options to provide wider variety of opportunities for volunteers

Qualifications/Requirements

  • High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
  • Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” above.

Contact Information

NYC Parks
Contact Name: Lea Thali, Deputy Director of Natural Resources Training
Email: Lea.Thali@parks.nyc.gov
Website: Apply Online