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2.6.25 Newsletter
There is a lot happening this month! Job postings, events, and great reads incoming!
ReImagine Jobs
February 06, 2025
Landforce is hiring Seasonal Crew Members
Position description:
A Landforce Crew is a team who works closely together to create important, positive change in the parks and green places in Allegheny County. Our crews are fun and productive, and they work hard to complete each project. When you’re a part of a Landforce Crew, you will have a lot to be proud of, and your work will have a lasting impact as you give back to Pittsburgh and neighboring communities.
Responsibilities include: Use hand tools and mechanical tools, work alongside other crew members to meet and exceed expectations on land stewardship contracts. This may include: trail construction including traditional earth moving as well as stone work and simple carpentry; habitat restoration including vine removal, plant removal, planting, and plant maintenance; vacant lot management including the removal of dumped goods, overgrown vegetation, planting, plant maintenance and basic construction; tree planting, watering, pruning, and mulching; garden installation including fence and garden bed construction; green infrastructure installation and maintenance including the construction of below ground infrastructure, planting, plant maintenance, weeding, etc. general landscaping including weeding, mulching, pruning, cutting grass, and removing garbage; other land stewardship projects as they arise; participation in community-based work as assigned by Site Supervisor or Program Manager. Actively participate in hard and soft skills trainings to build knowledge in all above subjects, construction techniques, financial management, work ethic, how to be an ideal employee, problem-solving, and teamwork techniques. Work closely with the Workforce Development staff to establish career goals, complete all assigned tasks to meet these goals, attend and participate in career exploration seminars, job searches, and additional trainings to further professional and personal growth. Become an effective and reliable member of the Landforce team, communicating effectively with team members, participating in team-centered events, and engaging professionally with all Landforce clients and staff. Attend weekly team meetings with Landforce staff to address questions and issues as they arise. Complete all necessary Landforce paperwork and documents as instructed by Site Supervisor. Adhere to organization policy, procedures and the professional code of ethics. Perform other assigned duties as required for the success of the organization.
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Experience: Entry Level
Salary/Pay: Not disclosed
Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) is hiring a Program Associate (Apply by February 7, 2025)
Position description: Working closely with the RAD team, the Program Associate serves as the liaison for regional assets and interested applicants. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, collaborative, deliberative, and congenial, with well-developed writing, communication, analytical, and organizational skills. This position entails independent and team work, and requires, above all, flexibility, precision, patience, efficiency, discretion, and a good sense of humor. The ability to review, summarize, and communicate (both orally and in writing) complex non-profit funding requests are hallmarks of this position.
Responsibilities include:
Working with Applicants
Respond in a timely and respectful manner to inquiries from current and potential grantees.
Provide support to current and potential grantees, ensuring eligibility, application, and reporting protocols are understood and executed.
Participate in site visits and meetings to discuss and evaluate funding for prospective/current projects.
Participate in grantees’ public presentations on programs, including attendance at funded organizations’ board meetings as assigned.
Provide technical assistance to applicants as needed.
Reviews & Recommendations
Review, analyze and summarize funding requests in writing.
Review and approve payment request forms and supporting documentation for eligible costs within established program guidelines.
Review audits for compliance and initiate appropriate corrective action if needed.
Review and recommend revisions/updates to program guidelines, materials, processes, and procedures.
Make initial recommendations on program applications for eligibility under established guidelines.
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Experience: Entry-level
Salary/Pay: $55,000/year (negotiable)
Rural Action is hiring an Environmental Education Program Director (Apply by February 14, 2025)
Position description: Rural Action’s Environmental Education (EE) Program Director is responsible for overall funding, development, management, and day-to-day functioning of the EE program and its projects. The program has an established and growing body of work including classroom presentations, field trips, citizen science projects, outdoor behavioral healthcare, youth leadership development, high school internships, summer camps, and Appalachian Understories (a social enterprise led by the program).
Key duties for this position include grant writing and other fundraising, personnel management, oversight and implementation of project activities and grant deliverables, and administrative support/reporting. The director is also responsible for new project development, problem solving with team members, developing program strategies with the Chief Program Officer and Rural Action’s Leadership Team, managing partner relations and communications, and communicating decisions and needs to the CPO. The director is expected to communicate directly with the CPO to problem solve and communicate program activities, successes, or roadblocks. It should also be noted that national service members make up a large portion of the overall EE team through Rural Action’s AmeriCorps Program; another key duty of the position is ongoing recruitment, hiring, training, and support of these members (along with the EE Program Manager and AmeriCorps Staff).
Location: The Plains, OH
Experience: Mid-level
Salary/Pay: $60,000/year
LEAF Project is hiring Multiple Youth Crew Members
Position description: Every summer, LEAF seeks motivated and talented youth leaders to hire for our summer job. LEAF cultivates youth leaders from diverse backgrounds through meaningful work in the food system.
This job combines meaningful work alongside farmers and chefs, leadership development, and engaging workshops to create a dynamic summer job. The LEAF summer work is an opportunity to:
work alongside peers from Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry County
explore and identify what your unique talents are
focus on an area of interest - agriculture, culinary, and public outreach
develop your skills as a peer leader
Key responsibilities include: Every week, you will spend time growing vegetables, understanding the food system, learning cooking skills, and developing leadership skills. Each day, we will check in as a group, have a morning work session, engage with each other at lunch, participate in an afternoon workshop, and work alongside each other for an afternoon work session. Every day at LEAF is a little bit different and you will be consistently learning and building new skills, learning more about yourself and your peers, and learning about the food system. Check out the summer videos below to get a feel for what your summer could look like!
Location: Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, or Adams County
Experience: Internship
Salary/Pay: $10/hour
LEAF Project is hiring a Youth Crew Leader
Position description: The Crew Leader is at the heart of what makes LEAF work. This summer position (June-August) involves supporting and mentoring youth crew members.
We are a year round work place for youth, aged 14-18, who are excited about discovering who they are and what they are uniquely good at, interested in meaningful work that benefits their community, and passionate about working across differences. LEAF is an organization that engages and inspires youth leaders to create resilient and innovative communities and local food systems.
Key responsibilities:
You will head a diverse group of teenagers who work together over the summer on our farm, at partner farms, during culinary lessons, public outreach events and educational workshops
You will support staff in facilitating workshops, leading games and check-ins, and spear heading team building activities
You will create a positive and healthy culture within your crew where everyone feels comfortable to be their true, full authentic self - includes one on one coaching and group dynamic work in service of their leadership development
Location: Landisburg, PA
Experience: Entry-level
Salary/Pay: $15/hour
University of Pittsburgh is hiring a Spring 2025 Sustainability Intern
Position Description: MCSI Sustainability Interns have a direct impact on sustainability progress at Pitt through leading and assisting with key academic, research and outreach programs led by the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation. We are excited to work with a motivated student who is interested in sustainability.
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Experience: Internship
Salary/Pay: Part time - $12/hour
Appalachian Voices is hiring a Summer Economic Development Research Intern
Position Description: Appalachian Voices is seeking an Economic Development Research Intern for the summer of 2025 (anticipated May through August).
Federal investments including those from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, annual appropriations bills, the Farm Bill, and more are making their way to disadvantaged communities in Appalachia. This internship will focus on researching investments from economic development programs in coal-impacted communities, including for clean energy, climate resiliency, outdoor recreation, manufacturing and other economic development initiatives, in support of lobbying and advocacy efforts.
The intern should be interested in learning about federal funding programs and how community-based organizations, businesses, and local governments use these funds for local projects and investments. Depending on the intern’s interests and skills, the internship will include conducting interviews, researching stories, writing and revising articles, writing a report, developing fact sheets, procuring images, producing videos, and/or developing social media content.
Location: Remote
Experience: Internship
Salary/Pay: $15/hour
Upcoming Trainings & Events
GirlGov is hosting a Civic Engagement and Social justice Advocacy Program
GirlGov is a civic engagement and social justice advocacy program for teen girls, femmes and gender expansive youth* interested in developing as change-makers and leaders in their communities. GirlGov is open to 9th-12th graders who live in Southwestern PA, and is 100% free of cost.
Location: Southwestern PA,
Sustainable Pittsburgh is hosting a Clean Energy Workforce Roundtable
Location: Nova Place | CoLab 18 | 100 S. Commons | Pittsburgh, PA 15212
In southwestern PA, where economic growth has significantly depended on extractive industry, the impending growth of clean energy jobs presents a vital and historic opportunity to build an inclusive economy that meets multiple sustainability goals.
Sustainable Pittsburgh is partnering with nonprofits, workforce development agencies, employers, government officials, prospective employees and others to build a connected, regional ecosystem that promotes equitable workforce development. This work helps to position the region to meet the demands for clean energy workers with a diverse and appropriately trained workforce, and put all residents on the path to prosperity.
involveMINT is hosting a Composting & Harvest Day at the Hazelwood Food Recycling Site
Location: 4501 Sylvan Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207 (Near Home Rule Street)
Activities: We will have activities sifting compost, gardening, weeding, and an interactive session on our Community Barter Network.
Recommended Solarpunk Reading
Solarpunk Short Story: A Eulogy for Each and Every End by Jana Bianchi Read for Free Here!
Art by Victor Bizar Gómez
Utopian Witch by Justine Norton-Kertson Book Details Here!
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