Forest and Conservation Worker jobs in Bellingham, WA

Interested in making a difference in your community while building a career? Join our Home Improvement Department as a Conservation Education Specialist. Apply today!

Opportunity Council’s Conservation Education program provides clients from Whatcom, Island and San Juan Island counties the tools, information and referrals to identify ways to conserve energy and water, save on residential energy and water bills, and improve indoor air quality, health and safety.

The Conservation Education Specialist (ConEd Specialist) supports the success of Opportunity Council's Conservation Education program by providing administrative functions such as database management, record keeping, and completing complex screenings to verify a household's eligibility for services. The program is looking for candidates who want to use their administrative talents, eye for detail, and organizational skills to make a positive impact.

We encourage candidates interested in community engagement to apply; The ConEd Specialist facilitates client participation in the program by connecting with the community through the organizing workshops, program marketing activities and other outreach. Similarly, the ConEd Specialist conducts home visits to assess homes for potential weatherization projects and provide educational resources to clients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

1. Experience in administrative functions such as; record keeping and database management.
2. Must be proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications.
3. Experience working in adult education, anti-poverty work and/or energy-related work preferred.

Additional Requirements:
1. Must have valid Washington State Driver's License or obtain by date of hire.
2. Must submit driving abstract (record) for last three years prior to start date and be insurable under Opportunity Council's insurance policy.

Remote Work: Employee must meet department requirements to be eligible for partial remote work.

Essential Employee: No

Working Conditions: Work is generally performed in a fast-paced office environment. Majority of work centers on direct education and services to clients and procedures that require a high degree of confidentiality, tactfulness and respect for a clients from a diversity of economic and ethnic backgrounds. Position requires travel for home visits, community resource networking, meetings, workshops, speaking engagements and other job-related professional activities. Occasionally exposed to outside seasonal weather conditions, dust and/or loud noises such as sirens and traffic congestion. May be exposed to dusty, wet, muddy, poorly ventilated and occasionally unsanitary environments.

Benefits @ Opportunity Council

Opportunity Council offers the following benefits to eligible employees:

• Paid time off earned on an accrual basis (vacation, sick, personal holidays)
• Paid time off for wellness needs
• Employer-paid holidays (13 in 2023)
• Employer-paid HDHP and low-cost traditional health care options
• HSA and FSA, subject to plan terms
• Eligibility for Critical Illness coverage
• 403(b) retirement plan (5% employer contribution)
• Eligibility for health coverage for legal dependents
• Eligibility for employee/family dental and vision coverage
• Voluntary benefits such as life insurance, long-term disability, long-term care and personal legal services

Opportunity Council is a private, non-profit Community Action Agency serving homeless and low-income families and individuals. Our mission is to help people improve their lives through education, support, and direct assistance while advocating for just and equitable communities. For over 50 years we have offered a broad scope of services that range from addressing immediate and crisis-oriented needs (food, emergency shelter, eviction-prevention) to longer-term programs that promote self-sufficiency in our community (early childhood education, home weatherization). For more details, please visit our website at https://www.oppco.org.