Apply to Become a Sustainability Ambassador!
The Office of Campus Sustainability is hiring a team of paid student Sustainability Ambassadors for the fall of 2017. The primary responsibilities of Sustainability Ambassadors are to connect students (especially incoming students) with the Sustainability Network on campus and educate students about sustainability. The Sustainability Network includes all the students, faculty, and staff who forward sustainability on campus through teaching, research, engagement, and operational improvements.
Sustainability Ambassadors educate students about:
- Sustainability practices on campus (ie. the limited sales of bottled water on campus, no plastic bags, sustainable food and beverages in campus dining, solar photovoltaics with battery storage on campus, energy conservation and efficiency improvements on campus)
- Sustainability behaviors (ie. how to recycle and conserve energy in residence halls)
- Sustainability student organizations, the living learning community, and regional organizations
- Sustainability majors & minors
- Sustainability GE courses and upper division courses
- Sustainability events (ie. the Repair Café and the Sustainability Fair)
If successful in the fall, students may be invited to continue their employment into the spring of 2018.
Responsibilities through the semester
- Training/Orientation – Sustainability Ambassadors attend an orientation/training prior to the start of the semester.
- Regular Meetings – Approximately every two weeks, Sustainability Ambassadors will attend a group meeting with the Campus Sustainability Coordinator to plan future events and brainstorm about how to most effectively do this work and connect with students.
- Farmers Market Tabling – The primary work hours during the Fall of 2017 are during the weekly farmers market on Thursdays from 10 AM to 3:30 PM. Students will be assigned hours to work at the farmers market when they are not in class.
- Additional Duties – Sustainability Ambassadors will have additional duties as assigned, such as connecting with incoming students at Welcome Back Weekend, organizing the Sustainability Fair, conducting waste audits, coordinating New Paltz Unplugged and Recyclemania, and working one-time events, such as the Repair Café and Sustainability Fair.
Sustainability Ambassadors will be employees of the Office of Campus Sustainability and will report to the Campus Sustainability Coordinator Lisa Mitten. Student Ambassadors are paid $11/hour.
Ideal candidates:
- Have an passion for sustainability
- Have experience with sustainability on campus, whether through student organizations, living learning communities, or academic programs
- Have excellent verbal communication skills, are enthusiastic, and are able to motivate and inspire other students
Timeline
Students who apply for this position by April 28 and are selected for an interview, will be interviewed during the first week of May. Students who submit applications during the first week of May may be interviewed that same week. Students who apply by May 14 will be interviewed during exam week. The Office of Campus Sustainability will strive to make offers to student prior to the end of the semester. Students will begin work in August of 2017.
Application
The application has two parts: a written application and a short video submission. Click here to download the Sustainability Ambassador Application for Fall 2017.
Questions?
Email Campus Sustainability Coordinator Lisa Mitten at mittenl@newpaltz.edu with any questions.
