Community Sustainability Fellow - Paid Summer Fellowship

California Climate Action Corps – 2023 Summer Fellowship

Community Sustainability Fellow at Butte Environmental Council, Inc.

Title: Community Sustainability Fellow

Location: Chico, California

Term of Service: 2023 Summer (300+ hours): June 5 - August 4, 2023
Time requirements: 37-40 hours/week; minimum 300 hours in a two-month term; Monday-Friday 8-5pm and occasionally on weekends

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Please APPLY HERE through our website portal!

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Project Overview and Description of Duties:

Fellows with Butte Environmental Council will support mitigate the climate crisis through action by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from various activities, including planting more than 100 shade, ornamental, and fruit trees, increasing the consumption of locally grown food, offsetting carbon dioxide by growing plants, and diverting food waste from landfills and into community garden composting systems. Butte County and the surrounding region have been heavily impacted by climate disasters, including the Oroville Dam spillway emergency, the 2018 Camp Fire, the 2020 North Complex Fire, and the 2021 Dixie Fire. The project area is centralized in Chico, serves the greater Butte County area, and includes parts of Tehama, Glenn, and Plumas counties. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Support in planting over 100 shade, ornamental, and fruit trees at residences, schools, and parks
• Coordinate community garden development and grassroots household food composting initiatives and provide outreach to community members to sign up for food waste pickup
• Recruit volunteers for tree planting and composting initiatives
• Support outreach efforts to make connections with partner organizations
• Develop educational materials to present &/or publish through different forms of media
• Engage with the public through tabling, canvassing, and partnership engagement with other nonprofits, government agencies, and private businesses
• Support youth education programs that engage students in recycling education, composting education, urban forest, and climate change workshops through BEC's Trees PLEASE (Planting Literacy in Environmental Action and Stewardship Education)
• Assist in the recruitment and execution of the UC Climate Stewards course
• Participation in 30-60 hours of training and professional development (not to exceed 20% of total service hours)
• Fellow duties will not include any prohibited or unallowable activities per 45 CFR §2520.65

Desired qualifications/characteristics:

• Interest or experience in climate change mitigation, volunteerism, or public service
• Experience with outreach, education, training, or community behavior change
• Community outreach and communications experience
• Volunteer or community service experience
• Excellent organizational, writing, interpersonal, and speaking skills
• Academic experience in environmental issues (math and science coursework)
• Comprehension of climate change science; California environmental policies; and/or environmental issues focused on urban greening, organic waste, and edible food recovery

Benefits of service:

Fellows will receive close mentorship from program staff and gain experience in urban greening development, project management, community and youth education, and volunteer coordination. Other benefits include:

• Receive up to a $5,294 stipend (pre-tax) spread evenly over your program term and distributed every two weeks
• $1,374.60 (pre-tax) Segal Education Award upon completion of your term
• Participation in 30-60 hours of training and professional development
• Forbearance on existing qualifying student loans and interest payments accrued during your term
• Receive food assistance via CalFresh (for those eligible)
• Childcare assistance from AmeriCorps paid to an eligible provider of your choice (for those eligible)

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Please APPLY HERE through our website portal!

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About California Climate Action Corps (CCAC)

California Climate Action Corps is a national service program led by California Volunteers, Office of the Governor (CV) and implemented by Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) dedicated to advancing climate actions that engage community members, cultivate change, and leave a lasting impact.