Gonzaga University Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment · 13 hours ago
Climate Literacy Program Coordinator
Spokane, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$23.54/hr - $26.92/hr
1+ years expGonzaga University Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment is dedicated to promoting ecological education and addressing climate issues. The Climate Literacy Program Coordinator will assist in organizing the Climate Literacy Project, focusing on creating educational resources and fostering community engagement around climate education.
Higher Education
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Brian G. Henning
Responsibilities
Support Gonzaga University’s goals to advance ecological education in courses, programs and research
Support the Director in recruiting, designing, and delivering the annual faculty professional development workshop
Coordinate with Director and the Gonzaga Center for Lifelong Learning to organize and recruit for joint professional certificate programs such as the Professional Certificate in Climate Action Planning
Communicate effectively with K-12 students, GU students, school district personnel, and GU faculty and staff
Establish and maintain relationships with primarily public-school districts (e.g., Spokane Public Schools) and personnel (Science Coordinator, Principals, Teachers, Coaches)
Assist in development of climate literacy outreach curricula and lesson plans with an emphasis on developing inquiry-based or place-based science activities for K-12 students
Recruit participating teachers and school sites
Maintain inventory and work with the Program Assistant to purchase necessary supplies
Coordinate assessments for climate literacy programs and use results of those assessments to improve programming
Develop and maintain climate literacy website to effectively communicate with community partners and participating Gonzaga students
Understand environmental justice and equity issues, particularly relevant to Spokane and the broader Inland Northwest in education and climate issues
Support the activities of the Climate Institute, including event programming
Help develop and maintain Climate Institute website to effectively communicate with community partners and campus partners
Advertise Climate Institute outreach programming
Collect program and Institute data and assist in developing annual reporting internally and for grants
Support additional Institute programs including student projects and faculty research
Hire, onboard, and supervise student workers
Coordinate the Climate Literacy Fellows program to participate in outreach and coordinate schedules for Fellows with area classrooms
Assign and monitor student work tasks
Coordinate student schedules for office hours and class visits
Oversee work product development, provide feedback, and revise materials
Schedule and facilitate bi-weekly meetings with student employees
Assist in creating student hiring materials and serve on student hiring search committees
Assist in onboarding new student employees and maintain student employee onboarding materials
Work with Climate Institute’s Director to develop systems for tracking and assessing students who participate in Climate Literacy Project programs
Assist Director in finding and applying for grants to fund further program developments
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience
1 year of related experience
Demonstrated understanding of climate change
Demonstrated experience with environmental education
Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Strong, demonstrated speaking and presentation skills and experience
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Facility and ease with information technology
Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary settings
Preferred
MA or MS in related field
Environmental education experience
Experience developing workshop content and facilitating workshops
Supervising experience
Grant writing experience
Company
Gonzaga University Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment
The Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment envisions a transition to integral Earth-human relations characterized by thriving, equitable human societies within flourishing ecological communities.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase