Job Opportunity: Minnesota GreenCorps Member

DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota Sea Grant is hosting a Minnesota GreenCorps AmeriCorps member. Improve the environment, serve your community, and gain professional experience. Apply by June 15, 2023.

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Minnesota GreenCorps is a statewide AmeriCorps program coordinated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), with a mission to preserve and protect Minnesota's environment and strengthen communities. MN GreenCorps members serve full-time at nonprofit organizations, government agencies, or educational institutions throughout the state. Members address critical environmental issues while gaining green job skills and networking with environmental professionals. The Minnesota GreenCorps program anticipates engaging 48 members in the 11-month service term.

Visit www.pca.state.mn.us/mngreencorps to learn more about the program, review the available positions and locations in the project summary document, and read the Application Guide.

Members serve in one of the four environmental topic areas: Air Pollutant Reduction, Community Readiness & Outreach, Green Infrastructure Improvements, or Waste Reduction, Recycling, & Organics Management. Member activities may include: delivering environmental education, implementing sustainability-related projects, collecting, benchmarking and analyzing data, improving habitat, implementing recycling programs, collaborating with community members, and mobilizing volunteers.

Members earn a living allowance disbursed every two weeks in payments of $1062.50 (pre- tax), health insurance with premium paid, free mental health services with counseling, student loan forbearance on eligible loans, and an education award of up to $6895 for education expenses or qualified student loans. Members receive training from the MPCA, develop green job skills, gain professional experience, network with environmental professionals, and are paired with a mentor who provides ongoing guidance.

Visit www.pca.state.mn.us/mngreencorps to learn more about the program, review the available positions and locations in the project summary document, and read the Application Guide.

You must read the Application Guide before starting your application and return to this page to apply! Applicants may indicate the topic area and region of the state where they want to serve on the application. Please be prepared to briefly describe an experience you have had that demonstrates your interest in environmental work on the application as well. You will need to upload a resume in the application system. Applicants are encouraged to include past volunteer experience and/or share why community service is important to them on their application materials.

Application deadline: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview between mid-June and mid-July. Please be sure the contact information provided on your application is current during this time period.

Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13.43, some of the information that you provide for this application and resume is classified as private data. You are being asked to provide this data to assist the MPCA in considering you for potential service opportunities. You are not legally required to provide any of the requested data. If you supply the requested data, it will be used to consider you for the Minnesota GreenCorps program. If you do not supply the requested data, you will not be considered. Your resume and application will only be available to those personnel within the MPCA, Minnesota GreenCorps, Host Sites, ServeMinnesota, and AmeriCorps whose work assignments reasonably require access. The MPCA has the right to verify information provided. By submitting an application, you are authorizing the MPCA and any agent acting on its behalf to conduct an inquiry into any job-related information contained in your resume and supplemental information. Moreover, you hereby release the MPCA and any agent acting on its behalf from any and all liability of any nature by reason of requesting such information from any person.

The State of Minnesota is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, and veteran-friendly employer. We are committed to providing culturally responsive services to all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota recognizes that a diverse workforce is essential and strongly encourages qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. The MPCA does not discriminate with regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information.

The MPCA will make reasonable accommodations for all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected]. Please indicate what assistance you need.