The City of Woodland offers a competitive total compensation package including:
- Starting income ranging from $5,248.04 to $6,697.96 per month based on skills, training, certifications and years of experience, with regular, incremental pay increases
- Robust Retirement Program including CalPERS Retirement Plan, Retirement Health Savings Plan, choice of 457 Deferred Comp plans with a 2% City-Paid contribution
- Low-Cost & No-Cost Health Benefits, including choice of CalPERS Medical plans, and City-paid Dental Insurance, Vision insurance and Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Career Development, including City-paid Professional Growth Incentive, City-provided training & professional advancement opportunities
- Home-Life Balance, inclusive work environment and predictable work schedule, as well as paid holiday, vacation, and sick leaves
POSITION
To prepare and implement a wide variety of environmental programs in areas of integrated waste management, water conservation and other resources. The purpose of this recruitment is to fill a current vacancy in the Equity, Environment, Economy, and Engagement (EEEE) division of the City Manager’s Office, as well as establish an eligibility list for future vacancies.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The City of Woodland is seeking an enthusiastic, team-oriented Conservation Coordinator focused on recycling and outreach to join the Environmental Service team under the City Manager’s Office of Equity, Environment, Economy, and Engagement. The Ideal Candidate will be familiar with regulatory issues and principles pertaining to pollutant reduction, waste diversion, and California’s Senate Bill 1383, as well as how these topics relate to energy conservation, waste, habitat quality, and other environmental issues. The position calls for a high level of public contact; ability to develop and coordinate events and program materials; good data analysis skills; ability to give presentations to City Council, local organizations, and community groups; good writing and speaking skills; ability to work both independently and in a close team relationship as needed; and ability to prioritize and simultaneously manage multiple programs and activities. The ability to speak and understand Spanish is highly desirable.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
The following are typical illustrations of duties encompassed by the job class. This is not an all-inclusive or limiting list:
General
- Coordinates and updates the City’s environmental programs; develop program materials for presentations to schools, community and neighborhood groups. Track and analyze program-related legislation; make recommendations for City involvement in pending legislation and compliance and implementation of existing legislation.
- Develop program and time schedules for implementation of environmental programs; accumulate data and prepare reports, including informational flyers, press releases, articles and prepare Council Communications and other correspondence.
- Provide general information to the public, other City departments, and other government agencies pertaining to environmental conservation programs, which may include social media content, adverts, educational material, publications, and other related materials.
- Develop a presence on social media utilizing various social media tools.
- Develop educational tools and presentations to various organizations and community members.
- Develop and execute various conservation events, which address current conservation issues such as temperatures, changes in precipitation, storms, flooding, droughts, wildfire and other environmental issues.
- Collaborate with other public agencies to promote and support correlating environmental programs and efforts.
- Provide public outreach and education at community events, which may require evening and weekend participation. Administer rebate and incentive programs.
- Assist with City electricity and solar use monitoring and analysis.
- Coordinate with the Sustainability Advisory Committee on community engagement.
- Assist with Climate Action Plan implementation and greenhouse gas monitoring efforts and outreach.
- Keep abreast of current developments, trends, legislative action, and practices in the field of integrated waste management, water conservation, and other environmental programs.
- Identify, prepare and manage grants from a variety of funding sources.
- Assist with contract management, develop program protocols, create tracking systems.
- Prepare and track internal division annual budget.
- Represent the City at board, commission, and professional group meetings as necessary.
- Act as a liaison with local, regional and state environmental conservation and sustainability programs.
- Regular, predictable, consistent and timely attendance is an essential function of the position, in that the failure of such attendance undermines the City’s ability to provide critical services to employees, department and the public.
- Performs related duties as assigned.