Jobs

The Community Engagement Associate provides core support for Deschutes Land Trust community engagement activities. This includes assisting with the production and distribution of core communications material (print and digital), implementing social media content and strategies, representing the Land Trust at community events, and providing event registration and support for Land Trust events. The Community Engagement Associate reports to the Community Engagement Manager, but works collaboratively with all Land Trust Staff and Board Members to build support for the Land Trust. Please see the detailed position description.
Compensation: $42,000-$52,000 depending on experience, plus generous benefits.

Applications are due April 26, 2024.

Unite Oregon is seeking an experienced, culturally responsive Climate and Environmental Justice Organizer to help immigrants, refugees, and BIPOC build power statewide with a local focus on the Central Oregon area. The main focus of this position will be to grow climate justice awareness and expertise in our communities as well as organize with these communities; lead local community organizing, engagement, and leadership development efforts; build community capacity to engage with local government on issues that will impact the community for generations to come; and convene, train and empower diverse community members to voice their viewpoints, opinions and concerns in regards to decision making around various social justice issues.This position will report to the Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice Manager.

Duration: Full Time, Ongoing
Compensation: $42,500-50,000 per year depending on experience

BRNW has multiple positions available on one or both of our two week-long road-bike tours this summer. These are temporary-employee jobs, where you join our 45-person crew for the event and earn a salary for the tour. Our tours have 300 riders moving from town to town over the week, so our “camp” moves as well. The two tours are BRNW California 24, June 22-29, starting and ending in Yreka, CA (job commitment dates June 20-30); and BRNW Washington 24, July 13-20, starting and ending in Colville, WA (job commitment dates July 11-22).

We have positions open on our Sustainability Team (one spot for both weeks, one for the CA tour only); our Rest Stops Team (one spot for both tours); our Camp Central Team (one spot for both tours); and our Tent & Porter Team (7 positions for the WA tour only). Pay starts at $900-$1,000 per tour, with bonuses for working both tours and/or driving an event vehicle. We provide transportation, camping sites, three meals per day, free snacks and beverages, portable showers and toilets, first aid training and custom crew apparel.

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory is seeking seasonal Summer Camp Specialists for our Summer Nature Camps and Summer Space Camps! Our summer camp program experiences are for elementary and middle school age children and include interactive activities such as planetarium programs, games, experiments, hikes, crafts, etc. with the natural world in mind. This position is a seasonal summer position averaging 30-35 hours/week at a rate of $19/hour and runs from June 10th until August 31st.

Located in Redmond. You will represent The Nature Conservancy Oregon’s Fire Management Program in the places you work. Your can-do attitude, safety mindset and fire practitioner skills will be important as the module prepares fire lines, maintains equipment, conducts pre and post-burn monitoring, interacts with landowners and community members, and completes other prescribed fire related tasks. We will ask you to serve in roles matching your qualifications and experience. As a Prescribed Fire Senior Crewmember, you will be asked to serve as a Firefighter Type 1 or Single Resource Boss during daily crew operations, including prescribed fire planning, preparation, implementation, and monitoring. This may include leading small squads of TNC employees, partner staff, or volunteers. We will look to you to take direction from crew leadership, and work with small groups to complete tasks and achieve goals associated with fire management.  The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $23.00-$25.00/ hr.

Think Wild is seeking a seasonal (April/May – September) wildlife rehabilitation technician for 34-40 hours/week) with potential for extension year-round. This position reports to the Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation. Compensation starts at $16-19 per hour DOE. Think Wild is a non-profit wildlife hospital and conservation center located in Bend, Oregon that accepts most native wildlife species including raptors, waterfowl, passerines, and mammals.

This position would be supporting both the Safe Routes to School (SRTS), the Oregon Friendly Driver (OFD), and Get There Rewards (GTR) Programs. Community outreach and event attendance are important aspects of this role to promote the programs and engage with the community. The SRTS program creates fun, convenient, and safe opportunities for children to walk and roll to and from school. The OFD program facilitates classes that educate people who drive on what to expect from people walking and rolling to improve the safety on our roadway for all users. The GTR program manages rewards for employees at partner companies who use Transportation Options to and from work. The Program Assistant reports to the Education Program Manager and acts as an instructor for both SRTS and OFD. The Program Assistant reports to job sites including schools, various classroom venues, and special events to help deliver SRTS to students K-8 and OFD to teens and adults. Supplements GTR program support by assisting in compiling data and answering user inquiries. GTR program support is done online (not in person). Part-Time position, pay starting at $24/hour.

The OSU Extension Outdoor School Program’s Central Regional Coordinator will work with school districts and providers in the region to maximize participation by providing support in the funding application and reporting process, promoting inclusive community engagement, and working with districts to implement creative, community-specific solutions to outdoor school participation barriers. Full-time, $65,000 – $70,000 salary.

Application period closes on Sunday, April 14th.

The Hillis Internship is open to early career individuals with a demonstrated interest in ONDA’s conservation mission. The intern will be surveying and recording bird use at Lake Abert, supporting long-term monitoring efforts by two area expert ornithologists. They will develop a broad understanding of wildlife and water management, natural history, and legislative and administrative policies applicable to Lake Abert. The ideal candidate is an aspiring conservation advocate with some field experience, avian species identification skills and the patience to accurately conduct bird counts.

This a part-time, paid internship for 10 to 12 weeks beginning in June 2024. The opportunity will involve 8 to 12 hours of work per week in a remote outdoor location, including travel time. The intern will be paid at a daily rate, equivalent to $20/hour, based on scope of field work. Travel costs, equipment, supplies and training are provided by ONDA.

Jobs:

• Summer Day Camp Leadership Team
• SummerKids Day Camp Staff
• SummerKids Extended Care Staff

Internships:

• STEM Intern (All Central OR Locations)
• STEM Intern (La Pine)
• STEM Intern (Madras/Warm Springs)
• STEM Intern – Bend/Redmond
• Environmental Youth Development Summer Internship