About the Role
Empower Me is seeking dynamic, community-driven, team players to promote and implement an energy savings program designed for multi-lingual communities in the GTHA region. Energy Mentors are selected based on their roles and influence within these communities and will be trained to help their community reduce energy usage and improve home safety, health, and comfort.
Responsibilities
- Conduct workshops with community groups online and in person
- Promote the Empower Me program within your community
- Plan and attend community events as a representative of Empower Me
- Report on relevant experiences working as an Energy Mentor
- Maintain accurate records through data entry and record keeping
Requirements
- Native speakers of a language other than English, fluent in English
- Weekday daytime availability
- Connections to community groups and associations in the GTHA
- Comfortable with public speaking and giving presentations
- Computer literate (Word, Excel, Email, Data entry)
- Excellent English skills – speak, read and write
- Able to work independently with little supervision
- Must have own transportation with valid driver’s license
Skills
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Tagalog
- Ukrainian
- Russian
- Outreach
- Networking
- Sales experience
- Workshop facilitator
- Teacher experience
- Public speaker
- LINC or ESL instructor
- Instructional role
- Presentation role
- Organization skills
- Planning skills
- Familiarity with energy
- Familiarity with sustainability
- Familiarity with conservation
- Willingness to learn
Location
- GTHA region
Work Type
- Part-time
- Hourly
- Flexible working hours
- Evenings
- Weekends
Experience Level
- Experience working with community organizations
- Experience as a workshop facilitator
- Teacher experience
- Public speaker
- LINC or ESL instructor
- Similar instructional or presentation role
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Relaxed, open, and supportive environment
About the Company
- Working in partnership with utilities, governments, Indigenous Nations, and other industry partners we reduce energy poverty, accelerate decarbonization, and improve housing in traditionally underserved communities across Canada and the United States.
- Kambo delivers three in-house programs: Empower Me, Community Power, and the Home Upgrades Program.
- Empower Me delivers multilingual education, support, and coaching services to ensure underrepresented communities have access to energy, climate, and home retrofit programs.
- Community Power supports Indigenous and Tribal Nations to build, renovate, and improve community housing.
- Home Upgrades Program provides fully subsidized energy retrofits to improve affordability for households living in energy poverty.
Equal Opportunity
- Empower Me is a diverse workplace committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
