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About the Role

Compost Power is expanding its sustainable community compost sites across NYC, focusing on underserved communities and creating educational media. This role involves driving to transport materials and organic waste, accepting household food scraps, processing them, and deploying finished compost for community greening projects.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate and drive Compost Power vehicles to transport food scraps, compost, tools, and crew members to and from designated sites across New York City.
• Perform daily pre- and post-trip vehicle safety inspections, maintain mileage/trip logs, and report any maintenance, repair, or safety issues immediately.
• Maintain various food scrap drop-off opportunities for residents underserved by existing NYC composting programs.
• Collect household food scraps from NYCHA residents and process by hand at designated facilities; act as an overall ambassador of the project to NYC residents.
• Increase resident program participation through outreach activities using Compost Power branded materials.
• Instruct and model best practices in urban composting operations at all sites to expand the quantity of NYC organics processed locally and produce high-quality finished material for community greening projects.
• Assist Crew Leader with the collection of data for monthly reports about food scrap drop-off sites, including locations, community participation, and quantity of scraps collected.
• Provide Crew Leader with required data for monthly reports about the composting process, including temperatures, date of aeration, and work days/volunteer days.
• Attend and participate in Compost Power team meetings as needed.
• Assist with resident outreach and engagement events.

Requirements

• Valid Driver’s License with the ability to safely drive, maneuver, and park a larger utility or recreational vehicle in New York City.
• High school degree or equivalent.
• Ability to perform physical tasks such as lifting heavy bins and supplies (often up to 50 lbs or more) and maneuvering large rolling carts.
• Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Experience with or ability to learn how to use basic tools for compost processing.
• OSHA & SST Certifications required within 30 days of temporary employment.
• Ability to work weekends.
• An alumnus of Green City Force strongly encouraged.

Skills

• Strong knowledge base of environmental stewardship and sustainable practice.
• Experience with diverse computer applications (Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, Access, MS Outlook).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Excellent collaborative and teamwork skills.
• Solid work ethic with a sense of focus and urgency in goal achievement.
• Enthusiasm for outdoor physical work.
• Commitment to learning and observing high standards for environmental stewardship.
• Demonstrated interest/skill in improving one’s performance, learning and applying operational standards of working productively with colleagues/volunteers, and getting the job done well.
• Fluency in languages commonly spoken in NYC is often preferred to better serve the diverse resident population, but not required.

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time
• Temporary

Experience Level

• Entry Level

Education Level

• High school degree or equivalent

Benefits

• Paid safe and sick leave
• Paid holidays

About the Company

• Compost Power builds sustainable community compost sites across NYC; with an emphasis on 'underserved and marginalized' communities, and creates educational media content.
• Compost power currently supports several small scale compost sites at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments and operates a medium scale site in Williamsburg, NY.
• The goal is to expand throughout New York City.
• Green City Force’s AmeriCorps program prepares young adults aged 18-24 who reside in the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) or low-income housing in NYC and have a high school diploma or equivalency for careers through green service.
• Being part of the Service Corps is a full-time commitment encompassing service, training, and skills-building experiences related to healthier buildings and communities.
• GCF is committed to the ongoing success of our alumni.
• GCF’s programs are rooted in the belief that these young NYC residents are uniquely positioned through leadership, training, and service to drive change in public housing communities while building skills, earning certifications, and gaining experience to help achieve economic prosperity.
• Partnerships with residents, local and city-wide organizations and agencies, funders, and employers are essential for the holistic approach required to realize the change we envision.