Environmental Ambassador

Lao Family Community Development, Inc. (LFCD) is a community development non-profit agency established in the City of Richmond in Contra Costa County in 1980. Today Lao Family has expanded its operations and service footprint to two additional counties, including Alameda and Sacramento. LFCD’s headquarters office is in Oakland, CA. It delivers programs and services from 7 locations in 35 languages. The agency provides both community development real estate facilities and a diverse array of workforce, education, and human services that directly support predominantly low-income US-born high-barrier families and individuals, refugees, immigrants, transitional age youth, seniors, and other special populations such as individuals with disabilities.

 Job Summary: The Oakland Community Environmental Research Project(OCERP) is an 18-month project working to empower underserved youth in Alameda County through hands on STEM education, environmental research, and public health advocacy. Targeting BIPOC, immigrant, foster, justice-involved, and unhoused youth, OCERP combines classroom learning, outdoor fieldwork, and urban gardening to address local issues like soil and water contamination and climate resilience. The Environmental ambassador will assist with all East Bay Academy of Young Scientists(EBAYS) program activities and work closely with the both the youth department staff and adult employment staff. This position reports to the Program Supervisor. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Plan and conduct major community outreach, attend resource fairs to recruit underserved Alameda County youth from 16 -26 years of age.
• Contact youth, explain about the research project, and invite them to participate.
• Provide orientation and work with youth participants to coordinate presentations, youth council meetings, and community education events
• Assist the Environmental Education Specialist with delivering the EBAYS program curriculum
• Assist the Environmental Education Specialist with Planning and coordinating outdoor fieldwork sessions, gardening activities, and field trips to various state parks.
• Lead Peer outreach campaigns in order to reach out to additional youth. 
• Provide one-on-one mentorship and support
• Cultivate, build trust, and maintain relationships with youth leaders 
• Community Support: Services to address members’ health-related social needs to improve health and well-being. 
• Assist in organizing the annual youth leadership empowering conference. 
• In-house tracking system, daily log, case notes, and all other activities follow program policy and procedure.
• Represent LFCD at local collaborative community meetings, attend all the required trainings, related meetings, or conferences as assigned.
• Prepare Monthly and Quarterly program reports
• Other duties assigned by the Youth Supervisor

 Requirements and Qualifications: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or another related field is highly desired, or a minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience in youth services and/or counseling. 
• Have experience conducting research 
• Effective verbal, listening, and written communication skills. The candidate must be able to work with diverse populations, cultures, and families (youth, adolescents, parents, and elders, families), each with varying needs.
• Good organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask. Good analytic skills, critical thinking skills, ability to create accurate and insightful data outcomes and evaluation (strong Excel, Word, PPT)
• Creative, dedicated, energetic, organized, and motivated with youth and client tracking and record keeping.
• Demonstrate ability to work with in and out of school youth of diverse ethnic and social backgrounds, and motivated in career counseling and coaching. 
• Ability to work late or on weekends as needed for program-related activities. 
• Bilingual in Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, and Tigrinya is highly preferred.
• Work effectively under pressure, manage time management, and able to work as a team.
• Proficient in Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, database management, and Internet Explorer.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire; must pass background check. 
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and work on the computer; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear; and move objects up to 25 pounds

Compensation: Salary range based on experience and education, along with a comprehensive benefits package including health plan/vision, dental, paid vacations, holidays, sick leave, and employer-contributed pension/group life insurance. 

To Apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter. This position will be open until filled and can be closed anytime.

Lao Family Community Development Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (over 40), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. LFCD is compliant with the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

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