Education Manager

Position Summary: The Education Assistant will support the Education Manager and education team at the Northeast Resource Recovery Association with the execution of its United States Department of Agriculture grant PRAPSE: Promoting Recycling at Public Spaces and Events. The grant involves education and outreach in targeted rural and low-income communities and schools in NH, VT, and MA with a focus on (1) waste reduction, recycling, and composting at public events, and (2) best practices for managing aggravating components, including glass, e-waste, and pharmaceuticals. The Education Assistant will assist with research, planning and events from January through September 30, 2020. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Special Events:
   1. Research and prepare a spreadsheet of events, dates, and organizers with contact information in targeted communities, including old home days, fairs, farmer’s markets throughout NH, VT, and MA.
   2. Contact those organizers to assist with recycling planning for special events.
   3. Assist with recycling planning for special events.
2. Battery E-waste
   1. Assist with researching targeted communities and types of e-waste and battery programs in place.
   2. Assist with writing an operator training module for battery management.
3. Scrap Metal Processors
   1. Assist with researching scrap metal processors in targeted states.
4. Indoor Air Quality
   1. Establish advocacy for healthier school environments to reduce toxic chemicals in the waste stream.
   2. Encourage green cleaning practices and understand common pollutants indoors.
   3. Reinforce the importance of environmental vigilance using NRRA’s Indoor Air Quality and Star assessments.
5. Other Duties as Required
   1. All staff assist with NRRA’s Annual Conference as needed

Communication and Conduct:

• Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with colleagues, schools, communities and the public
• Communicate with others in a positive manner with respect for differing opinions and openness to new ideas
• Work independently and follow through on commitments
• Prioritize tasks to complete work in a timely and accurate manner
• Take initiative to solve problems and identify potentially more efficient methods of operation

Contributions & Outcomes:

• Cultivate and reinforce positive relationships with colleagues, members and the public
• Create and conduct workshops in schools and communities
• Ensure grant deliverables are completed in a timely manner

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field related to education, environmental studies or natural resources
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and attention to details
• Self-motivated, willing to accept a challenge and able to handle multiple priorities
• Ability to communicate effectively with people of various backgrounds and interests
• Valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle
• Enthusiasm for sharing the value of waste reduction, including recycling and composting
• Familiarity with recycling issues and composting are a plus

Working Conditions:

• Combination of office work, travel to schools and recycling centers for meetings
• Occasional overnight travel may be required
• Travel and outdoors work in inclement weather on occasion (including extreme heat and cold)
• Environmentally conscious office culture within 15 minutes of downtown Concord, NH
• Occasional early morning, evening and weekend work required

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to drive throughout New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts to school workshops, events and conferences
• Capable for standing for upwards of 8 hours at a time
• Ability to lift 25 pounds

Last Reviewed and Approved: January 9, 2020

Applicants are asked to submit their resume with a cover letter to Heather Herring at hherring@nrra.net.  In the subject line please include your last name and “Education Assistant Position”.