Youth Engagement Facilitator

EcoRise mobilizes a new generation of leaders to design healthy, just, and thriving communities for all. We work at the intersection of sustainability education, climate resilience, and environmental justice by elevating youth voices and advancing student-led solutions to real-world challenges. EcoRise seeks an experienced educator to coordinate and facilitate the San Antonio Mayor's Youth Engagement Council for Climate Initiatives.

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Position Overview

EcoRise seeks a self-motivated, highly organized, adaptable, and innovative individual with youth engagement and civic action experience for the seasonal position of Youth Engagement Facilitator. The Youth Engagement Facilitator will activate youth in San Antonio, Texas who are interested in becoming climate champions in their communities by coordinating the Mayor’s Youth Engagement Council for Climate Initiatives (MYECCI). The Youth Engagement Facilitator will design and facilitate engaging in-person experiences for approximately 30 high school students and strategically foster and leverage relationships with community partners, elected officials, municipal staff, and climate and sustainability experts. The Youth Engagement Facilitator will report to the Senior Director of Youth Programs and must be based in the San Antonio Metro area.

Primary Responsibilities

Mayor’s Youth Engagement Council for Climate Initiatives

• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Youth Programs to design, refine, and evaluate a multi-faceted platform to engage San Antonio youth in the climate conversation, with a strong focus on engaging youth of color and students that have been historically underrepresented in the environmental movement.
• Engage San Antonio youth in supporting and promoting the City of San Antonio’s ambitious Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) and connect students to local initiatives and activities that support the CAAP.
• Coordinate all related activities, including but not limited to field experiences and monthly convenings with students.
• Create and disseminate digital assets for students and their families.
• Foster and leverage local networks to connect youth with community partners, municipal staff, sustainability professionals and academics, and climate experts.
• Deepen program impact by cultivating opportunities for informal feedback, focus groups, and/or classroom visits.

Skills and Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability, youth engagement, and climate action.
• Demonstrated commitment to social and environmental justice.
• Demonstrated success in building relationships and working collaboratively with diverse groups in the San Antonio community, including youth-serving organizations, schools, and environmental or climate justice organizations.
• Experience designing and leading interactive workshops, meetings, and group activities that are engaging and outcome oriented.
• Minimum two years of experience working with high school students.
• Must be willing to work in-person at least one Saturday per month.
• Must have a personal vehicle or alternative means of transportation for local travel (not covered by EcoRise).
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills that help represent and reach racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse communities.
• Self-motivated personality with effective project management skills; attentive to details with a keen aptitude for organization.
• Strong computer literacy skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Apps, Canva, and Zoom

Preferred

• Experience organizing successful events, including logistics, outreach and coordination.
• Experience working with municipal staff and/or local policy initiatives.
• Experience designing and facilitating engaging virtual and in-person experiences for students.
• Experience implementing Problem-Based Learning.

Timeline and Benefits

This is a seasonal position. The project is expected to take 15-20 hours per month from September 2024 through June 2025. Hourly rate ranges from $25-35 per hour. This position includes at $300 travel and technology stipend.

EcoRise is committed to building a culturally diverse team and warmly encourages applications from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and technical skills required of personnel so classified.

Flexible work from home options available.