Makin' It Happen

We are looking for an Events Manager to join our growing headquarters development team, with a core focus on our flagship Solarthon events at each of our offices. Solarthon is a unique solar block party and fundraiser where GRID Alternatives installs several solar electric systems in one day with teams of corporate sponsors, individual fundraisers, local job trainees, and the homeowners themselves. In 2012 we are hosting seven Solarthon events throughout California, staggered throughout the year, with over 1,000 total participants installing solar power for 70+ families.

The Rain Garden Program Manager is a full-time member of the Stewardship Partners team reporting to the Executive Director. The Program Manager is responsible and accountable for managing the 12,000 Rain Garden Campaign and supporting the other programs of Stewardship Partners. S/he manages the program operations including grant reporting, communications and outreach, partner coordination and cultivation, installations, event planning, and maintenance and monitoring of existing sites.

As a full-time Leadership Development Director (LDD) for the Metrocenter YMCA Earth Service Corps program, you will be responsible to guide and direct all aspects of the YMCA Earth Service Corps program.  YMCA Earth Service Corps (YESC) is an environmentally based, service learning and youth leadership program for high school and middle school students.  This is a full-time, grant based position (40 hrs/week) based out of the Metrocenter YMCA in downtown Seattle.

Cooking Matters Seattle is a program of Solid Ground in partnership with Share Our Strength (SOS), a national anti-hunger organization. The program teaches healthy cooking, nutrition, and food budgeting to people living on low-incomes.  Annually, over 52 six-week classes are developed and taught by Cooking Matters staff, volunteer chefs and nutrition educators. The Supervisor is responsible for all areas of program management, including supervising staff and volunteers, budgeting, contract management, program evaluation and collaboration with community partners.

Be part of an inspiring after-school instrumental music program working with underserved children in Seattle. Help guide our team of high school, college and community volunteers as they tutor and mentor younger children.

Seattle Music Partners seeks an AmeriCorps Member to serve as our Program Coordinator.

At Seattle Music Partners, we believe that music is a powerful tool for inspiring and empowering young people.

The Pipeline Project AmeriCorps Coordinator will work at the University of Washington in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity.  The primary function will be to assist in the implementation of a K-12 tutoring and mentoring service-learning program to address K-12 academic success issues and develop innovative strategies to increase volunteer participation rates.  The Pipeline Project AmeriCorps Coordinator will receive training and participate in National Days of Service as a member of the statewide AmeriCorps Retention Project team. 

Do you have experience successfully mentoring, training and supervising young adults? Are you up to the challenge of empowering young adults to develop leadership skills and complete pre-apprenticeship training? Do you have solid construction trades experience? Are you a well-organized person who can keep accurate records and reports?

Then we have opportunites for you! Make a difference in the lives of young adults who are over-coming multiple challenges and barriers to education and employment. Join our team and help us build projects AND a better future for our trainees! This maybe the most meaningful work you could ever do! This is part-time 20 hour per week work that offers paid time off plus pro-rated benefits!

YouthCare serves homeless and street-involved youth in Seattle, Washington and operates seven housing programs in addition to the Orion Center. The Orion Center is unique in its range of services, providing basic needs such as food and showers as well as case management, a GED program, high school completion, post-secondary educational support, and employment support among others.

Seattle Housing Authority, a nationally recognized leader in developing and maintaining affordable, innovative housing communities, is accepting applications for a Development & Asset Management summer internship opportunity.

BACKGROUND:
The Seattle Housing Authority is considering repositioning a portion of it’s Scattered Sites real estate portfolio. The portfolio consists of over 250 properties with a building mix ranging from single family homes to small multi-family buildings (typically under 20 units). These properties comprise of 715 units of subsidized housing affordable to extremely low-income households. Seattle Housing Authority is seeking an intern to analyze property information and market demand to help us determine which, if any, properties should be sold and what types of properties should serve to replace them.

Stepherson & Associates provides public and community relations services to public agencies, private companies and not-for-profit organizations.  We specialize in coordinating community outreach and engagement efforts for the environmental review, design and construction of local public works projects. Our offices are located in the heart of Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.

Stepherson & Associates is seeking a student in Communications and/or Urban Planning who is an excellent communicator with strong writing and organizational skills to join our team as an Intern for the Summer or Fall of 2012. 

Background: The Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA) is a nonprofit located in Southeast Seattle. Our mission is to empower the Vietnamese community to succeed while bridging cultures. We serve youth and families, Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese, through academic programs, leadership programs, and community engagement programs. For more information, please visit vfaseattle.org.

Opportunity: We are currently seeking a full-time Program Coordinator to manage an integrated job readiness program and provide case management to Vietnamese immigrant and refugee youth and their parents.

Stepherson & Associates is seeking an excellent communicator with strong writing and organizational skills to join our team as an Account Manager. Candidates must have demonstrated experience working with clients to develop and implement effective communications and/or outreach plans.

We’re looking for a candidate that truly enjoys working with the public, managing diverse clients and projects with lots of moving pieces, and working on projects that benefit the community. The ideal candidate will also possess community outreach and/or construction communications experience.