CAN! Biodiversity Associate

Job Description:   The CAN! Biodiversity Associate will work closely with the CAN! Foreman to  conduct urban habitat restoration activities. The CAN! Biodiversity Associate will perform duties in support of organization goals, including: working in the public right of way, private properties, and public schoolyards; planting of street trees and other perennials; irrigation of plantings; supporting soil development and other horticultural activities as needed. The CAN! Biodiversity Associate will work with the public during volunteer events, with shared responsibilities including coordination and horticultural skill-development of student, intern, and community volunteers. The Associate must adhere to company employee policies including safety standards and agreements, and conduct themselves in a respectful manner that reflects positively on community-led climate change work and Climate Action Now!. 

Our Mission Statement:  Climate Action Now!’s mission is to cultivate green infrastructure investments which support meaningful green jobs development and ecological resilience through community-based programming in California.

Specific responsibilities:

• Support CAN!’s weekly horticultural maintenance obligations, including street tree planting, irrigation activities, weeding, mulching and cleaning garden areas
• Tree establishment: irrigation, including moving heavy hoses, filling tree bags and watering trees and other perennials in the urban environment (sidewalks and medians)
• Soil development activities such as watering, mulching, weeding and garden clean-up including picking up litter and other debris
• Physically strenuous work including lifting up to 50 lbs, kneeling on the ground, installing tree stakes with a stake pounder, using a pry-bar, working with heavy tools and botanical materials
• Adhere to all COVID-19 protocols

Qualifications:

• Preferred  candidates will have a strong passion for trees, pollinators, human rights and learning about environmental sustainability
• Experience with horticulture or similarly related fields preferred
• Strong candidates will be self-motivated, eager to work in the field, and will have a strong environmental education and/or horticultural background

Compensation:  

$25/hour.  3-5 full days/week - up to 40 hours/week.

Email: ClimateActionNowCA@gmail.com with your resume and cover letter before April 30th.

Full-time employment benefits include health insurance and paid sick leave.  

All work is located within the City and County of San Francisco.

Compensation:  

$25/hour. 3-5 full days/week - up to 40 hours/week.

Full-time employment benefits include health insurance and paid sick leave.  

All work is located within the City and County of San Francisco and nearby.