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Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date. . Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
Reflects the diversity of our community Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Commitment to Equity and Inclusion ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body as an open-access and low-cost institution. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to our students' diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values. This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission. Job Posting Title: Sustainability Steward: Resource Recovery & Recycling (Hourly)
Job Description Summary: The Sustainability Steward: Resource Recovery & Recycling position focuses on waste diversion, recycling and composting programs, and materials management, while also gaining exposure to all ACC sustainability programs. This is a student position for full or part-time ACC students only. This is a semester-long position with the potential to continue for multiple semesters.
Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Assists in advancing recycling, composting, and waste diversion programs across the ACC District under guidance of the Energy & Sustainability Office staff
- Assists with audits of existing operations and developing new programs
- Works in conjunction with the ACC Warehouse department on electronics waste management and recycling programs, including surplus items
- Assists in data tracking of recycling and waste metrics
- Assists with Zero Waste Events, as needed
- Participates in office-wide functions and events
Knowledge
- Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Principles and concepts of sustainability
- Understanding of composting, recycling, and waste diversion
Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Willingness to analyze waste streams and occasionally touch trash (appropriate gloves and PPE provided)
- Ability to use creative problem solving skills to help develop new waste diversion programs
- Maintaining files and performing other clerical duties
- Performing complex tasks and prioritizing multiple projects
- Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through
- Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills with tact and diplomacy
- Contributing as a team member and assisting with other office initiatives, as needed
- Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials
- Maintaining an established work schedule, with flexibility around classes and job duty
Technology Skills
- Demonstrated proficiency at an intermediate level using standard office software applications, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Google Forms
Required Work Experience
- Experience developing and implementing programs
Preferred Work Experience
- One year related work experience
Required Education
- Full or part-time ACC student
- High school diploma or equivalent
Preferred Education
- Related coursework and/or major
Special Requirements
- Licenses/Certifications; Other
- Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for travel in the Austin area as required.
Other Preferred Qualifications
- Access to personal laptop with applicable software programs
Physical Requirements
- Work is performed in both an internal and external environment with occasional exposure to inclement weather and varying temperatures
- Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and manual dexterity
- Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds
Safety
- Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Pay Rate $20.00/hour Number of Openings: 1
Job Posting Close Date: October 14, 2022
Clery Act
As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.
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Austin Community College
October 01, 2022