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Opportunity Details
Lead Engagement Volunteer - Ecology
Opportunity Overview:
We enjoy and care for more than 100 special places - roughly 27,000 acres - all around Massachusetts. For more than a century, The Trustees has been on the ground in communities across Massachusetts, working to protect special places, providing loving care of our reservations, building creative new programs to engage people, and sharing our expertise with neighbors and partners across the state. We’re here to protect and share the Massachusetts places people love for their exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value. For their trails, their history, their gardens, their beaches. For the simple reason that nature and culture can soothe the soul and improve our lives . . . for everyone, in a diverse, inclusive and equal organizational culture!
The Lead Engagement Volunteer - Ecology is a leadership position, reporting to and in volunteer partnership with paid staff colleagues which will often include managing volunteers. Responsibilities may include, but are not restricted to assisting our staff by scheduling volunteers for events and workdays, providing information on upcoming opportunities, orienting volunteers to projects and tasks including how to collect and submit biological data, performing community outreach, communicating with volunteers to celebrate their milestones such as birthdays and following up with volunteers to ensure projects are completed.
Please note: This role will include remotely supporting volunteers and natural resources staff statewide as well as occasional and on-property responsibilities.
Reports: Lead Ecologist
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety:
The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
Flexible, working with property and department staff to create a mutually beneficial schedule. The ideal candidate would be able to commit to a minimum of 3 months.
For more information: Contact Volunteer Services at volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities or sign up as a team, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
We enjoy and care for more than 100 special places - roughly 27,000 acres - all around Massachusetts. For more than a century, The Trustees has been on the ground in communities across Massachusetts, working to protect special places, providing loving care of our reservations, building creative new programs to engage people, and sharing our expertise with neighbors and partners across the state. We’re here to protect and share the Massachusetts places people love for their exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value. For their trails, their history, their gardens, their beaches. For the simple reason that nature and culture can soothe the soul and improve our lives . . . for everyone, in a diverse, inclusive and equal organizational culture!
The Lead Engagement Volunteer - Ecology is a leadership position, reporting to and in volunteer partnership with paid staff colleagues which will often include managing volunteers. Responsibilities may include, but are not restricted to assisting our staff by scheduling volunteers for events and workdays, providing information on upcoming opportunities, orienting volunteers to projects and tasks including how to collect and submit biological data, performing community outreach, communicating with volunteers to celebrate their milestones such as birthdays and following up with volunteers to ensure projects are completed.
Please note: This role will include remotely supporting volunteers and natural resources staff statewide as well as occasional and on-property responsibilities.
Reports: Lead Ecologist
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety:
The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
- If you are not feeling well, please stay home
- If you have been in contact with someone with Covid-19 or someone displaying symptoms of Covid-19, please stay home
- Volunteers will be required to wear masks while on property
- Volunteers will be required to maintain proper social distancing
- Volunteers will be required to wash hands or use hand sanitizer upon arrival to the property
- Assist with scheduling volunteers for workdays and projects
- Assist with community outreach
- Assist with orientation of volunteers to projects and tasks
- Assist with volunteer appreciation and recognition events
- Orient new volunteers to the property
- Train new volunteers on our volunteer management system, Volunteer Connect
- Occasionally lead workshops and workdays, in person or remotely
- Educate the public about the goals of the Trustees and the benefits of being a Trustees’ member
- Communicate regularly with staff
- Adhere to The Trustees Covid-19 safety guidelines and protocol
- Log volunteer hours weekly
- Knowledge of any of the following: local history, ecology, conservation, trail maintenance and sustainable practices [preferred, not required]
- Have reliable transportation to the property [if on property work is necessary]
- Desire to meet with the public, and share knowledge of The Trustees
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working with the public (desired, not required)
- Ability to walk on varying surfaces including grass, pathways and trails
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Personal computer with reliable internet and phone for performing remote projects
- Experience with Microsoft programs [including Word, PowerPoint and Excel]
Flexible, working with property and department staff to create a mutually beneficial schedule. The ideal candidate would be able to commit to a minimum of 3 months.
For more information: Contact Volunteer Services at volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities or sign up as a team, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Ecology
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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