Community Bike & Pedestrian Planning Intern Position
Susquehanna Greenway River Towns Program
Term: May 2017 – August 2017
Intern Site Location: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
Address: 201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837
The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that works with federal, state and local governments and the private sector to connect people with our natural and cultural resources, and promote sustainable communities. For more information go to: www.SusquehannaGreenway.org
Our Vision:
The Susquehanna Greenway is a connected landscape of walking and biking trails, river access points, unique river towns, working farms and conserved land that stretches over 500-miles along the Susquehanna River. The Susquehanna Greenway improves the quality of life for the people who live near it, enhances the economic vitality of the communities that share it, and preserves our natural and cultural resources. It provides opportunities to exercise outdoors, experience nature and explore historic river towns. The Greenway protects our water quality and inspires stewardship and civic pride in places where people love to live, work, play and visit.
Position Summary: The Bike & Pedestrian Planning Intern will work as part of the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership River Town technical assistance program. Responsibilities will include:
- Assist with community bike and pedestrian planning.
- Assimilating existing Bike/Pedestrian GIS data and mapping.
- Working with PennDOT Bike/Ped Coordinators to review best practices and guidance documents for conducting Bike/Ped Audits from the Federal Highway Administration, Safe Routes to School, Alliance for Walking and Biking, etc.
- Develop methodology for assessing existing community level sidewalk and bicycle facilities from available Ortho and GIS data, using Walk Lehigh Valley as a model.
- Assist with community Bike/Ped audits
Minimum Qualifications:
- Working toward a Bachelor’s degree in community development, community or environmental planning, landscape architecture, environmental studies, recreation management, or related field.
- Some experience with community planning and/or civic engagement preferred
- Strong computer literacy is essential: MS Office; and some familiarity with website content management; experience with GIS, Adobe Illustrator or InDesign a plus
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills required
- At least 21 years of age, be a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States
- Valid driver’s license
Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2017
Submit Resume and Letter of Interest to: Trish Carothers, tcarothers@susquehannagreenway.org
Community Planning and Civic Engagement Position
Susquehanna Greenway River Towns Program
Service Term: August 28, 2017 through August 10, 2018
Compensation: $12,800.00 Plus Education Award of $5,815.00 upon completion of 1,700 hours of service. AmeriCorps Health Insurance Policy.
Position Title: Susquehanna Greenway River Towns Program Assistant
Host Site Location:
Name: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
Address: 201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Person to Contact: Trish Carothers, Program Coordinator, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership tcarothers@susquehannagreenway.org
AmeriCorps is a real-life education and work experience wrapped into one. As a member, you will learn teamwork, leadership, responsibility and other essential skills that will help you for the rest of your life. And you will gain the personal satisfaction of taking on challenges and seeing results.
The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. SGP advances public and private efforts to connect people with our natural and cultural resources, and promote a sustainable and healthy environment. www.SusquehannaGreenway.org
The Susquehanna Greenway is a connected landscape of walking and biking trails, river access points, unique river towns, working farms and conserved land that stretches over 500-miles along the Susquehanna River. The Susquehanna Greenway improves the quality of life for the people who live near it, enhances the economic vitality of the communities that foster it, and preserves our natural and cultural resources. It provides opportunities to exercise outdoors, experience nature and explore historic river towns. The Greenway protects our water quality and inspires stewardship and civic pride in places where people love to live, work, play and visit.
Position Summary: The River Towns Program Assistant will work as part of the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership River Town technical assistance program. Responsibilities will include community planning and civic engagement of volunteers to assist with park, trail and green infrastructure projects. Additional duties will include planning and conducting educational workshops and events related to the Susquehanna Greenway.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in community development, community or environmental planning, landscape architecture, environmental studies, recreation management, resource management, or related field.
- Experience with community planning and/or civic engagement preferred
- Strong computer literacy is essential: MS Office; and some familiarity with website content management; experience with GIS, Adobe Illustrator or InDesign a plus
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Some supervisory experience preferred, excellent interpersonal skills required
- At least 21 years of age, be a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States
- Valid driver’s license
- Must be capable of lifting 40 pounds and physical labor.
Essential functions of the Position:
Community Planning and Civic Engagement
- Help with community public input meetings and visioning projects.
- Assist local leaders to develop community network analysis.
- Maintain constituent database of community contacts.
- Provide content updates river towns section of Susquehanna Greenway website.
- Work with community volunteers on outreach and publicity for their projects and events.
- Help to organize and train community revitalization teams focused on improving parks, river accesses, walking and biking trails, and sustainable economic development.
- Assist with community assessments and developing community greenway plans.
- Create community profiles.
- Work with key local partners to identify the priority environmental clean-up, restoration or green infrastructure projects.
- Help to develop strategies and grants to support community projects.
- Develop appropriate training materials for volunteers and advocates.
- Recruit and train volunteers, coordinate work days, track volunteer accomplishments.
- Participation in AmeriCorps Group Activities (Required)
- Members may not participate in any activities included in the Prohibited Activities as listed in the ‘Partner Site and Member Agreements’ (Required)
Proposed Weekly Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00, some evenings and weekends.
- The responsibilities of this position include working with children, youth, elderly and disabled people, which requires that Members must have all clearances before serving.
Joining AmeriCorps is a way to put your idealism into action. As an AmeriCorps member, you can help make the world a better place: help children learn, protect the environment, or bring needed services to a low-income community.
AmeriCorps Offers Tangible Benefits
AmeriCorps members can receive student loan deferment, and training, a living allowance and AmeriCorps Health Insurance Policy. After you successfully complete your term of service, you will also receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award to help pay for college, graduate school, or vocational training or to repay student loans.
Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2017
Submit Resume and Letter of Interest to: Trish Carothers, tcarothers@susquehannagreenway.org
2017 Outreach & Events Intern
The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP) seeks an energetic and creative team player to join our Outreach and Communications Team. The intern will work closely with the Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, assisting her with online content management, event planning, and community outreach to raise awareness and inspire action for regional Susquehanna Greenway initiatives and events. This is a great opportunity to support the inner workings of a dynamic nonprofit and expand multiple professional competencies.
Location: Lewisburg, PA
Dates of Internship: June 5th – August 11, 2017,
Compensation: Unpaid, available for course credit
Work Schedule: Flexible work week Mon – Fri. Interns are expected to work up to 25 hours per week, some of which may be completed away from the office. Some weekend events may be required.
Internship Summary & Responsibilities
The Communications Intern will help drive SGP’s brand and message strategy through all channels. Key responsibilities include:
- Outreach: Work with Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator to assist in and implement outreach strategies that engage community groups and individuals of the Susquehanna Greenway. Represent the Susquehanna Greenway at select community events.
- Event Management: Assist the Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator with planning and organizing community events including the Susquehanna Sojourn, Photo Contest, and traveling gallery.
- Image Inventory: Enhance our online photography catalog by organizing and uploading high quality images to a cloud-based platform.
- Communications: Assist with media releases. Help ensure SGP events and partner events are included in online events calendar and in appropriate area publications.
- Administrative: Maintain a filing system for communications materials, update and enhance membership database, research and organize publications, track key performance metrics, and assist with other administrative duties.
Qualifications – Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, or related major
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, take initiative, deliver high quality work, and work independently
- At least 18 years of age, be a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States
- Experience with photography, videography, social media campaigns, website programming, and/or graphic design a plus.
To Apply:
Email resume, cover letter, and one writing sample to Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, Corey BeVier (cbevier@susquehannagreenway.org) by April 30, 2017. Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is an equal-opportunity employer.
Community Outreach and Communications Assistant
The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP) seeks an energetic and creative team player to join our Outreach and Communications Team. The AmeriCorps member will work closely with the Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, assisting her with community outreach and engagement, strategic communications, and SGP volunteer program to raise awareness and inspire action for regional Susquehanna Greenway initiatives and events. This is a great opportunity to support the inner workings of a dynamic nonprofit and expand multiple professional competencies.
Location: Lewisburg, PA.
Dates of Service: August 28, 2017 – August 10, 2018.
Work Schedule: Typical work week Monday – Friday: 8:30 – 4:00. Some weekend events may be required.
As an AmeriCorps member you will gain:
- Bi-weekly living stipend totaling $12,800.00
- Educational award of $5,815.00 (upon completion of 1,700 hours of service.) to help pay for college, graduate school, or to repay student loans
- AmeriCorps health insurance
- Student loan deferment
- Resume boosting, real-life experience in a dynamic nonprofit
- Conference attendance and networking opportunities with industry professionals
- Professional development and in-service training
AmeriCorps is a real-life education and work experience wrapped into one. As a member, you will learn teamwork, leadership, responsibility and other essential skills that will help you for the rest of your life. And you will gain the personal satisfaction of taking on challenges and seeing results within the communities that you service.
Summary & Responsibilities
The Community Outreach and Communications Assistant will help drive SGP’s brand and message strategy through all channels. Key responsibilities include:
- Outreach: Work with Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator to assist in and implement outreach strategies that engage community groups and individuals of the Susquehanna Greenway. Represent the Susquehanna Greenway at select community events.
- Event Management: Assist the Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator with planning and organizing community events including the Susquehanna Sojourn, Scenes & Sips opening night events, Photo Contest, and traveling gallery exhibits.
- Communications: Assist with media releases, website management, social media, and other yearly, strategic communications pieces for SGP. Work in partnership with the communications committee to implement strategies and tactics.
- Volunteer: Collaborate with Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator to design and implement SGP’s inaugural volunteer ambassador program. Manage volunteer tracking and communications.
- Administrative: Maintain a filing system for communications materials, update and enhance membership database, research and organize publications, track key performance metrics, and assist with other administrative duties.
Qualifications – Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, english, or related major
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, take initiative, deliver high quality work, and work independently
- At least 18 years of age, be a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States
- Experience with photography, videography, social media campaigns, website programming, and/or graphic design a plus
- Valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation
- Some supervisory experience preferred
To Apply:
Submit resume and cover letter to Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, Corey BeVier (cbevier@susquehannagreenway.org). Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is an equal-opportunity employer.
Deadline to Apply
All applications should be submitted by 5:00 PM on June 30, 2017