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Department of Ecology Outreach and Engagement Specialist (Community Outreach & Environmental Education Specialist 4) in Richland, Washington
The salary listed above includes the 3% pay increase that goes into effect on July 1, 2024.
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Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen
The Nuclear Waste Program{rel="nofollow"}* (NWP)* within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Community Outreach and Engagement Specialist (Community Outreach & Environmental Education Specialist 4) position. This position is located in our Richland Field Office (RFO) in Richland, WA{rel="nofollow"}. Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.
In this position, you will have the opportunity to take the lead on developing our program's outreach, education, and environmental justice policies, strategies, and other initiatives to effectively engage with communities impacted by Hanford Site cleanup. Hanford is one of the most complex environmental cleanup efforts in the world and is tracked by a wide variety of audiences regionally, across the Pacific Northwest, and nationally. In this role, you will gain valuable experience in relationship building, engaging with diverse audiences, communicating complex topics in in a meaningful way, and working collaboratively with a small, but mighty communications team and peers from other agencies. Agency Mission: *Ecology's mission is to protect, preserve and enhance the environment for current and future generations. * *Program Mission: *The Nuclear Waste Program's (NWP) mission is to lead the effective and efficient cleanup of the United States Department of Energy's Hanford Site; to ensure sound management of mixed hazardous wastes in Washington; and to protect the state's air, water, and land at and adjacent to the Hanford site. *Tele-work options for this position: *This position will have flexibility of a hybrid schedule, empowering work from home and office, providing less time in traffic and shrinking your carbon footprint. In general, this position is required to work a minimum of 10% of its scheduled hours in the office -- typically a half day a week, or one day every two weeks. However, due to the outreach, education, public involvement, and communications work this position entails, you will be expected to come to the office and/or work in the field as required or requested for meetings, outreach and education events, and similar work. This could mean multiple days per week, or just the minimum stated above, depending on what is scheduled or requested. Applicants with questions about position location options, tele-work, and flexible or compressed schedules are encouraged to reach out to the contact person listed below in "other information." Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.
Application Timeline: This position will remain open until filled; we will review applications on June 18, 2024. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before June 17, 2024. If your application isn't received by this date, it may not be considered. The agency reserves the right to make a Hire any time after the initial screening date.
Ecology employees may be eligible for the following:
