Fellow: One Tam Community Engagement (Full-time w/ benefits)

at  Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:

Since 1981, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (Parks Conservancy) has served as the nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, collaborating with the Presidio Trust, partners, donors, and the community to support the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). The GGNRA stretches across three Bay Area counties north and south of the Golden Gate Bridge and includes iconic places such as Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, Alcatraz Island, Crissy Field, Mori Point, Lands End, and the Presidio of San Francisco.
The Parks Conservancy engages at the intersection of national park sites, local communities, social justice, and climate resilience. Collaborating with partners, our staff are dedicated to enhancing public awareness and providing volunteer and educational opportunities in the parks. We are park builders, caretakers, ambassadors and educators, all working to connect people to parks in support of our vision Parks for All Forever. Join Us.
One Tam is a partnership between the National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin County Parks, Marin Water, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Together, we work for the long-term health of Mt. Tamalpais by studying and enhancing the health of our ecosystems, improving trail corridors, expanding educational programming, and inspiring community support through volunteerism and philanthropy.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

This position is housed within the Parks Conservancy’s Community Stewardship and Engagement Department. We are passionate about science, land, and people! We seek to connect people to the parklands by engaging new voices, building trustworthy relationships, and creating impactful programs that provide opportunities for stewardship, learning, recreation, exploration, and wellness. We work to remove historic and systemic barriers and offer space for safe engagement and authentic dialog through park experiences and offerings.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The One Tam Community Engagement Fellow will help make connections, and lead programs that educate, inspire, engage park visitors and volunteers on Mt. Tam on a wide range of topics and with a focus on communities who have never visited our park lands. The Fellow will operate the Tam Van, our mobile visitor center, and develop activities to engage visitors using this tool both in parks and at community events.

DESIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• College degree or relevant experience
• Minimum age: 18 years old
• Minimum two years of driving experience with current driver’s license, excellent driving record; and comfortable driving; interested in being trained to drive the large Tam Van and committed to driving safely.

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Interest in parks, love of the outdoors and curious about our local ecology, Mt. Tam, environmental issues, climate change; eager to learn and share information with others.
• Strong speaking and writing skills; Spanish or other languages a plus.
• Interest in communications; art and design skills a plus.
• Friendly and enjoy speaking with members of the public; eager to offer programming for people of all ages including preschoolers, teens, and seniors.
• Enthusiasm for working with people of diverse backgrounds including different ethnicities, races, genders, sexualities, ages, and viewpoints.
• Highly organized and able to coordinate program logistics for self, colleagues, and volunteers.
• Basic computer skills including experience with Google documents and MS Office suite programs (Word, Excel).
• Ability to work independently once provided direction
• Reliable and punctual.

Community Engagement

• Coordinate and lead programs and activities that engage visitors at park sites, community events, festivals and library story times. Many of these programs will be led from the Tam Van, our mobile visitor center, which the Fellow will drive.
• With staff support, develop creative and engaging informational and educational activities, materials, signs, flyers that synthesize key messages related to climate change, conservation, local flora and fauna, and One Tam projects and programs.
• Organize and work with volunteers.
• Build relationships with community partners and recruit communities that are not yet well connected to parks.
• Support stewardship and other volunteer and community programs as time allows.

Operations and Administration

• Support Tam Van and program operations, such as vehicle maintenance, cleaning and stocking; support safety practices; scheduling and other logistics.
• Support administrative needs such as meeting attendance and coordination, data and photo management, and purchase of materials.

Training

• Participate in virtual and in-person workshops, trainings and discussions relating to the ecology of Mt. Tam; safety; diversity, equity, and inclusion; workforce skills development; job search essentials; leadership; and field specific technical skills.