CSFWS - Parks, Rec., Environmental Education Support

• CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click "Apply" and complete the application process for external applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Community Service Federal Work-Study Program (CSFWS) is seeking applicants for the 2024/2025 Academic Year for placements with participating Community Partners focused on community engagement with nature and the environment.First-year CSFWS students will earn $14/hour.

Placement opportunities include:

• Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
• Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
• Penn State Arboretum
• Penn State Sustainability
• Centre Region Parks and Recreation
• PA Recreation and Park Society
• Clearwater Conservancy
• PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR)
• Penns Valley Conservation Association (PVCA)

For more information about the specific positions available with these Community Partners, please visit the CSFWS website.

Career Readiness Skillset Focus:

Career & Self Development - Develop personal and professional awareness of one's strengths and weaknesses, navigate career opportunities, network and build relationships both in and outside of one's chosen career path.

Communication - Develop and enhance clear and effective exchange of information, ideas, facts, and perspectives.

Critical Thinking - Expand on the ability to identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of information.

Equity & Inclusion - Expand one's awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills to equitably engage and include people from different local and global cultures.

Leadership - Recognize and enhance personal and team strengths to support overall team goals.

Professionalism - Understand and demonstrate effective work habits

Teamwork - Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals.

This job requires the following 3 publicly available clearances:

* PA State Police Criminal Background Check
* PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form
* FBI Criminal Background Check.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

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