Work with Cascade Bicycle Club as an AmeriCorps Member for our Bicycle Education Programs. Commute, Youth, Community, and Major Taylor Outreach Program Assistants work closely with the Education Department and Policy, Planning and Government Affairs Department to help run youth, adult, and community programs. Kids' programs, such as camps, Major Taylor Clubs for disadvantaged youth, school-based programs, and events focus on skill-building, safety, education and fun. Adult programs include policy work, commute programming, skills classes, helmet sales, Bike Month and Ambassador Program. The Commute Assistant will support the Bike Business Forum, bike friendly certification system and Best Practices Guide, Policy/Planning Toolkit for jurisdictions, and State Bike/Ped counts. The Major Taylor Outreach Assistant will work on empowering underserved youth by teaching riding and safety as well as encouraging positive physical, social, and emotional development. Youth Program Assistant will manage school year programs and teach summer camps. The Community Program Assistant will manage the Bicycle Ambassador program, providing bicycling information in the community. The AmeriCorps member(s) will help manage youth and adult programming, bike maintenance for our school bikes, and provide opportunities for community members to build their love of bicycling and become better cyclists. For full position descriptions, see www.cascade.org/About/job_openings.cfm.
Positions run from 10/1/2012-8/15/2013. Members receive stipend, health benefits, and education award through the state AmeriCorps program. These AmeriCorps positions are restricted to ages 18-25 (must be not over age 25 by start date of Oct. 1).
Deadline for application is July 6. Interviews will take place the week of July 16.
Please send resume and cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for our position to Julie Salathe at Cascade Bicycle Club (email through this listing). Please also apply through http://www.americorps.gov/ . Click there to open "advanced opportunity search"; then search on programs, click on "AmeriCorps State/National", and search under "Washington" and "bicycle".
Cascade Bicycle Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes job applications from qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
- Location: Seattle
- Compensation: Stipend, Health Benefits, Education Award
- This is at a non-profit organization.
- This is an internship job
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