Career Exploration Opportunities

Overview of Career Exploration Opportunities

Goal: To contribute to the growth and success of the organization by serving on a team of leaders supporting selected stewardship initiatives as a relevant and meaningful, learning experience.

‍Scope: Through participation with a school’s internship program, we interview and select motivated, positive students who are interested in a variety of applied learning experiences. We expect that the overall experience will contribute building blocks to a student’s envisioned career track. The work encompasses a variety of activities in working with and/or supporting other team members that relate to a student’s learning experience objectives. This could include working with an ACES initiative team; such as Waste Reduction, or on a specific project; such as, the Environmental Stewardship Internship program with multiple schools.

Responsibilities: The specific responsibilities and project will depend upon the student’s interests and focus.

Fields of Study/Projects: The nature of the project will be designed around the organizations needs and the student’s pursuits – whether he/she be exploring a sustainability leadership, environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental history, business management, administrative services, accounting, or marketing/communications career track.

Qualifications:

• A positive attitude toward life and learning and a personal interest in being an environmental steward.
• An interest in understanding more about the work associated with a specific career track and the skills to make a contribution given the priorities and activities of the organization or one of its Allies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and a high degree of comfort with the world of social media.
• Strong computer skills using Microsoft’s Office Suite and Google’s G Suite supported systems. Specific software competency related to one’s career track may include Photoshop, Sketch Up, Illustrator or Quick books.
• Proven competency in writing reports and developing presentations.
• An interest in details and accuracy as well as being orderly and organized.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain open communications, a close working relationship with and the confidence of a variety of individual personalities.
• Ability to manage time and accomplish tasks as agreed.
  

Contact Art Currier or Alex Fincher at acesnewburyport@gmail.com to set a time for a conversation about any questions, your interests, the current initiatives and what internship experiences could be meaningful for you or a student.