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The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency (RPA) is seeking to fill a Senior Planner position in the Community Planning & Design Division.

WHY CHATTANOOGA?

Chattanooga continues to receive international attention for its successes in downtown and riverfront revitalization.

Since 2014, Chattanooga and Hamilton County have attracted 11,062 new jobs and more than $3 billion in capital investment, including expansions to Volkswagen’s automotive assembly facility and an Amazon Fulfillment Center.   Several years ago, our Electric Power Board (EPB) began offering the fastest internet service in the country and today Chattanooga still boasts the fastest internet service in the western hemisphere, with 10 gigabit service available for every home and business.

Chattanooga offers a low cost of living in exchange for a high quality of life.  Awarded Outside Magazine’s “Best Town Ever” title for two years, Chattanooga – surrounded by mountains, rivers, and lakes – boasts a range of outdoor offerings.

WHY THE RPA?

Community Planning & Design (CPD) is a division of the RPA that focuses on urban design, placemaking, sustainability, and area planning.  Our division’s work program for the next few years will be focused on developing 12 Area Plans that cover all of Hamilton County.  A new Place Types palette will be applied to, and mapped for, each Area Plan.  We will also be developing more detailed Station Area Plans / TODs in some of those areas.

In 2016, Chattanooga adopted a mandatory Form-Based Code for the entire downtown area.  The CPD managed that initiative.  We also recently completed a Public Spaces plan with schematic designs for 4 projects, including a park, a Riverwalk trail, and streetscape improvements.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

Successful candidates for this position should have strong experience in physical land use planning.  We are looking for someone who also has experience in GIS to complement our team.  A background in urban design, architecture, or landscape architecture, is also preferred, but not required.

The online application is available at http://www.chattanooga.gov/2011-12-14-14-38-52/job-openings and must be submitted to the City of Chattanooga’s Human Resources Department.  However, the following Supplemental Information should be submitted directly to:  khundt@chattanooga.gov.  The RPA staff will match up your supplemental material with your online application.

Supplemental Questions:

1. Your name, preferred email address and phone number.
2. Describe your experience in managing a major planning project. This should include, but is not limited to, initial scoping, organizing and conducting public meetings, analysis, and final documentation.
3. What are the 5 most important elements that should be included in a Plan for a large area of a county?
4. Describe your level of expertise with GIS. How have you used GIS?

Supplemental Material Required with Application:

• Attach two examples (in PDF or JPG format) of computer generated maps, that you created, that convey your skills in GIS.
• Attach one example of a plan or report of which you were the sole author.
• For candidates with a background in Urban Design, or a related design field, attach one example (in PDF or JPG format) of a drawing (either computer generated or free-hand) that you personally created.

Summary

King County Metro Transit’s Market Innovation section is currently taking employment applications from interested full-time or part-time graduate or undergraduate (junior and senior) students and qualified veterans, for one (1) upcoming student internship and Vets 4 HIRE veteran fellowship, as noted in more detail below. The time period for this internship or fellowship will be June, 2019 to June, 2020.

Selected student interns and/or veteran fellows will gain hands-on experience, learn from experts, and collaborate with teams that do truly amazing things!

Find out more information and apply online here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kingcounty/jobs/2478117/metro-transit-innovative-mobility-intern-or-veteran-fellow?sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&page=2&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs 

Triangle Associates is hiring for three positions, two of which are on the environmental education team.

Administrative Assistant Job Announcement 2019

Education and Outreach Specialist- Spanish Language Proficient

Education and Outreach Specialist

URBDP 498D/598D  Cities, Ecology, and Evolution| Marina Alberti
B Term 3 credits

URBDP 498F/598F Introduction to Public Transit Service Planning | Rachel VerBoort
Full Term 3 credits

Position Announcement (May 31, 2019)

Active Transportation and Safety Community Service Aide:

E-Scooter Share and TDM in Affordable Housing

OVERVIEW:          The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Active Transportation and Safety position has an immediate need for a Community Service Aide to assist with two pilot projects: E-Scooter Pilot and TDM in Affordable Housing.

HOURS:  The position may work up to 1400 hours per calendar year.  Within that constraint there is some flexibility to accommodate your schedule. During the summer, the need is for a minimum of 30 hours per week although PBOT could use 40 hours.  From fall 2019 through spring 2020, we anticipate a minimum of 25 work hours per week in autumn 2019 through spring 2020, but again more work hours are available.

START:     As soon as possible; this position is funded through June 30, 2020.

TASKS:     The position will dedicate approximately 25 – 30 hours per week to supporting the E-Scooter Share Pilot. The major tasks are:

• Respond to constituent question and comments
• Coordinate a group of CSAs and conduct field observations

• • • • Parking observations
      • Route choice observations
      • Parks riding observations

• Analyze data from surveys and field observations
• Support community outreach and presentations
• Support e-scooter parking installation

The position will also spend 5 – 15 hours per week supporting the TDM in Affordable Housing Pilot. The major tasks are:

• Assist in the development of collateral and outreach materials
• Support project staff in organizing seven transportation fairs at affordable housing developments.
• Compile and analyze participant survey data
• Attend and assist with logistics at seven transportation fairs during summer 2019

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge:

o   Basic knowledge of transportation modes and demand management concepts and strategies including but not limited to ridesharing, scooter and bike sharing, bicycling, walking, transit, carpooling, and trip reduction programs with the goal of reducing vehicle miles traveled

o   Basic principles, methods, and strategies used in the design and implementation of effective promotional efforts to change travel behavior

Ability to:

o   Conduct field observations on electric scooter riding and parking

o   Communicate effectively with residents and the general public, especially those with concerns or frustrations.

o   Cultural competency to listen and communicate effectively with people from historically under-served communities, including people of color, people living on low incomes, immigrants, refugees, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community.

o   Utilize Microsoft Office Suite, including basic data analysis with Microsoft Excel.

o   Write clear and well-organized reports, memos, and other documents.

o   Research and organize information, analyze data, identify trends and summarize findings.

o   Read and interpret maps.

o   Exercise sound independent judgment and reach appropriate conclusions within established policies and guidelines.

Training and Experience:

o   College-level course work in planning, sociology, geography, urban studies or a closely related field, graduate coursework is desirable;

o   Experience working in transportation/TDM operations; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience are highly desired.

COMPENSATION:        $15 – $20 per hour, based on experience and training.

THE CITY OF PORTLAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

TO APPLY:  Please apply by June 9 to ensure consideration, after that date the position will be open until filled.  Please send a resume and cover letter (three pages maximum) in one PDF file to Steve Hoyt-McBeth, steve.hoyt-mcbeth@portlandoregon.gov. Please feel free to call Steve with any questions: (503) 823-7191.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AIDE JOB CLASSIFICATION

Community Service Aides serve as casual, at-will employees. Employees may accrue sick leave as required by City of Portland City Code or State law. Employees generally are not eligible for retirement benefits unless they have worked at least 600 hours in a calendar year in a qualified position. Full-time employees are eligible for holiday pay if they were hired at least two weeks prior to the holiday and are in pay status the day before and the day following the holiday. Part-time employees are not eligible for holiday pay. Employees may qualify for medical coverage under the federal Affordable Health Care Act (ACA). Such coverage will be equivalent to the medical, dental and vision coverage offered to other seasonal employees. Community Service Aide employees do not accrue status in the class to which they have been appointed and have no appeal rights upon demotion, suspension or termination from employment. Community Service Aide employees do not accrue vacation, or service credit.

A new section of JSIS 535: Technology, Society and the Future has recently opened up more spaces for this summer a-term course.

This course explores the intersection of policy, technology and society. Technology is rapidly changing the way that humans interact with one another, markets are formed, and information is stored, shared and utilized. While technology has held and does hold great promise for being a force for both economic and social change, it also has the potential to be used in ways that threaten civil liberties, national security and data sovereignty. Private sector and civil society actors, government and military leaders, and regulators must work together to understand how new and emerging technologies will drive change across a wide range of sectors, and they must develop policies to ensure that technology is used to help improve and enrich the lives of those across the socioeconomic spectrum.

Summer A-term

JSIS 535: Technology, Society and the Future (2cr)

Taught by James Bernard

SLN 14628

Tutor at an elementary, middle or high school in Seattle during Summer or Autumn Quarter!

Participate in a weekly Pipeline seminar and tutor for at least 2.5 hours a week at a Seattle school or community organization! All of our courses are Credit/No Credit, are I & S credits, and are listed under EDUC 401. The number of credits a student receives depends on the number of tutoring hours completed in addition to seminar attendance. 2 credits: weekly seminar and tutor 2-3 hours per week. Seminars are a fantastic opportunity to learn about issues in public education and tutoring strategies, while reflecting and learning from your tutoring site.

Summer EDUC 401 Seminar: Challenges & Opportunities in K-12 Education

Thursdays | 5:00 PM – 6:20 PM

Participants in this seminar will explore the world of public education through weekly seminars and a tutoring practicum experience in local K-12 schools or community organizations. Both components will allow students to engage in critical reflection on some of the current issues in education at three different levels: local, national, and international.

EDUC 401 Autumn Seminar Spotlights:

EDUC 401 C: Tutoring Math and Science

Tuesdays | 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM

In this seminar, students explore the world of math and science in K-12 schools by attending seminars that focus on current educational topics and tutoring at one of Pipeline’s partner schools. A key feature of the course is the opportunity to reflect on and share tutoring experiences in order to gain advice, suggestions, and pointers. Several seminars are devoted to best practices for science and math tutoring. The seminar also includes readings and discussion of critical topics in K-12 science and math education. Through the lens of social justice, this course will include conversation and critique of the social, political and economic factors that affect STEM education.

EDUC 401 B: Teaching English Language Learners

Tuesdays | 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM

The number of English Language Learners (ELLs) has increased by over 50% in the last decade, with some states, like South Carolina and Indiana, experiencing extremely rapid growth of English Learner populations. Some demographers predict that in 20 years the ratio of ELL students to English-only students could be one in four (Feriazzo & Sypnieski, 2012). With a growing number of English language learners in the US, it is important for educators to be more linguistically and culturally responsive.

EDUC 401 F: Mental Health and a Place: A Path to Resistance in Education

Mondays | 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM

This course will address how communities of color experience trauma and how trauma has been moderated by systems of oppression and perpetuated across ecological systems. We will discuss how these different systems have influenced the trauma of communities of color while also addressing the various ways preventative work is taking place in and out of school. We will also address the multiple solutions to this problem by giving insight to systemic and individual approaches being taken up in this work around what we like to call mental health equity.

For questions or add codes, email pipeline@uw.edu or come to our office in MGH 171. Check our website for more seminars and further details!

Seeking RainWise Intern

INTERN JOB DESCRIPTION:

Community Outreach Intern for RainWise Program

Part-time Internship, Summer 2019

For Sustainable Ballard and the RainWise Program

Who we are:  Sustainable Ballard is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2004, that educates, inspires, and engages neighbors to take action to live more sustainably both individually and collectively. Our RainWise Outreach Team works to connect eligible Seattle property owners with the RainWise Rebate Program for rain gardens and cisterns, to help manage Seattle’s stormwater overflow problem.  RainWise is a program of Seattle Public Utilities and King County’s Waste Management Division.

About the Internship: This internship is an opportunity to be a part of the successful outreach team for the RainWise Program in Seattle. The RainWise Program is a joint effort between King County and Seattle Public Utilities to encourage Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) at private properties through a rebate program. This position will assist in implementing engaging ways to reach out to potential RainWise customers (residents) in the Green Lake, University, Montlake and Capitol Hill neighborhoods of Seattle and encourage people to participate in the RainWise rebate program. You’ll play a key role in an innovative stormwater management program and gain valuable work experience in community outreach, environmental education, tracking and analyzing data, and more.

Objectives:

• Student will work with the public and with a diverse outreach team to accomplish important clean water goals for King County and City of Seattle.
• Student will gain experience working with a small nonprofit that’s hired to work closely with King County government staff.
• Student will collect and analyze data from door-to-door canvassing efforts to understand effectiveness in strategy.
• Student will develop a database and write a summary report after following up with existing RainWise clients on their installation.
• Student will have the chance to network within the environmental fields of Planning, Design, Construction, Outreach, and project coordination.
• Student will learn the challenges of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in Seattle and the engineering function of rain gardens and cisterns on private property.

• Learn from an experienced team about community engagement, sustainability, rain gardens, cisterns, and stormwater management

Approach:

Door-to-Door Outreach & Analysis

• Canvas door-to-door on foot (select evenings and weekends in Jul/Aug).
• Contact and educate potential eligible homeowners about program and upcoming events.
• Distribute informational packets from door-to-door.
• Log and analyze information collected.
• Co-write report on trends found when door-to-door canvassing.

Maintenance Check-ins

• Educate RainWise customers about maintenance of their cistern and/or rain garden.
• Record impressions of maintenance check-ins.
• Co-write summary report on maintenance findings.

Event & Admin Support

• Attend outreach events (select evenings and weekends in Jun/Jul/Aug).
• Provide support for event prep, setup and cleanup.
• Assist with follow-up to potential RainWise customers.
• Input event data into shared databases.
• Possible opportunity to analyze data.

Skills and Experience:

Student will develop skills in:

• Customer engagement and outreach
• Event support
• Data Analysis (basic)
• Database management
• Report writing
• Environmental education

Expectations:

• Interest in environmental outreach
• Flexibility to fulfill your internship requirements over approximately 8-10 weeks this summer, June – Aug
• Ability to work independently and on a team with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets and data management

Learn more about Sustainable Ballard and RainWise:  

sustainableballard.org  / rainwise.seattle.gov

To apply:

Please send resume and cover letter to Jenny Heins, jenny@sustainableballard.org

Hello! My name is Alexa Schreier and I’ll be teaching ENVIR 239 Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impacts over the Summer (Full term) quarter and would love to have you in class. The summer is a great time to take ENVIR 239 because each class session will consist of a field trip to explore different issues of sustainability around the UW and greater Seattle community. I’m working to schedule field trips at the Seattle Public Utilities Transfer Station, the Bullitt Center, Cascadia Recycling Center, Cedar Grove Composting, the Sewage Treatment Plant, the King County Landfill, and SkyRoot Farm. The summer provides a small class setting for 239 in which we’ll be doing a lot of discussing and learning together- we’ll be taking an introspective look at how we each contribute to the waste stream, via personal habits, consumption, and daily resource use. This is going to be an awesome class and I would love to have you join me!

ENVIR 239 A: Sustainability – Personal Choices, Broad Impacts

SLN:  11484

Summer 2019 – Full Term

3 or 5 credit option (5 credits includes signing up for Service Learning)

I&S or NW

Mondays 9:10am – 1:40pm

Contact:  Alexa Schreier, instructor schreier@uw.edu

All students welcome!