EcoDistrict Intern

Company: Community Roots Housing
Location: Seattle
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

Description:
Compensation: $17 per hourCompany SummaryEveryone has the right to a quality, affordable home. At Community Roots Housing, this truth drives our work. By embracing community-led development and engaging in deep-rooted partnerships, we're fostering vibrant, equitable communities where everyone has access to safe, affordable and welcoming homes. Today, nearly 50 apartment buildings - over 2,000 residents -- we continue our commitment to build community with and for people. We are a top performing, high-capacity not-for-profit corporation with an innovative portfolio throughout the Seattle area. Our buildings have won numerous awards from HUD, Urban Land Institute, Affordable Housing Finance Magazine, Future wise and other community development awards.

The Capitol Hill EcoDistrict is a community-driven effort that promotes a socially equitable, environmentally resilient, and culturally vibrant neighborhood. We are committed to creating and maintaining a neighborhood rich in cultural identity that promotes climate justice, inclusive and diverse with accessible open space offering healthy, safe, and liberated engagement to all who reside or pass through Capitol Hill. Supported by Community Roots Housing, EcoDistrict focuses on making the most densely populated urban village in the Pacific Northwest livable and sustainable for all people by piloting new and innovative ideas at the neighborhood level that can then be scaled to city or regional levels.

We are intentional in our hiring processes, seeing it as a chance to interrupt the cycle of racial and economic injustice that limits communities from accessing employment, building skills and investing in their own leadership development. We prioritize applicants who have firsthand experience in navigating the many systems that our residents face which impede their opportunities for success, as majority low-income, LGBTQ, and people of color.Job SummaryCommunity Roots Housing is looking for a paid intern that will be tasked with supporting Capitol Hill EcoDistrict staff on a range of projects, which may include:

Public Life Planning
Pesticide Reduction and Habitat Planning
Arts and Cultural Preservation and Programming
School-based Health Center

Duties and Responsibilities

Research
Survey design
Data analysis
Event Support
Grant-writing
Other tasks as needed or determined by staff

Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:

Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Comfort engaging with racially and economically diverse community members
Self-motivation and ability to work independently
Some experience with qualitative data collection and analysis
A basic understanding of land use, housing, public health, and transportation policy and/or the ability to quickly learn about policy issues in new areas
The flexibility to attend virtual evening meetings
Community Roots Housing centers residents and racial equity. We seek team members who embody these values.

Preferred Qualifications:
Pursuing or completed graduate degree in urban planning, environmental policy, public policy, or public administration

Community Roots Housing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates of color, LGBTQ candidates, women, candidates with disabilities and candidates of all religions and national origins are strongly encouraged to apply. Community Roots Housing is a Ban the Box employer. However, per Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements, any candidate selected for this position must undergo a criminal history background check prior to employment.PI187877834

Keywords: Community Roots Housing, Seattle , EcoDistrict Intern, Other , Seattle, Washington