What are the responsibilities and job description for the Waste Reduction Coordinator position at City of Grand Junction, Colorado?
Waste Reduction Coordinator
HIRING RANGE: $5,643 - $6,352 MONTHLY
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About the Position:
The Waste Reduction Coordinator performs a variety of independently assigned tasks, to support and coordinate duties for waste reduction program and efforts. They will interact with customers, vendors, and the public on participation requirements and a variety of recycling topics, create and update a wide variety of content to include promotional materials, formal correspondence, technical documents, and educational and public relation publications. This role will develop, execute, and manage programs, services and special events related to recycling, and facilitate presentations to community groups, residents and businesses.
What You'll Do:
- Work with institutional and other clients in the development of waste reduction programs.
- Create and update a wide variety of content to include promotional materials, formal correspondence, technical documents, and educational and public relation publications.
- Provide documents and media updates to the communications department.
- Provide information required for grants, loans, and other local, state, and federal funding opportunities.
- Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.
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What We're Looking For:
- Two (2) years of increasingly responsible recycling and waste reduction experience, administrative support, and/or customer service experience.
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Colorado driver’s license.
Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
Notice to Applicants:
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, we kindly request that you do not include the dates of your education to include years of attendance or graduation on your application, resume or attachments.
Explore the Area:
Grand Junction, Colorado is the gateway to the mountains and canyonlands of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Centrally located between Denver, CO (250 miles east) and Salt Lake City, UT (270 miles west), Grand Junction is surrounded by 1.2 million acres of public land. Residents enjoy world-class whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Green Rivers, golfing, fishing, skiing and snowboarding, and exploring mountain bike and hiking trails through the Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest. Grand Junction has a robust downtown and hosts multiple art, music, food, and market events annually. With a population of over 150,000 in Mesa County (65,000 within the City limits) we have many of the big town amenities without the big town stresses such as traffic and trail congestion. With an average of 245 days of sunshine, Grand Junction is the perfect place to work and play.
Learn more about our area on Visit Grand Junction 's website and Instagram !
At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on hair, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
If you have any questions or need assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact our Human Resources office at 970.244.1512.
Salary : $5,643 - $6,352
