Maine Service Fellow

Are you passionate about social justice and climate action? If so, we need you!

About Us:

Maine Service Fellows is a statewide program designed to help rural communities tackle their most critical needs, with a focus on building climate resilience. The program increases the opportunities for recent college graduates to devote a year of service, use their skills to make a difference, and strengthen civic engagement and community resilience through engaging community residents in volunteer-based solutions. Maine Service Fellows recruits individuals within 5 years of their higher education degree, so apply today if you want to make a meaningful difference in a small-town community’s fight against climate change!

Maine Service Fellows is a Maine Climate Corps Network program contributing to the goals of Maine Won’t Wait, the state's climate action plan and also part of the American Climate Corps, a national program.

Compensation and benefits:

• Living allowance of approximately $28,000 per term (11 months)
• Educational award for student loans of ~$5,600
• Full health care coverage
• Paid time off

Position duties:

The Maine Service Fellow will help a town in Maine advance several critical climate action resiliency projects

including implementing the Town’s Community Resilience Partnership-funded projects; engage volunteers and build partnerships; and conduct outreach to increase awareness of resources, including engaging vulnerable populations.

Now recruiting to start in March 2025.

General position description is  here. As host sites finalize their projects, specific descriptions will be added.

Communities interviewing now:    

• Cherryfield, Riverwalk Committee
• Town of Van Buren
• Machias
• Deer Isle and Stonington

Activities are specific to the community hosting the Fellow, but may include conducting an environmental risk assessment, developing a volunteer recruitment plan, developing educational materials, hosting community workshops on resilience, applying for grants, coordinating flood preparedness projects, developing a town-wide resilience plan, and host public events.

Minimum requirements:

• Must be at least 20 years of age and hold a college degree (associates, bachelors, or graduate) by the start of their service term in January.
• Be eligible to work in the United States and pass a background check that includes a criminal history record check.
• Candidate will live in or near the community impacted by their project throughout their year of service.

Strong applicants will have:

• Knowledge, skills, and experience in the development and implementation of climate resilience projects.
• Ability and comfort with working with people.
• Comfort with working independently and ability to be self-directed and take initiative.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Start Date: Early March 2025

For more information visit Volunteer Maine's website:

https://volunteermaine.gov/serve-in-maine/service-fellows

Candidates will need to upload a cover letter, resume, and copy of your diploma as part of the application process.

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

To apply for this or any other service assignment, complete the online application using the link below  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q769SQJ

For more information, contact Lucy Martin at lucy.martin@maine.gov.

Maine Service Fellows welcomes applicants, participants, and partners of all backgrounds including diverse race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, familial status or genetics. Reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.