Community Forester - Green Infrastructure Center : Job Details

Position Responsibilities and Overview:The CUFSC uses canopy and plantable areas maps created by GIC's GIS team to help communities plan to restore urban forests and build resiliency. They work with local governments, state agencies, land trusts, and community groups to help them recognize the location and values of urban forests. They assist the public at workshops to learn about their urban canopy and help communities establish goals for the urban forest and to create urban forestry master plans. They also assist with creating map graphics for reports or slide shows. The position requires coordinating workflows amongst multiple city projects. Most importantly, this position involves extensive community engagement and requires competency in public speaking, and strong communications skills to lead community discussions, tree planting events, or workshops. Also includes organizing tree planting events, planting trees, and managing tree care as part of a team.Requirements:Degrees and Experience: Bachelor of Science degree and two to three years' experience in one or more of the following fields: forestry, horticulture, landscape ecology, or landscape architecture. A Master's degree in urban forestry, horticulture, or related field is preferred. Experience may be substituted for master's degree, but applicants should be familiar with trees in South Carolina and ISA Arborist certification is desired for the forester position, but may be obtained within the first two years of employment at GIC. GIC will support the obtaining of licensure.Required Skills: Basic skills in MS Office Suite required (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).Desired Skills: Tree inventory, tree identification, tree planting, care, and pruning skills. Public speaking to groups is a key skill.Communications: Strong oral communication for teaching about trees and environmental planning at workshops and meetings and working with laypersons and community members. Applicant must be comfortable leading volunteers in tree planting events.Logistical: Work location within the state is flexible but position requires travel to cities, to planting sites, and hosting workshops, two or more times per week to sites within the state. Travel is planned in advance and is fully covered. Some overnight travel is required. Position offers diverse experiences with no week exactly the same - ideal for people who like challenges and change!Physical: This position requires physical activity to hike over rough terrain, plant trees (saplings and 1-2 Â caliper trees), and working upright for 8 hours at a time. Employee should be able to lift 40 pounds.Compensation:Salary Range: $60,000 to $70,000 based on experience and level of education. This is a full-time 40-hour week; salaried position. Benefits include paid leave for six federal holidays plus accrued leave @14 hours per month, and health care (reimbursement for a health plan for individual @ $550/month). GIC's retirement plan is offered after the first year of employment. This position follows state labor laws. This position is intended to be permanent, subject to continued grant funding supporting the position. GIC is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from diverse social, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.Supervisor:This position reports to GIC's Executive Director and the Director of Forest Conservation.Job Location:Employee must live within SC (or relocate) and be able to travel 2-3 days per week (many trips can be day-trips). Flex hours are allowed as long as 40 hours work per week are completed. Includes some weekend work for planting events, but subsequent weekdays can be taken as compensatory leave. GIC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any basis.How to ApplyInterested applications should submit their resume, including work experience, work samples, and three professional references, to: Green Infrastructure Center Inc., by email to: gicjobs@. No calls please.#J-18808-Ljbffr