Jobs
Clean Air Council strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, and those with disabilities to apply.
Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator
Location: Allegheny County (specifically Clairton, Braddock, and Swissvale)
Schedule: Full-time
Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Ideal start date is August 2024.
Position Description
The project coordinator will be responsible for implementing Clean Air Council’s 3-year community composting project in Clairton, Braddock, and Swissvale. The project coordinator will work to educate residents and local groups about the benefits of community composting and support the construction of compost bins to divert as much biodegradable waste away from landfills as possible. Our goal is to build at least 50 bins in each community and connect neighbors to each other to support the project. We seek to create a network where residents will safely and effectively divert kitchen and yard waste by maintaining compost piles in their yards or at a community compost site. The project coordinator will conduct outreach in neighborhoods to find interested people, hold public education meetings, and provide materials to build compost systems in communities that don’t currently have access to municipal composting. Project responsibilities may change over time.
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Job Opportunity: Sustainable Transportation Program Manager
Location: Philadelphia
Schedule: Full-time
Reports to: Advocacy Director
Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Ideal start date is October 2024.
Position Description
The Sustainable Transportation Program Manager will lead the Council’s transportation program to increase the use of biking, walking, and public transportation. The Council seeks a self-starting team leader with vision, initiative, and a demonstrated track record of successfully advocating for sustainable transportation. This position will supervise the Council’s transportation team members (currently 3 staff) and report to the Advocacy Director. The position will manage staff to implement — and personally work on — projects and advocacy campaigns that aim to reduce single occupancy vehicle travel throughout Pennsylvania, with a particular focus on the Greater Philadelphia region.
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Internships and Volunteering
All internships and volunteer positions will be remote/virtual until further notice.
We offer internships for undergraduate, graduate and legal interns. Generally, internships are unpaid positions with the Council and we consider their roles important to the Council’s work. We will work with interns to secure external funding (such as work-study programs) to cover the costs of living while interning with the Council.
“I had an incredible experience as a legal intern for Clean Air Council. During my internship, I was able to meaningfully contribute to the environmental protection effort in Pennsylvania, and I gained invaluable hands-on experience with a wide variety of environmental law issues. However, what I appreciated most about Clean Air Council was the staff’s genuine interest in providing the interns with mentorship, guidance, and opportunities to learn and grow as future lawyers and environmental advocates.”
– Libby Wetzler, Clean Air Council Legal Intern, Summer 2021
“Joining the Council’s legal team as an intern after my 1L year was the ideal way to jumpstart my involvement in an area of advocacy that I hope to keep as a central focus of my whole legal career. There are things you learn from exposure to high-stakes, of-the-moment environmental defense litigation and activism that you can’t learn in a classroom, and certainly won’t learn from a textbook.
The best part of an internship with the Council is the caliber of people you work with: a group of consummate professionals dedicated to winning uphill legal battles yet equally committed to providing an irreplaceable education to its interns. Over 10 weeks this summer, I contributed more meaningful work to a vital cause than I ever had, all while doubling my understanding of the contemporary legal and political landscape. I will be watching and rooting for the Council’s achievements for years to come!”
– Brandon Robilotti, Clean Air Council Legal Intern, Summer 2021
