Bilingual Recycling Education Intern – Kirkland
at Waste Management

Date Posted: 4/19/2018

Job Description

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength.  WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

I. Job Summary
The WM bilingual recycling outreach internship is focused on the latest strategies in engaging the public in waste reduction and recycling behavior change. The internship is designed to provide energetic and responsible students with hands on experience in the field as recycling educators and researchers.
The position is paid, full time (40 hours/week) for 10 weeks during the summer, and part time (15 hours/week) for one to three months dependent upon intern availability and remaining tasks. This position will provide an opportunity to work with communities throughout King and Snohomish Counties in the Puget Sound. We are seeking diverse applicants, from all cultures and communities, to best connect with the residents of this region.
WM bilingual recycling outreach interns represent the company in various public venues, on a variety of outreach and research projects. Tasks interns may be involved with include: working with property managers to improve multifamily recycling set up, conducting door to door outreach to multifamily residents, staffing multicultural event booths, conducting recycling waste audits, and participating in recycling studies.
Waste Management is committed to social and racial equity and cultural responsiveness in our services to clients, our workforce composition and practices, and in our organizational culture.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 

  • Curiosity and enthusiasm for recycling and composting
  • Strong verbal communication skills for working with property managers and the public, one-on-one, to provide information that promotes recycling, composting and waste reduction
  • Ability to engage and educate the public at multicultural community events through recycling-themed activities and conversations with customers
  • Demonstrate effective communication, customer service and teamwork skills
  • Work efficiently while maintaining attention to detail
  • Ability to work as a self-starter who can work independently once given direction
  • Able to be flexible and adapt to changing situations while remaining positive
  • Work effectively independently and with team members
  • Bilingual in at least one of these languages – Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese or Korean is required.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

  • Education: Interns must have a High school diploma or GED (accredited) and be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree (accredited) in a field of study relevant to the internship.
  • Experience: No prior work experience required.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

  • Must be available to participate in the internship from: 6/18 – 8/24/2018 (40 hours/week), availability from 8/27 – 10/26 (up to 15 hours/week)
  • Must be enrolled as a college student in the fall of 2018
  • Must have a cell phone available for emergency use
  • Must possess an insured and reliable vehicle, and be able to travel to and from Kirkland and locations throughout King and Snohomish counties
  • Capable of lifting 30 pounds

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

None

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds
  • Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements
  • Normal setting for this job is outdoors, either visiting customers at a multifamily property or residence, at a community event such as a farmers market, or tagging residential carts.  You will be responsible for driving or carpooling to these locations.
Program Overview
  • This is a paid internship, full time from 6/18 – 8/24/2018 (40 hours/week), part time from 8/27 – 10/26 (up to 15 hours/week).
  • Eligible candidates must be able to start Monday, June 18, 2018 and available to participate until Friday, October 26, 2018. Some shifts start at 8:00 am, and others will start in the afternoon. On occasion, shifts will begin as early as 5 a.m., and other shifts will end as late as 11 p.m.
  • Internship hours rotate between Monday-Friday, and Tuesday – Saturday schedules depending on event timing.
  • The schedule during part time work from (8/27 – 10/26) will be flexible
  • The internship headquarters is located in Kirkland, WA

 If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click “Apply.” Application deadline is Friday, May 11, 2018.