Job Description

The PowerHouse Educator conducts public outreach and conveys information about clean energy and healthy homes in a variety of venues in Tompkins County and surrounding counties; helps develop and deliver educational workshops on clean energy and climate-related topics, provides personalized advising around clean energy and healthy home programs and helps knit together our programming as part of a just, inclusive climate transition including utilizing the tiny home PowerHouse as an educational avenue. Specifically, the Educator will:Conduct outreach connecting residents with information and resources to help them with their energy needs. In these situations, respond to questions and informally provide information, as well as advising on energy programs and incentives. The educator will also provide Healthy Homes resources on topics such as indoor air quality, induction stoves, radon, lead, asbestos and mold. This person will build relationships and work collaboratively with community partners to ensure the logistical success of the outreach and educational programming.Use the tiny home PowerHouse and existing curricula and materials, to engage students and adults in energy- and climate-change-related education in schools, libraries, and other community venues. The Educator will adapt existing curricula and develop new curricula when appropriate. The Educator will build and manage relationships with community partners, provide information for generating invoices and receipts for fee-for-service work.Manage the use of the tiny home for outreach and education in Tompkins County and surrounding counties in the region, in collaboration with the Regional Clean Energy Hub and CCEC Energy & Climate Change teams. This includes scheduling the use of the PowerHouse for educational programming, coordinating the transportation of the PowerHouse to all events, working with licensed professional towers, , maintaining the PowerHouse, including regular cleaning, annual inspection, and occasional painting and repairs and training other staff in safely and effectively using the PowerHouse as an educational medium.The position requires a high degree of independent judgment, adaptability, and an ability to learn from experience and enhance programming. This person works under the Southern Tier Regional Clean Energy Hub Director to implement programs, supervise volunteers and interns and possibly one educator, and attend meetings as relevant to the position. This person also serves as a member of the CCETC Energy & Climate Change Team and develops working relationships with other staff working at CCETC.