DESCRIPTION POSITION: Green Seattle Partnership Forest Steward
REPORTS TO: Green Cities Coordinator and Seattle Parks Plant Ecologists
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
POSITION TYPE: Volunteer, with at least two-year term of service

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Green Seattle Partnership is a 20-year effort to restore 2,500 acres of forested parkland in the City of Seattle. Green Seattle Partnership Forest Stewards will lead volunteer restoration work in a forested parkland, bringing together the needed volunteers, materials, technical knowledge, and other resources to make on-the-ground forest restoration a reality. Individual stewards wishing to adopt a forested parkland area may apply, or Community Forest Stewardship Groups, also known as “Friends of” or “Adopt a Park” groups, may nominate one or two representatives to serve as a “Forest Steward” and Green Seattle Partnership representative.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:
 Serve as key contact at a park for the Green Seattle Partnership
 Coordinate volunteer forest restoration events and activities in your forested parkland
 Manage event and material requests, sign-in sheets, and work logs
 Coordinate with GSP staff to develop site annual restoration work plans
 Attend training events for ongoing personal development

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
 Attend GSP Forest Steward Orientation
 Attend three training events per year
 Coordinate and lead at least 4 volunteer events per year (of any size)
 Ability to maintain a positive working relationship with staff, volunteers, donors, and community supporters
 Ability to organize and manage diverse activities and set priorities; flexible under pressure
 Ability to work under physically-demanding conditions, including cold and wet weather

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
 Experience coordinating and leading volunteer events
 Knowledge of forest restoration and invasive species removal practices
 Experience working with or teaching youth, young adults and adult volunteers in an environmental education setting
 Good organizational and computer skills

For more information about the the Green Seattle Partnership: www.greenseattle.org