Job description

About the City of Philadelphia

With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Through these principles, we strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all of our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential.

About Parks & Recreation

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR) advances the prosperity of the city and the progress of her people through intentional and sustained stewardship of over 10,200 acres of public land and waterways as well as through hundreds of safe, stimulating recreation, environmental, and cultural centers. PPR promotes the well-being and growth of the City’s residents by connecting them to the natural world around them, to each other, and to fun, physical, and social opportunities. PPR is responsible for the upkeep of historically significant Philadelphia events and specialty venues and works collaboratively with communities and organizations in leading capital projects and the introduction of inventive programming. To learn more about Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, visit us at www.phila.gov/parksandrec, and follow @philaparkandrec on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr.

The Organic Recycling Center Coordinator will support the City of Philadelphia's Sustainability and Zero Waste goals by assisting with operations at Philadelphia's unique Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center. Reporting to the District Supervisor, this position will provide customer service, monitor materials drop offs, and assist with general clean-up activities. Focus initiatives for this position include tracking and reporting organic materials and recycling operations and improving waste diversion on site.

This is a 6-month position that is a combination of office and field based activities as well as a blend of processing data and reports via electronic means and working with internal and external parties interpersonally. Each task and initiative this position informs is ultimately in support of the department and City’s GreenWorks goals and Zero Waste & Litter objectives.

Responsibilities

• Direct visitors and customers from private companies, city agencies, and the residential community to the appropriate areas to pick-up or drop-off organic materials
• Monitor drop-offs to make sure loads are clean and uncontaminated and take record of when they are not
• Assist with general clean-up of the Recycling Center grounds including collecting litter and debris; organizing wood, stone, and other materials; and removing invasive vegetation where appropriate
• Assist in operating the scale-house, where vehicles weigh-in, by recording entrance and exit weights of vehicles in Microsoft Excel
• Direct customers on how to pay for credit card transactions and fill out receipts for charges to customers
• Input and calculate data in Microsoft excel, ArcGIS, or other platforms as needed
• Generate annual, seasonal, monthly, or singular event-based reports to show statistics and change over for materials at the Organic Recycling Center
• Communicate with operations staff around sustainable practices and gather qualitative data where necessary
• Answer the phone and provide basic customer service and information when operating the scale-house

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• No previous experience or education required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software preferred
• Excellent written, verbal, and electronic communication
• Understanding of and ability to calculate data gathered over time
• Ability to perform a variety of manual tasks
• Ability to learn grounds maintenance operations

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Application Question(s):

• Are you a City of Philadelphia Resident?
• Are you willing to undergo a background check?
• Are you able to work on Saturdays?

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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