Employment
ABOUT DNDA & YOUNGSTOWN
The Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) integrates Art, Nature, and Neighborhood to build and sustain a dynamic Delridge. DNDA was founded in 1996, and since then has provided innovative and inclusive programming, promoting social, racial, and environmental justice.
DNDA’s Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (YCAC) hosts groundbreaking youth arts programming and is a widely recognized model for comprehensive community engagement. Located in the diverse Delridge Neighborhood of West Seattle, the historic building renovated from the old Frank B. Cooper Elementary School houses 36 units of low-income artist housing, commercial office space for arts-based nonprofits, as well as rental spaces for arts and cultural events, performances, classes and gatherings. Owned and operated by DNDA, Youngstown is the only mixed-use space in Seattle offering artist housing, nonprofit offices, youth programs, and creative public rental facilities, allowing incredible capacity for cross-sector collaboration.
DNDA is a diverse, anti-racist organization and Equal Opportunity Employer happily serving people of various communities and backgrounds. We seek applicants who are radical about inclusivity, and want to join in the work of revolutionizing and activating the Seattle arts scene with this lens. Women, LGBTQ and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.
CURRENT OPENINGS
AmeriCorps VISTA
DNDA Community Engagement & Development Specialist
This position is made available through AmeriCorps and United Way of King County.
About DNDA: Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) is a registered 501c(3) Seattle-based not for profit organization. Our mission is to integrate art, nature and neighborhood to build and sustain a dynamic Delridge. DNDA fights poverty by providing resources and affordable housing to low income families in need.
DNDA's programs and services include 7 affordable housing sites, the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Urban Forest Restoration Program, Delridge Wetland Park Project, Summer Youth Program, Restorative Justice Program and EcoArts.
Member Duties: The VISTA member will fight poverty by increasing the agency’s capacity to help families living in West Seattle and White Center gain familiarity with resources, build relevant programs and curriculum with the goal of connecting low-income families to educational and community resources to achieve financial stability.
The Community Engagement and Development Specialist VISTA will:
- assess need and identify program/service gaps,
- plan programs in concert with the Housing Asset Manager,
- create best practice tool-kits, organize volunteers,
- and create a fund-development work plan in concert with the Development Director.
Required Eligibility:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be a US citizen, national or legal permanent resident alien of the US; For this federally-stipend program, F1 Visas are not sufficient
- Must be available and on site 40 hours a week Monday - Friday from March 16, 2020, through March 15, 2021
- Must already live (or be willing to move) within a 15 minute drive or 60 minute public transit commute from your service location.
Benefits of joining the team:
- Living allowance of $1,583.00 (pretax)
- Loan deferment and payment of interest accrued during service year on qualified student loans (loans must be federally-backed; personal/private loans not eligible)
- Health benefits that meet the minimum standards of ACA compliance
- ORCA LIFT card
- $5,815 Education Award or $1,500 cash stipend upon successful completion
- Childcare assistance
- 10 days sick leave, 10 days personal leave, 9 federal holidays
- Enrollment in an assistance program with 24-hour access to phone counseling
- Noncompetitive eligibility for federal jobs for up to one year after completing service
- Professional work experience
- In-service training, skill-building and professional development
Position Term: March 16, 2020 - March 15, 2021
Position Type: Full-Time
Apply: No resume or cover letter is necessary when you apply directly to the My AmeriCorps portal.
- Apply directly to our position here.
- For technical assistance or additional information, contact United Way’s AmeriCorps leader at unitedwayamericorps@uwkc.org
Visit the AmeriCorps website to submit your application. Applications open until February 19, 2020.
Please note that the selected candidate must submit to a background check.
DNDA is an equal opportunity employer. No applicant will be discriminated against because of race, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, age, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental or physical disability.
Urban Forest Restoration Program Internship
10 hours a week
2 positions available
Organization Description: The Nature Consortium Forest Restoration Program is part of the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association, which promotes growth in the Delridge corridor by providing vital resources for all our neighbors. These resources include access to affordable housing, green space, healthy food, education, arts and culture. Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association is a registered 501c(3) Seattle-based not for profit organization.
Position Description: The Urban Forest Restoration Program Interns support the work of the Nature Consortium Forest Restoration Team to advance the restoration of the West Duwamish Greenbelt and Longfellow Creek watershed by conducting and leading volunteer-based forest restoration efforts. This position reports to the Restoration Program Coordinator.
Schedule: The internship will run from January 2020 to early June 2020 (start and end dates are negotiable). The ideal candidate will be available for either of the following schedules:
- Tuesdays 9:00am-2:30pm & Wednesdays 10:00am-2:30pm
or
- Saturdays 9:00am-2:30pm & Fridays 10:00am-2:30pm
This schedule is designed to have interns lead weekly forest restoration volunteer events, and have an additional weekday to manage office-related tasks.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise, motivate, educate, train and inspire volunteers to efficiently complete forest stewardship activities (invasive removal, native planting, and mulching) during habitat restoration work parties.
- Manage volunteer and program data (Salesforce and Microsoft excel data entry).
- Assist with the maintenance of restoration equipment and supplies (tools, vehicles, gloves, etc.)
- Promote individual volunteer development and retention, and ensure a healthy working and learning environment.
- Complete special project as assigned.
Benefits of the Internship:
- Develop and practice communication, leadership, group management and volunteer management skills.
- Develop and practice hands-on forest restoration and stewardship skills.
- Learn about Pacific Northwest ecology.
- Gain experience using Client Relationship Management (CRM) software, Salesforce, and CEDAR data management systems
- Gain exposure to and understanding of nonprofit operations
Qualifications:
- Ability to work with a wide range of volunteers, community groups, partners and staff.
- Basic knowledge of Pacific Northwest ecology and/or willingness to learn.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills-must feel comfortable speaking in front of groups.
- Physically able to work long days in adverse weather conditions.
- Ability to lift 10-25 lbs. (tools, plants, trees, etc) and walk in uneven terrain.
- Good driving record, current driver’s license and vehicle insurance.
- Current First Aid and CPR certification or ability to obtain
- Positive attitude, energetic personality and sense of humor.
Pay Rate: $15 per hour
To Apply: Submit resume and cover letter to DNDA’s Environmental Programs Director, Caroline Borsenik at caroline@dnda.org by Monday, December 2nd 2019.
Please note that the selected candidate must submit to a background check.
Persons of color strongly encouraged to apply.
DNDA is an equal opportunity employer. No applicant will be discriminated against because of race, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, age, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental or physical disability.
Forest Restoration Crew Leads manage and lead volunteer habitat restoration projects, including providing environmental education to adults and youth, removing invasive species, and planting native trees and shrubs during regularly scheduled volunteer events.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Supervise, motivate, educate and inspire volunteers during habitat restoration work parties
- Train and motivate a group of volunteers to efficiently complete forest restoration activities
- Educate groups of volunteers about restoration ecology, native and invasive plants, the West Duwamish Greenbelt and Longfellow Creek
- Report to Environmental Programs Director and Restoration Program Coordinator on the work party’s activities
- Monitor, manage, and promote the volunteers’ safety
About Us: Since 2003, Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association’s Nature program (formerly known as Nature Consortium) has brought volunteers and community members together to help restore habitat in the forest by removing invasive weeds, amending soil, addressing erosion issues, and planting new native trees and shrubs. We are committed to restoring Seattle’s largest remaining forest, the West Duwamish Greenbelt, and one of the few watersheds to support spawning salmon, Longfellow Creek. These important ecological resources span hundreds of acres in the Delridge neighborhood of West Seattle and include miles of maintained trail systems.
DNDA also provides affordable housing, operates Youngstown Cultural Arts Center and provides Summer Youth Programming in multiple Seattle Housing Authority communities.
DNDA is a diverse, anti-racist organization and Equal Opportunity Employer happily serving people of various communities and backgrounds. Women, LGBTQ and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply: Send your resume and one paragraph on why you’d like to join the DNDA restoration team.
Email: caroline@dnda.org
Job Type: Volunteer, On Call
House Managers are “On-call” Staff who oversee events hosted at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, and trade their time for space to do their art at Youngstown.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Greet and orient guests to the facility, assuring all needs are met
- Watch over active and inactive rental spaces to ensure compliance with building and rental regulations
- Answer front desk phone, and take messages for Youngstown Manager
- Manage cleanliness of rental spaces and access of the facility
- Cover other tasks as needed or requested by Manager and Director
About Our Community:
DNDA’s Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (YCAC) hosts groundbreaking youth arts programming and is a widely recognized model for comprehensive community engagement. Located in the diverse Delridge Neighborhood of West Seattle, the historic building renovated from the old Frank B. Cooper Elementary
School houses 36 units of low-income artist housing, commercial office space for arts-based nonprofits, as well as rental spaces for arts and cultural events, performances, classes and gatherings. Owned and operated by DNDA, Youngstown is the only mixed-use space in Seattle offering artist housing, nonprofit offices, youth programs, and creative public rental facilities, allowing incredible capacity for cross-sector collaboration.
DNDA is a diverse, anti-racist organization and Equal Opportunity Employer happily serving people of various communities and backgrounds. We seek applicants who are radical about inclusivity, and want to join in the work of revolutionizing and activating the Seattle arts scene with this lens. Women, LGBTQ and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply: Send your resume and one paragraph on why you’d like to join the DNDA team.
Email: volunteer@youngstownarts.org
Job Type: Volunteer, On Call
Writers, poets, arts educators:
Come work at Youngstown!
Use your creative talents
Develop your arts education skills
Be part of a thriving alternative education class
Frog Hollow School, which meets weekly at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, is looking for an enthusiastic and kind person with a background in alternative/arts education to assist in the classroom. Great opportunity to observe a thriving alternative education class in action and to develop teaching skills with mentorship.
Frog Hollow School is a writing program for homeschooled children ages seven through twelve. Frog Hollow classes meet weekly for a whole school day and explore many aspects of language arts, using poetry and other creative writing as the core of a curriculum that also includes spelling and grammar, word roots, storytelling, research writing, persuasive writing, art, singing, and nature studies. We spend over an hour every class playing outside and exploring nearby parks. Each class is a mix of ages and academic abilities, and each child approaches the projects individually. Classes have 16 students, a teacher and an assistant.
Job Description:
Assist in the classroom, helping students individually with academics, creative work, behavior, first aid, and other needs. Help with set-up and clean-up before and after class. Assist teacher with in-class prep. Accompany class on outdoor adventures. Supervise/participate in snack and lunchtime. Set a positive, nurturing, kind, imaginative, and playful tone. Opportunities to lead lessons, as well as support in developing teaching skills.
Hours: Fridays 8:45 – 3:30 at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
Starting Pay: $16.50/hr, no benefits
January through Mid-June 2020
Please contact Becca Hall at froghollowschool@gmail.com or 425-765-5060