APPLICATION:

Job Description: The College Recyclers work closely with the Oberlin College Departments of Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Studies, Buildings and Grounds, Custodial Services, Administration, Environmental Policy Standing Committee, Oberlin Student Cooperative Association and the City of Oberlin Recycling program to oversee and improve the college's current recycling system. Tasks include monitoring and distribution of recycling bins, making free notebooks from reused paper, developing and implementing new recycling and source reduction projects, researching more environmentally-friendly products for the college to purchase, and educating students, faculty, and staff about environmental issues. The Recyclers have also been involved in organizing events such as Earth Day activities, the annual clothing swap, and tabling in Wilder; many more possibilities exist.

Qualifications: Students looking to apply should be highly motivated, responsible, and willing to work with students, staff and college faculty professionally on a daily basis to ensure a consistent and successful recycling program.

Positions Available: varies - contact us if you have questions.
Time Commitment: variable: 6-13 hrs/week - preferably at least 10 hrs/wk
Wage: $6.50 & up (opportunities for increases)

Note about application: Due to problems with Oberlin's default mail program, please do not submit your application through the website. Instead, please copy and paste these questions into a Word document and then email the document with your responses to recycle@oberlin.edu.
Name: OCMR: Oberlin phone #:
Email: Grad. Yr.

1. Listed below are some of the project areas in which Recyclers have been involved with. Please check any that are of particular interest to you and suggest any others that you would be excited about working on.
Operations/logistics: program implementation in purchasing, reclamation and monitoring.
Communications coordination: Networking with the CDS recyclers, the service pool recycling staff, and college administration
Research source reduction opportunities on campus (i.e. purchasing of recycled paper and paper towels, energy use reduction, etc.).
Education and activities coordination: coordination of educational events; includes web design if desired.
OSCA recycling contact - responsible for ensuring OSCA recyclers are trained; oversees OSCA recycling.

2. When are you available for an interview? (Please list at least three times in the morning and afternoon.)

3. Will you be on campus and willing to hold this position for more than 1 semester? If not, explain.

4. How many hours per week would you be available to work during the school year? During the summer? During breaks? Do you plan to have another job during either of these times?

5. Please take this opportunity to explain any and all skills and experience that you can contribute to this position (i.e. web design, campaign organization, etc…).

6. Please also explain why you would like this job. Be specific, and attach additional sheets if necessary. Include your resume if possible.

Name of one reference: Phone: Email: