Coastal Environment Intern

The Coastal Environment Internship with Clean Ocean Action (COA) is an exciting opportunity for a student to help address the environmental impacts as a result of Super-storm Sandy and to bring together interests in environmental education, science, public policy, and citizen action.

The intern will assist with the Corporate Beach Sweep and Wave of Action programs, and gain experience in education, event coordination, research, public speaking, writing, and organizing.

COA’s Beach Sweeps Programs are hands-on, environmental awareness, and team building “get-away retreats” with employees from businesses (including those in the Fortune 500 list).

COA’s Waves of Action “For the Shore” is a long term volunteer effort to assist the communities, businesses, families, and individuals impacted from Superstorm Sandy. The Waves of Action take place monthly and are comprised of service projects that help the recovery, restoration and rebuilding of the New Jersey & New York beaches and communities.

The summer 2013 Coastal Environment Intern will be responsible for assisting in the organization and coordination of the Corporate Beach Sweeps and the Waves of Action Programs.

Specifically for Beach Sweeps, the intern will:

Handle the logistics of the Corporate Beach Sweep Program
Attend all Corporate Beach Sweeps
Organize the logistics and pre-event details of the Corporate Summer Programs
Educate and motivate Beach Sweeps and Scavenger Hunt volunteers on site
Create flyers and other printed materials to promote the program
Give the educational overview and lead a Corporate Sweeps and Scavenger Hunt at the intern’s last event
Produce a Report on the data collected from all the Corporate Beach Sweeps over the course of the summer, and a report from the Scavenger Hunts over the summer

Specifically for Waves of Action, the intern will:

Assist the Education Coordinator & Citizen Action Coordinator with Waves of Action program coordination
Work with NY & NJ organizations to build new projects in line with the Wave of Action vision
Integrate local businesses into projects
Work with volunteers to maximize program participation at targeted sites
Cultivate relationships with participating volunteers, businesses, and organizations
Compile Beach Sweeps data from the Spring Beach Sweeps/April Wave of Action, and
Prepare quantitative & qualitative data from each Wave of Action to track the success of the program

Coastal Environment Intern

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