Conservation Education Specialist

• Location 3406 Redwood Ave,Bellingham, WA, 98229,United States
• Base Pay $22.00 - $27.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Regular Full Time

Position Open Date: 08/27/2026

Interested in making a difference in your community while building a career? Join our team as a Conservation Education Specialist!

For 60 years, Opportunity Council has worked throughout Northwest Washington to build just, equitable communities through service, investment, and collaboration. Our mission is to help people improve their lives through education, support, and direct assistance while advocating for just and equitable communities. Part of a national network of Community Action Agencies, we are dedicated to helping people help each other and themselves—building a community where everyone has the chance to thrive and contribute.

At Opportunity Council, our values guide everything we do. Collaboration, respect, integrity, passion, and learning shape how we show up for each other and for our community. We’re also committed to weaving diversity, equity, and inclusion into every part of our work—from the help we offer in the community to the kind of workplace we create for our staff.

To learn more about us and our work, visit our website: www.oppco.org

Opportunity Council’s Conservation Education program provides tools, information and referrals to identify ways to save on residential energy and water bills, conserve energy and water and improve indoor air quality, health and safety. The Conservation Education Specialist schedules home visits to provide educational services as well as conducts visual assessment in homes for Weatherization services. The Specialist conducts outreach, collaborates with other Opportunity Council programs, local non-profits and partnering agencies to maintain referrals for Conservation Education, Weatherization and Home Repair programs.

This position supports Weatherization and Home Repair programs by providing administrative functions including database review and management, maintaining detailed record keeping and completing complex eligibility applications to verify a household qualifies for services.

Monday through Thursday, 7am to 5:30pm

• Provides in-office and in-home Conservation Education services to eligible community members in Island, San Juan and Whatcom counties.
• Conducts visual assessments on homes for potential Weatherization projects.
• Conducts screening eligibility interviews for Weatherization and Home Repair services.
• Provides administrative services including conducting an intake to verify an applicant’s eligibility for services, reviewing completed applications to confirm eligibility, scheduling for their own home visits and workshops and maintaining detailed records across several databases.
• Conducts program outreach and marketing activities to facilitate participation in programs for Island, San Juan and Whatcom counties.
• Orders and coordinates refrigerator replacements and installs low-cost, no-cost conservation measures during Conservation Education home visits.
• Provides leadership to Energy Assistance staff around Energy Assistance, Weatherization and Home Repair programs, including maintaining extensive and current knowledge regarding eligibility requirements for program clients.
• Provides agency and community information and referrals.
• Works collaboratively with Home Improvement Department production staff and Conservation Programs Coordinator to ensure that appropriate numbers of clients are served.
• Performs a variety of moderately complex and administrative functions, including record keeping, database management, and related reports generation and assists with program and project development.
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