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Youth Climate Corps Opportunities
Youth Climate Corps BC (YCCBC)
Job Title:
Type of Opportunity:
Youth Climate Corps Opportunities
Community Action
Job Description:
This position will provide a variety of exciting opportunities to participate in community climate action related initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase community connections and resiliency. Opportunities may include water conservation, urban forestry projects, fire-smarting projects, emergency preparedness, community outreach, education, and engagement.
Job Location:
In Person
About Us:
Youth Climate Corps BC (YCCBC) is an organization that aims to empower British Columbian youth to take actions that address the climate crisis. YCCBC provides paid work and training to young people in climate action projects that impact their communities. YCCBC gets jobs done in communities that reduce emissions, build resiliency, and adapt communities to the changing climate.
Youth Climate Corps BC builds community capacity by developing a motivated, organized, and adaptable youth labour force to make climate plans a reality. Young people aged 17-30 work together for four to six months to build skills, scale up climate action projects, and develop their leadership skills and community networks.
Sustainable Development Goal Focus:
SDG 13: Climate Action
Application Instructions:
Youth Climate Corps BC gives a place for youth to be heard and make change happen.
We can no longer rely on youth volunteers to solve the climate crisis. Young people deserve dignified, paid work to address the largest challenge we have faced as a society. That is why Youth Climate Corps BC provides paid work and training for young people in community climate action. By empowering and connecting youth and organizations, we build networks that are committed to climate action. This gives young people agency over the future of their communities. These projects tackle much-needed community adaptations to a heating planet while also providing the means for reducing emissions.
Youth Climate Corps BC leadership training focuses on mentorship, peer-to-peer learning, and experiential education. Participants leave Youth Climate Corps with agency, skills and experience to work in fields related to climate action. Alumni have gone on to work for non-profits, and regional districts as climate interns and taken leadership roles in climate activist organizations.
https://www.youthclimatecorps.com/youth-voices-ycc