Recycling Outreach Coordinator

Detailed Description:

Essential Job Functions:

• Plans, organizes and implements community and civic educational meetings on the Citys recycling program; directs the daily activities of assigned subordinates.
• Hires, trains, directs, schedules, supervises, evaluates, and disciplines subordinate personnel.
• Reviews customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.
• Evaluates effectiveness of existing outreach programs based data from the recycling processor and/or recycling field inspections.
• When requested, helps develop community or corporate recycling plans and goals to minimize waste and conform to resource constraints.
• Makes presentations to educate the public on how to recycle and/or on the environmental advantages of recycling.
• Prepares grant applications, implements grant-funded projects, monitors, and reports on progress in accordance with sponsoring agency requirements.
• Writes news articles and content for web pages, as well as various social media platforms in order to communicate the work and projects associated with the Citys recycling programs.
• Develops content for printed citizen newsletter and other communication media specifically related to recycling.
• Assists the Communications Division with drafting of press releases related to recycling projects and activities.
• Monitors departmental social media accounts and responds to public inquiries related to recycling or recycling programming.
• Assists in the development of marketing plans to promote Operations projects and activities.
• Researches and develops marketing materials and publications including brochures, flyers, information pamphlets, media announcements, public presentations, and other promotional materials.
• Assists the Communications Division in creating content for the Citys municipal information television channel, specifically segments related to recycling.
• Documents various recycling projects and activities through video and photography.
• Attends city sponsored events, including but not limited to, farmers markets, services expo, rose district events, New Orleans square events, etc. to perform outreach with the public.
• Performs waste audits and recycling content audits with processing facility to identify needs and contamination rates.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

About the Company:

Located in northeast Oklahoma, Broken Arrow is the fourth largest city in the state, with an estimated population of 120,000 people spread out over 60 square miles. From 2010 to 2020, U.S. Census Bureau numbers show the City grew by 14.8 percent, making it one of the fastest growing incorporated municipalities in Oklahoma.

Residents in Broken Arrow enjoy a high quality of life, characterized by low crime, high performing schools, affordable housing and easy access to many parks and recreational facilities. The City fosters a sense of community by sponsoring seasonal festivals and events each year, including Rooster Days, a local Farmers Market and musical performances in the park.