Department:

Solid Waste

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Do you have a passion for making a tangible community impact through recycling and other solid waste management initiatives and public education? The Solid Waste Outreach Coordinator leads education and outreach efforts for the Solid Waste Department, engaging with residents, businesses, and volunteers to promote recycling, litter prevention, and other waste reduction initiatives.

You will coordinate education events and the Keep Sarasota County Beautiful (KSCB) program, collaborating with partners such as UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability to drive meaningful change in Sarasota County. This position offers a dynamic and rewarding opportunity for those that enjoy community engagement and stewardship.

• Public Education and Outreach: Coordinates and presents solid waste information at public education events, supports digital and print content development, and maintains ongoing education through training and collaboration.
• Business Outreach and Engagement: Facilitates waste audits, makes recommendations, and increases knowledge of waste reduction/recycling programs and resources available with local businesses in coordination with other Solid Waste teams and UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability as applicable.
• Keep Sarasota County Beautiful (KSCB) Program: Manages the KSCB program, including budgeting, grant oversight, procurement, major cleanup events, volunteer coordination, and KSCB Advisory Board (scheduling, agenda development, meeting documentation, communications, etc.).
• Adopt-a-Road Program: Oversees application processing, safety training, supply distribution, and data tracking for the program.
• Reporting and Compliance: Prepares reports for Keep America Beautiful (KAB), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), and internal dashboards; ensures compliance with Sarasota County’s mandatory recycling program and supports facilitation of the County Facilities Recycle contract.

Work Hours:  Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree from an accredited college or university AND three (3) years of job-related experience.

• -OR- Bachelor's degree in an accredited college or university in related field AND one (1) year of job-related experience.

• -OR- Five (5) years of professional-related experience can be substituted for the degree at management's discretion.

• A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Expereince working with; Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. 

Physical Demands:

• Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.

Subject to Passing Substance Screening:  This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening.  An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment for a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $25.70 - $26.00/hour, based on your experience.

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. 

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.