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Turn your passion for the environment into a career!
For more than 40 years, we have planted trees, strengthened communities, educated children and worked with local agencies to solve the environmental challenges that threaten LA.
If you share our vision for a green city, consider applying for a job with us. The rewards are plentiful: competitive pay and benefits, a beautiful work setting, and the deep satisfaction of knowing you're making a difference.
JOB TITLE:
Billing Assistant
REPORTS TO:
Chief Financial Officer
JOB SUMMARY:
We are looking for a reliable Billing Assistant to perform tasks that will help monitor our revenues. As a billing assistant, you must be accurate and reliable in handling accounts and documents. Being good at math and a high degree of organizational ability are essential. If you have 3 or more years’ experience in billing/accounting and are interested in joining our team, we’d like to meet you.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Accounting Responsibilities, include but are not limited to:
- Accounts Receivable – post and deposit all receivables
- Prepare weekly revenue and cash flow reports for Chief Financial Officer
- Detail review and maintenance of general ledger accounts in QuickBooks
- Production of invoices and responsible for maintaining all back-up materials and files of agreements
- Knowledge of OMB A-133 (for government contracts)
- Coordinate with management to prepare the organization revenue budget on an annual basis
- Audit preparation for independent auditors with financial statements and schedules. Work with the outside CPA and auditors before, during, and after fieldwork to ensure an efficient audit process on an annual basis
- Assist Director of Foundation Relations with revenue and expense reports for various funding sources
- Monitor time sheets of staff working in restricted funded projects to determine salary and salary taxes expenses. Prepare journal entries of hours worked on respective project in order to be reimbursed by funders.
- Maintain file systems of restricted assets and agreements
- Answer to staff questions and requests
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years’ of proven billing experience
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Experience with MS Excel and QuickBooks
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
- Strong aptitude for numbers, spreadsheets, and financial reports
- Excellent 10-key skills
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Ability to multi-task
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and Google Docs
WAGES AND BENEFITS:
This is a full time, non-exempt position, with benefits and an exciting work environment.
JOIN THE TREEPEOPLE TEAM, APPLY AT:
https://treepeople.bamboohr.com/jobs/
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JOB TITLE:
Eco-Tour Educator
REPORTS TO:
Senior Manager, On-Site Educational Tours
JOB SUMMARY:
TreePeople’s mission is to inspire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share the results as a model for the world.
TreePeople’s On-site Tour Department delivers environmental and sustainability education to over 10,000 people a year at Coldwater Canyon Park - home of TreePeople. We also provide moonlight hikes to the public. The goal of the program is to inspire them to take personal responsibility by creating a more climate resilient city through the planting and care of trees, conserving, capturing and infiltrating water, creating healthy productive soil, and more.
The ideal Eco Tour Educator will deliver environmental educational tours to K – 12 students, family groups, and the general public, and serve as an educational specialist responding to inquiries on TreePeople’s information line.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Deliver weekday Eco-tours -- our interactive educational tour for elementary through high school students.
- Deliver monthly Moonlight Hikes for the public.
- Present TreePeople’s “Dirt Doctor” at select outreach events.
- Deliver other educational programs as needed.
- Perform administrative duties including, but not limited to, data entry and answering TreePeople’s information line.
- Maintain all equipment, displays and props.
- Help prepare for events in the Conference Center and on the grounds.
- Participate in educator and staff gatherings.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be committed to environmental sustainability. The ideal candidate possesses a sound grasp of ecology and environmental issues; a basic understanding of effective educational methods; and cross-cultural sensitivity.
- Must have experience working with youth, teens and adults
- Have flexibility and patience
- Experience and/or education in interpretive/environmental education, and/or performing arts
- Strong communication skills and comfortable speaking to a group or to individuals
- Spanish speaking a plus
- Comfortable and able to work outdoors
- Organized and detail oriented
- Experience with administrative work
WAGES AND BENEFITS:
This is a part-time (25 hrs a week), non-exempt position with benefits.
JOIN THE TREEPEOPLE TEAM, APPLY AT:
https://treepeople.bamboohr.com/jobs/
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Internships
Are you interested in learning about one of LA's premier environmental nonprofits?
TreePeople staff works with interns to give them a leg-up in the environmental field and specialized training across our departments' specialities. Come join us and help green our city!
THE ORGANIZATION:
TreePeople's mission is to inspire the people of Los Angeles to take personal responsibility for the urban forest - educating, training and supporting them as they plant and care for trees and improve the neighborhoods in which they live, learn, work, and play. We work to help nature heal our cities in the neighborhoods, schools, communities and mountains of the greater Los Angeles area. Our office is located in Coldwater Canyon Park between the Los Angeles basin and the San Fernando Valley.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
TreePeople’s Development Department is the primary fundraising function of the organization, which includes individual, institutional, and event-based fundraising programs.
The Development Department is seeking a passionate, capable candidate interested in gaining experience in fundraising and development. The Fundraising Intern will perform a variety of skilled administrative duties related to prospect research, donor cultivation and database management. The Fundraising Intern will work primarily with the Senior Manager of Annual Giving on donation review and donor cultivation for gifts ranging from $10-$249. This will include researching donors on TreePeople’s internal database (Salesforce) and through other web based tools, and taking cultivation steps to personally thank them and build relationships. Data collected will be entered into TreePeople’s database and analyzed to identify potential prospects.
With exposure to the department and staff, this position provides an opportunity for growth and engagement in other areas of fundraising and nonprofit management, where appropriate.
REPORTS TO:
Senior Manager of Annual Giving
DUTIES:
- Support donor acknowledgement process, including thank you letters and calls
- Review donation files for database entry
- Donor cultivation/event support
- Prospect research using prospecting tools & online search engines
- Data entry within TreePeople’s database (Salesforce)
- Analyzing data collected to identify top prospects
- Assist with special events
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Must possess strong research, writing, and communication skills
- Must demonstrate experience working with confidential and sensitive information
- Strong customer service skills and interest in relationship building
- Able to record information with exceptional accuracy
- Preferred experience with and comfortable using databases (Salesforce preferred)
- Quick to learn new databases, follow directions, and cohesively organize information
- Patience entering data and not afraid to ask questions
TYPE OF POSITION:
Part-time, unpaid internship, 10-15 hours per week. School credit available. Length of internship is ideally a minimum of 3 months, but can be customized to the candidate’s and organization’s interest.
Please e-mail following to Michell Sanchez at msanchez@treepeople.org:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
THE ORGANIZATION:
TreePeople's mission is to inspire the people of Los Angeles to take personal responsibility for the urban forest - educating, training and supporting them as they plant and care for trees and improve the neighborhoods in which they live, learn, work, and play. We work to help nature heal our cities in the neighborhoods, schools, communities and mountains of the greater Los Angeles area. Our office is located in Coldwater Canyon Park between the Los Angeles basin and the San Fernando Valley.
DESCRIPTION:
The practice of ecological restoration encompasses a wide scope of projects including: erosion control, reforestation, the use of genetically local native species, removal of invasive non-native species , revegetation of disturbed areas including oak woodlands- native grasslands- riparian zones- and chaparral/coastal sage scrub, shading streams, reintroduction of native species, as well as habitat and range improvement for targeted species.
REPORTS TO:
Wildland Restoration Manager and Senior Manager of Mountain Forestry
DUTIES:
- Adopt and create projects in wildland areas of the Santa Monica Mountains, specifically Lower Topanga State Park.
- Support the Mountain Restoration program at weekly events.
- Work independently and with volunteers and TreePeople employees in restoration zones.
- Learn greenhouse/nursery procedures, inventory, etc.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Available some week AND weekend days (schedule may be tailored to the individual).
- Must have own transportation, preferably a car or truck with capacity to transport tools and supplies.
- Able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
- Related field experience and or education.
- Must take Santa Monica Mountains Restoration Supervisor training.
- Needs an understanding of Mediterranean ecosystems, familiarity with the Santa Monica Mountains, or an intense commitment to quickly learn both, including local native plant species.
TYPE OF POSITION:
Part-time, unpaid internship, minimum 2 month commitment and 20 hours (flex) per week.
Please e-mail following to lrodriguez@treepeople.org:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
* Emails received through third party services or bounced back through verification websites will be not be read.
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
THE ORGANIZATION:
TreePeople is a nonprofit organization that unites the power of people, trees, and nature-based solutions to grow a sustainable Los Angeles. Our mission is to inspire, engage, and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share the process as a model for the world. TreePeople was founded more than 40 years ago by a teenager and is responsible for planting more than 2 million trees in Los Angeles mountains, streets, schools and neighborhoods.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
TreePeople, a Los Angeles-based organization, seeks a Marketing & Communications intern to support campaigns and day-to-day storytelling tasks to help inspire Angelenos and policymakers to create a more climate-resilient future.
REPORTS TO:
Social Media and Digital Content Manager
DUTIES:
Assist with campaigns including but not limited to:
- Helping curate relevant social media content
- Keeping the department’s editorial content calendar updated
- Pitching shareable social media posts
- Social media and web analytic reporting
Assist TreePeople in its Publicity efforts including:
- Identifying target audiences and media outlets
- Building media lists and updating contacts in database
- Calendar listings
- Covering live events through social media (i.e. Facebook/Instagram Live, Snapchat, and Twitter)
- Work with Communications team on editing, publishing and sharing occasional blog posts.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Proficient with Google Docs/Microsoft Suite.
- Proficient at writing and communicating clearly.
- Working or academic experience in Marketing, Journalism or PR.
- Able to take direction and work independently.
- Proficiency with all major Social Media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, etc.)
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Dependability and ability to adhere to deadlines.
TYPE OF POSITION:
Part-time, unpaid internship, 16 – 24 hours per week. School credit available.
Please e-mail following to volunteer@treepeople.org:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Sample Instagram Story, tagging TreePeople profile
- Sample Facebook and Twitter captions
- Short writing sample (no longer than 500 words) around why LA needs trees with five headline pitches
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.