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Eastern Long Island Chapter Internship - Summer 2025
Surfrider Foundation
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Posted on Feb 8, 2025
Surfrider Foundation Eastern Long Island Chapter Internship - Summer 2025
Location: Eastern Long Island (East End - preferred)
The 2025 Surfrider Foundation Eastern Long Island Chapter Summer Intern will assist the chapter on its clean water and plastic pollution initiatives.
Position Responsibilities:
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Participate in weekly water sampling events for the Eastern Long Island Chapter’s Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) program, collecting water samples from ocean and bay beaches and adjacent coastal ponds in East Hampton, NY. They will receive training and eventually conduct all aspects of the chapter’s water testing program independently, including collecting samples, meeting with volunteers to transfer their samples, transporting them to the lab, processing them, reading the results, or coordinating with other lab volunteers to read the results, and complete data entry. The summer intern will also help share awareness for the program through public outreach.
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Participate in and help the Chapter Manager lead community workshops about water quality and Ocean Friendly Gardening (OFG). This will engage members in local water quality issues and cover ways everyone can help keep our beaches and water clean whether at home, work, or at the beach.
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Assist the Chapter Manager, Volunteer Coordinator and other chapter volunteers with outreach and membership activities at beach cleanups, gardening days, and tabling events throughout the summer.
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Assist with promotion of our Ocean Friendly Restaurants (OFR) program. This will include recruiting new businesses to join the program, checking for restaurant compliance, and creating promotional content for our blog, social media, and the OFR national newsletter.
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Assist with annual chapter fundraisers. Responsibilities could include acquiring auction items, helping with promotion, flyer distribution, and assisting on the day of the event if available.
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Attend chapter meetings as well as meetings hosted by partner organizations, taking notes where necessary.
Reports to: Eastern Long Island Chapter Manager
Position Requirements:
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Candidate should be a current college student, recent college graduate and/or have experience in marine conservation, environmental education, sustainability studies or similar fields.
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Candidate must have access to a reliable vehicle.
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Candidate must carry a current driver’s license and maintain a clean driving record.
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Candidate must be comfortable driving in the busy summer traffic on the East End (work related mileage will be reimbursed).
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The ideal candidate would preferably be located on the East End for close proximity to chapter events and water sampling sites.
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Candidates applying for this position to complete an internship program/receive academic credit from their college institution may be asked to provide qualifying internship program documentation from their school for review. Their college institution must also allow for completion of a paid internship program.
LOCATION:
This is a temporary summer position based in Eastern Long Island. Candidate will work remotely from home and throughout the area Eastern Long Island area, mostly on the East End.
DURATION:
12 weeks; May 27, 2025 - August 15, 2025 (can be adjusted slightly to meet candidate’s availability); 15-20 hours/week
COMPENSATION:
$17-24/hour, dependent upon experience
TO APPLY:
Please apply via the application instructions: Click Here to Apply
You will be asked to attach your cover letter and resume.
Deadline for receiving resumes: Monday, 3/3/25
For inquiries, please email: careers@surfrider.org
*Phone inquiries and walk-ins will not be accepted - thank you for understanding.
JEDI COMMITMENT:
The Surfrider Foundation is committed to fostering a just, equitable, diverse and inclusive organization for all people who protect and enjoy the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches. Our success and impact depends on learning from our community, standing in solidarity with our allies and working towards a more just future, both for our organization and the environmental movement as a whole.
The Surfrider Foundation is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. Together we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other protected class.
To learn more about our JEDI commitments, please visit: https://www.surfrider.org/pages/diversity-equity-inclusion
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