Employment Opportunities

The Candlewood Lake Authority (CLA) is looking for an outgoing, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented employee to join the CLA’s new Lake Steward Program this summer. This person will greet boaters and offer invasive species education and voluntary inspections at the seven public launches around Candlewood Lake on a rotating schedule during peak boating days.

The ideal candidate will display professionalism, is a self-starter, good communicator and problem solver, and has the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities:

• Greet boaters arriving at Candlewood Lake and offer them voluntary inspections for invasive species while they wait to launch.
• Gather anonymized data about general boating trends on Candlewood Lake. 
• Educate boaters on how to “Clean, Drain, and Dry” their own boats and employ best management practices to prevent the spread of invasive species.
• Offer free educational materials to boaters when they agree to education/inspection.
• Set up and pack up Lake Steward station at one public launch per day.
• Spend up to 8 hours on Saturdays, Sundays, Memorial Day, 4^th of July, and Labor Day educating boaters launching on Candlewood Lake.

This position reports to the Lake Steward Supervisor and Director of Ecology and works in collaboration with the Watershed Management Chairman and Committee to complete committee initiatives and goals.

This is a part-time seasonal position from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, which may require varied hours in the season, including mostly weekends and holidays.

This position is an outdoor job conducted in a variety of weather conditions and can be physical in nature, requiring substantial time on your feet and walking. The station will be located under a tent for protection from the sun.

This position is a part-time position, offering a competitive pay rate of $14 per hour.

Minimum qualifications:

• Ability to work with a wide range of people and members of the public. Willingness and excitement to offer education and information to many different kinds of people.
• Interest or excitement in the protection of Candlewood Lake or prevention of invasive species spread.
• Ability to work outside during the summer.
• Willingness to drive to different locations around Candlewood Lake to work on different days.
• Ability to work on your feet for hours at a time.
• High School, Tech School or College Graduate

To Apply:  Email resume to Kathleen@marienugent.com or Call 203-792-6838

The Candlewood Lake Authority (CLA) is looking for an outgoing, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented employee to join the CLA’s new Lake Steward Program this summer as a supervisor of the program. This person will actively manage the Lake Stewards over the course of the boating season, ensuring the program continues and assisting Stewards in accomplishing their responsibilities as needed.

The ideal candidate will display professionalism, is a self-starter, good communicator and problem solver, is organized and diligent, and has the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that Lake Stewards arrive at their assigned launch on time, and leave when their scheduled shift is over.
• Be willing to accept phone calls from lake stewards with questions and concerns, and driving to their assigned launch to assist them if necessary.
• Check-in on lake stewards throughout their shift to ensure their needs are being met, and that they are accomplishing their duties as stewards.
• Fill in for Lake Stewards on a temporary basis as needed if their spot cannot be filled due to emergency or illness.
• Assist in transitioning Lake Steward supplies from one team to another in between shifts/weekends.
• Spend up to 8 hours on Saturdays, Sundays, Memorial Day, 4^th of July, and Labor Day managing lake stewards both remotely and in person at the launches around Candlewood.
• Write a brief report for the Director of Ecology every weekend on the outcomes of the program from the previous weekend, and if there were any issues that need to be addressed for the upcoming weekend.

This position reports to the Director of Ecology and Executive Director and works in collaboration with the Watershed Management Chairman and Committee to complete committee initiatives and goals for the Lake Steward Program.

This is a part-time seasonal position from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, which may require varied hours in the season, including mostly weekends and holidays.

This position is an outdoor job conducted in a variety of weather conditions and can be physical in nature, requiring substantial time on your feet and walking.

This position is a part-time position, offering a competitive pay rate of $16 per hour.

Minimum qualifications:

• Ability to work with a wide range of people and members of the public. Willingness and excitement to offer education and information to many different kinds of people.
• Interest or excitement in the protection of Candlewood Lake or prevention of invasive species spread.
• Ability to work outside during the summer.
• Willingness to drive to different locations around Candlewood Lake to work on different days.
• Ability to work on your feet for hours at a time.
• Ability to manage multiple different people at a time, and an ability to solve problems on the fly as they occur.
• High School, Tech School or College Graduate

To Apply: Email resume to Kathleen@marienugent.com or Call 203-792-6838