Attached is a description of a position with EPA's SunWise children's education program, which we will be advertising in June. Please send materials to the contact person listed if you are interested.
.................. POSITION AVAILABLE â PROTECTING CHILDRENâS HEALTH U.S. EPAâs Stratospheric Protection Division (SPD), in the Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP), is seeking a highly motivated individual to support the EPAâs sun safety education program, the SunWise Program. SPD works to protect the ozone layer under the Montreal Protocol and the Clean Air Act. SPD phases out the production and import of ozone-depleting substances, reviews and approves substitutes for prohibited chemicals, participates in international negotiations with other Parties to the Montreal Protocol, works with schools and communities to foster sun-safe behaviors, and supports OAPâs activities to mitigate human contributions to global climate change. SunWise is an environmental and health education program that teaches children how to protect themselves from overexposure to ultraviolet radiation that can lead to adverse health effects later in life, like skin cancer and cataracts. Over 13,000 schools in all 50 states are signed up to use the program. SunWise is also taught in over 900 community-based education institutions, like summer camps and science and childrenâs museums. Participating schools or institutions sign up to receive a tool kit containing over 40 interactive, cross-curricular educational activities that meet national educational standards for health, physical education, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Position available: This positionâs duties and responsibilities include internal and external communications and outreach for the SunWise Program. The position involves forging strong working relationships with a wide range of partners, including national environmental, education, and public health agencies, government organizations, and not-for-profit groups; assistance in the development of a range of outreach and education materials, in both printed and electronic form; coordination of information requests from teachers, schools, parents, dermatologists, meteorologists, and others; coordination of focus groups and other information-gathering efforts to ensure success of communications and education efforts; coordination with EPA=s Office of Public Affairs, Office of Children=s Health Protection (OCHP), Office of Research and Development (ORD), and other organizations inside and outside of EPA. The position also involves analyzing technical material, including public health and economic information, with a specific focus on ultraviolet (UV) radiation health effects, economic analyses, program evaluation, and national educational standards. The position is likely to be advertised at a GS-9 level (salary range $44,865-58,318), with promotion potential to GS-13, on EPAâs EZ-Hire website at http://www.epa.gov/ezhire/. Potential applicants are invited to send resumes to Linda Rutsch, SunWise Program Director, at [EMAIL PROTECTED], and to check the EZ-Hire site starting in mid-June for application information. EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status, or any other non-merit factors. More information about the stratospheric ozone program is available at www.epa.gov/ozone/. More information about the SunWise Program is available at www.epa.gov/sunwise/.