CAREERS AND CULTURE
Careers and Culture
OPEN POSITIONS
We invite you to explore our current openings. Thank you for your interest in joining our team!
Volunteer Programs Coordinator – Part Time/Annual
Senior Faculty for Teaching Practicum – Full Time/Annual
Major Gifts Officer – Part Time/Annual
Custodian Day Porter – Part Time/Annual
Server I & II – Part-time/Annual
Dishwasher – Part-time/Annual
Effective June 1, 2021, IslandWood requires all staff, volunteers, docents, interns, and graduate students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and to provide proof of inoculation. This decision is intended to aid in the safety and health of our community, our clients, and our students. Waivers are available for medical and religions exemptions.
Please submit the Application for Employment form in English or Spanish by email or via hard copy, along with any additional information requested in the application instructions located at the end of the job description.
Note: Please download the application form, fill it out, and save your completed PDF file to make sure that changes to your form are saved. Changes to the form made online will not be saved.
IslandWood is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating, and promoting the best-qualified individuals for positions at all levels within the organization. We believe the organization’s goals can only be obtained by utilizing the diverse skills and backgrounds of all our employees.
IslandWood is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications for posted positions from qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. We encourage diverse applicants because we believe having a staff that authentically reflects the communities we serve is critical to our ability to be culturally responsive.
BENEFITS
Apart from providing a great work environment, IslandWood offers a comprehensive benefits package to all eligible employees that includes:
- Medical health care coverage
- IslandWood contribution to Health Savings Account associated with high deductible health care plans
- Mental health care coverage
- Dental care coverage
- Vision care coverage
- Long-term disability insurance
- Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with IslandWood match
- Flexible spending account (include pre-tax transit)
- Professional training and development
- Employee assistance program
- Term life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick and safe leave
- Paid bereavement leave
- Paid jury duty and witness leave
At IslandWood, we are passionate about supporting a healthy work-life balance for all our employees. Our team works hard and efficiently while at work so that we can we can be present in and enjoy our personal lives to the fullest.
To further support a healthy work-life balance, IslandWood offers a generous paid holiday and vacation package for eligible employees that includes:
- 9 paid holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day)
- 3 floating holidays
- 15 days of paid vacation, increasing after three years
IslandWood employees are eligible to participate in our 401(k) retirement plan after completing six months of employment. After six months of employment, IslandWood will match the employee’s 401(k) contribution up to 4% of the employee’s gross income per pay period and places the contribution into the employee’s 401(k) account on a semi-monthly basis. You are vested 100% immediately.
VALUES AND CULTURE
Our culture is marked by a strong sense of purpose, a caring community, and a commitment to continual learning and improvement.
Our Core Values provide an internal compass for how we interact and show up every day.
- Be Welcoming: Offer everyone a sense of belonging. Take care of one another and our clients. Think of we rather than me.
- Be Engaged: Be committed to our efforts and to each other. Maintain a sense of possibility. Model good community and environmental stewardship.
- Be Curious: Continuously seek ways to improve self and others. Know your strengths and opportunities – use them to propel self and IslandWood forward.
- Be Accountable: Own it. Leadership requires taking accountability for results, good and bad. Focus on what matters most.
- Be Adventurous: Take risks. Lean into the unknown and be excited about the prospect of newness and uncertainty. Consider the big picture.
At IslandWood, we are idealistic, collaborative, and purpose-driven. Through regular all-staff meetings, cross-departmental collaboration, organizational transparency, and a collective commitment to continual growth and evolution, we foster a supportive and intentional workplace where every team member can thrive.
IslandWood has several inter-departmental staff committees which help further our progress in several key areas. These include:
- Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Council: Helps advance the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
- Internal Affairs Committee: Works on issues related to internal communications, staff feedback, and transparency.
- Operations Team: Ensures cross-departmental communication and collaboration related to on-campus groups, events, and visitors.
- Safety Committee: Works on safety planning, emergency preparedness, incident reports, and injury, illness, and hazard prevention.
- Site Art Committee: Reviews and makes decisions on the selection and placement of art on campus.
- Sunshine Committee: Organizes opportunities for employee celebration, community building, and fun.
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