Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. –AR

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college’s mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Sustainability Steward: Resource Recovery & Recycling (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

The Sustainability Steward: Resource Recovery & Recycling position focuses on waste diversion, recycling and composting programs, and materials management, while also gaining exposure to all ACC sustainability programs. This is a student position for full or part-time ACC students only. This is a semester-long position with the potential to continue for multiple semesters.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Assists in advancing recycling, composting, and waste diversion programs across the ACC District under guidance of the Energy & Sustainability Office staff
Assists with audits of existing operations and developing new programs
Works in conjunction with the ACC Warehouse department on electronics waste management and recycling programs, including surplus items
Assists in data tracking of recycling and waste metrics
Assists with Zero Waste Events, as needed
Participates in office-wide functions and events

Knowledge

Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Principles and concepts of sustainability
Understanding of composting, recycling, and waste diversion

Skills

Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Willingness to analyze waste streams and occasionally touch trash (appropriate gloves and PPE provided)
Ability to use creative problem solving skills to help develop new waste diversion programs
Maintaining files and performing other clerical duties
Performing complex tasks and prioritizing multiple projects
Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills with tact and diplomacy
Contributing as a team member and assisting with other office initiatives, as needed
Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials
Maintaining an established work schedule, with flexibility around classes and job duty

Technology Skills

Demonstrated proficiency at an intermediate level using standard office software applications, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Google Forms

Required Work Experience

Experience developing and implementing programs

Preferred Work Experience

One year related work experience

Required Education

Full or part-time ACC student
High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred Education

Related coursework and/or major

Special Requirements

Licenses/Certifications; Other
Valid Texas Driver’s License and reliable transportation for travel in the Austin area as required.

Other Preferred Qualifications

Access to personal laptop with applicable software programs

Physical Requirements

Work is performed in both an internal and external environment with occasional exposure to inclement weather and varying temperatures
Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, climbing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and manual dexterity
Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds

Safety

Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate

$24.10/Hour

Up to 19 hours per week

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

September 14, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( ). For an overview, see ACC’s Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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