| Company Name: | Chippewa Nature Center |
| Phone: | 989-631-0830 |
| Email: | info@chippewanaturecenter.org |
| Address 1: | 400 S. Badour Rd. |
| Address 2: | |
| City: | Midland |
| State: | MI |
| Zip: | 48640 |
| Position Title: | School Program Educator |
| Number of Openings: | 2 |
| Position Type: | Other |
| Position Type Other Description: | Environmental Education |
| Start Date: | 03/01/2019 |
| Duties: | Put your boots on and explore alongside students as they chase butterflies, catch frogs, and learn about past through hands-on environmental education programs.
Job Summary: Join a team of creative, passionate professionals who work together to connect children with nature through educational, recreational and cultural experiences. CNC is in search of Educators with a passion for sharing the natural world in relevant, engaging way with students in preschool through high school. Educators work a fixed schedule from 2-5 days a week delivering high quality, curriculum-aligned natural and cultural history programs.
Objective: To provide high quality natural and cultural history programs to students during field trips and CNC at Your School programs.
Duties & Responsibilities:
? Lead school programs focusing on natural and/or cultural history topics for PreK-12 audiences
? Prepare lesson plans for programs including gathering and preparing all necessary materials
? Maintain supplies and equipment for at least one of the school programs
? Complete appropriate reports (i.e., timesheets, incident reports)
? Attend training sessions and staff meetings
? Work a minimum of 2 days/week, 9 am-3 pm (5 days max) for the Fall and Spring seasons
? Assist with some weekend or evening programs throughout the year (i.e., special events)
? Other duties as assigned |
| Experience Required: | Required Qualifications:
? Degree or experience in environmental education, interpretation, outdoor recreation or related field
? Experience working with children in a group setting
? Ability to communicate with visitors of all ages
? Knowledge of basic interpretive/teaching techniques
? Knowledge of natural and/or cultural history
? Ability to meet the physical demands of the position (i.e., hike over rugged terrain and lift 50 pounds)
Prefered Qualifications (ex.:)
? Certification in Project Wet, Project Wild and similar programs is encouraged
? Bachelor’s degree in public history, interpretation, environmental history, or related field with working |
| Wage or Salary: | 10.50 |
| Per Hour |
| Approximate Work Hours or Days: | 14-35 |
| Hours |
| How to apply: | Send cover letter and resume to Jenn Kirts, Director of Programs at
jkirts@chippewanaturecenter.org or 400 S Badour Road, Midland, MI 48640 |
| Posting End Date: | 01/25/2019 |