Field Educator

Job purpose 

A Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) Field Educator will work with us towards our mission of connecting people, communities and the natural world. The Field Educator will work with WRI’s Community Programs and Youth Programs. This can include leading seasonal nature walks, organizing community workshops and events, working with volunteers, instructing youth day camps and school programs, and traveling to regional schools to deliver lessons.  

Duties and responsibilities 

The primary focus of the Field Educator is to implement community education programs at WRI. The secondary focus of the Field Educator is to implement youth programs. The focus will shift with seasonal program needs. The following list of job duties is not an exhaustive list of all tasks associated with the position.  

Responsibility: Program Implementation & Operations 

• Develop, coordinate, and implement community programs, such as Red Barn Events, Workshops, Science on Tap, Science Speaker Series, Seasonal Nature Walks, Community Garden, Self-Guided education, etc.  

• Teach hands-on, natural science education programs in classrooms, outdoor settings, and virtually on our campus and at off-site locations 

• Manage registrations and calendar events for community programs 

• Provide clear and welcoming communication to community program participants 

• Manage participants’ physical, social, and emotional safety/risk 

• Collaborate with Community Programs and Youth Programs staff 

• Lead hands-on, natural science education programs on our campus and at off-site locations as needed 

• Work independently and as part of a team 

• Assist and support volunteers and interns 

Responsibility: Program Development 

• Develop new Community Education programs  

• Develop community partnerships 

• Work collaboratively with the Education Director and Community Programs Educator to develop and maintain WRI community programs’ goals, outcomes, programming, scheduling, financials, and protocols  

Responsibility: Program Sustainability 

• Support Wenatchee River Institute mission and community outreach 

• Support evaluation of impact of Community Programs 

• Share campus stewardship responsibilities 

• Take photos of programs and manage for social media and marketing use 

For full job description and qualifications, visit https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/about-us/employment.html.

To apply, submit a cover letter and resume to rryan@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org.