Spring Environmental Educator

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Organization

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

Job Posted

October 31, 2023

Job status

Job Category

Job Type

Job Duration

Job Compensation Type

Remote

No

Contact Name

Shannon Moore

Contact Email

jobs@akcoastalstudies.org

Deadline to Apply

Location

Homer, AK
United States
Want to help share the wonder? Environmental Educators with the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies connect students of all ages to unique educational experiences featuring Alaska's forests, diverse rocky beaches, geology, and cultural history.

Summary

Instill wonder, scientific understanding, and love for coastal ecosystems with students from throughout Alaska. The Spring Environmental Educator will co-lead overnight educational programs with the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies (CACS) in semi-remote and semi-rustic locations around Kachemak Bay.  This person will work alongside the School Program Coordinator and other environmental educators to lead Alaskan Coastal Ecology programs, learn together about best practices in experiential, place-based education and to gain knowledge of Alaskan coastal ecology. Educational programs are well-developed and supported but provide opportunities for creativity and flexibility. Field sites feature rocky intertidal areas of outstanding diversity, a coastal forest trail system, and salt and freshwater wetlands. Please visit https://akcoastalstudies.org/about-us/jobs-volunteers.html for full job description and application instructions. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with a priority deadline of November 21, 2023. Position runs from March 25-May 25 with opportunities to extend. 

Compensation Information

$15-16/hour DOE, housing and some meals provided