Teacher Naturalist

Dates: School Year,  September 2026-June 2027 

Responsibilities: Teacher/Naturalists lead 3 hikes/lessons per day for their teaching group.  Teachers develop and present experiential lessons based on the MA Education Frameworks.   Lessons are centered on the local environments (Ocean Beach & Dune, Bay Beach, Dune Forest, Salt marsh, White Cedar & Red Maple Swamps) and cultural history.  Lessons also include: Nightwalk, Group Building, and Pizza Making.  

Teachers share responsibility on a rotating basis for helping with meal preparation and serving, bedtime duties, group supervision during short bus trips to various natural and historical areas of the outer Cape, and the overall care and maintenance of the facility.  

Work week during residential programs is Monday 8 am through Friday 2 pm.  Each Teacher/Naturalist has one day (9:15-4:00) and one evening (after 7 pm) off during the work week.  Weeks that are day programs only have daily hours Monday- Friday 7:30 am to 4 pm.  Weekends and published school vacation weeks/days are free.

Qualifications: B.S. or equivalent experience required.   Current CPR & First Aid certification need to be attained by start of program.  Love of being outdoors in all kinds of weather on the great outer beach of the Cape Cod National Seashore and a background/experience in teaching, natural history interpretation, marine science, or general ecology strongly recommended.  Experience with youth, residential education, and facilitating team building preferred.  Candidates with certification in Wilderness first-aid or currently holding a CDL are strongly encouraged to apply. 

To Apply: Dennis Yarmouth Regional School District, NEED Academy, Teacher Naturalist