UF/IFAS AmeriCorps Environmental Educator

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Organization

Florida 4-H

Job Posted

May 18, 2023

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Website

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Contact Name

Erin Mugge

Contact Email

erin.mugge@ufl.edu

Deadline to Apply

Location

Various, FL
United States
Do you have an interest in positively impacting our natural ecosystems by teaching environmental education to communities? Are you looking for a position that can provide work and professional development experiences for a future environmental or youth development career? UF/IFAS Florida 4-H has new positions that can provide those opportunities for you! AmeriCorps Environmental Educators will serve a critical role in delivering environmental education programs about Florida’s unique ecosystems, both on-site at the Florida 4-H camps and through outreach at schools, community events, and 4-H activities.

Summary

Florida 4-H AmeriCorps members will help to book, organize, deliver, and evaluate environmental educational programs using Florida 4-H Environmental Education curriculum. These programs will be taught both on-site at the Florida 4-H camps and off-site at schools, community events, and 4-H activities. There are two Florida 4-H camps where AmeriCorps may serve – 4-H Camp Timpoochee (Niceville, FL) and 4-H Camp Cloverleaf (Lake Placid, FL). AmeriCorps members will be serving from one of these locations both on-site and off-site within their communities.

We are currently seeking Full-Time members to serve 1700 hours from August 2023 thru July 31st, 2024. The schedule will typically be M-F     8 -5. Some nights and weekend work. 

Skills Preferred

  • Experience teaching pre-designed environmental education curricula to a variety of ages and abilities
  • Effective oral communication with both large and small groups
  • Effective written communication
  • Customer service
  • Experience working with youth
  • Knowledge, experience and/or interest in teaching environmental education

4-H is the nation’s largest youth development organization.  There are 6.5 million young people in grades K-12 enrolled in the 4-H programs across America and approximately 200,000 within the State of Florida.  This non-formal, practical educational program for youth is the youth development program of Florida Cooperative Extension – part of the University of Florida IFAS. The Florida 4-H Youth Development Program uses a learn-by-doing approach and caring adults to help youth gain the knowledge and life skills they need to be productive, responsible citizens.

AmeriCorps is the federal agency connecting individuals and organizations through service and volunteering to tackle the nation’s most pressing challenges.

How to apply:

High School diploma or its equivalent is minimum requirements. Preferred qualification is a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, in sciences, education, natural resources, youth development, recreational leadership or other related fields is required.  Must pass a Background Screening prior to hire. Valid driver’s license preferred.

To apply, use this link to find the two different AmeriCorps applications (depending upon the camp you’d like to serve at). Applying for one camp does not limit nor guarantee service at a specific location, but it does provide us with your local preference.

Apply today! https://go.ufl.edu/0dbqd7w 

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