Teacher Naturalist

Organization

N.E.E.D. Academy

Job Posted

September 3, 2026

Job status

Open

Job Category

Job Type

Job Duration

Job Compensation Type

Remote

No

Website

NEED Academy ~the 5th Grade Seashore Trip to the Pamet Learning Station

Contact Name

Eleanor Moody

Contact Email

moodye@dy-regional.k12.ma.us

Contact Phone

5082462819

Deadline to Apply

Location

Truro, MA
United States
The Seashore Program provides the opportunity for 5th grade students to live, explore, and study in a beautiful setting within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Our living space is a former Coast Guard Station with some grand views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pamet River valley. Our classroom consists of the beaches, dunes, woods, marshes, and swamps of the National Seashore. The N.E.E.D. (National Environmental Education Development) Academy is run by the Dennis-Yarmouth, Monomoy, and Falmouth public schools, which send all their fifth grade classes. The program was established as a Collaborative in 1974, and hosts between 750 and 1,000 students each school year for their 5 day-overnight environmental education experience.

Summary

Learn all about us : NEED Academy~5th Grade Seashore Trip to the Pamet Learning Station

Start Date: September 12, 2026 

To Apply: DYRSD Employment Opportunities, NEED Academy, Teacher Naturalist 

Questions? contact:  Eleanor Moody, Director,  moodye@dy-regional.k12.ma.us 

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.  

Compensation Information

Salary:  Salary $22,240.00 is based on number of program days in the entire school year and is paid bi-weekly.  

Private room provided for the term of the program.  Board is provided when students are in residence and fully stocked kitchen is open for staff use at all times.

Benefits: Good food,  great views, and generally likable kids.  Fresh air and plenty of exercise are guaranteed. 

Staff are part of the Barnstable County Retirement program.  Health, Life, and Dental Insurance are available.