Education Programs Coordinator

Friends of Coastal South Carolina has an immediate opening for a full-time, experienced educator to oversee our science learning and environmental stewardship programs. Friends of Coastal South Carolina is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the natural resources along the South Carolina coast. We fulfill our mission through supporting environmental education and wildlife conservation projects for the Francis Marion National Forest and Waccamaw, Cape Romain, and E.F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuges.

Our organization was established in 1996 and reaches hundreds of kids along the South Carolina coast each year through our education programs. Our standards-based programs reach a diverse group of elementary and middle school students and focus on using the ecosystems of the forest and refuges to introduce students to real-world applications of their classroom science and math lessons. In addition, through teaching our students about the value of our coastal ecosystems, and their role as stewards of our environment, we hope to instill in them an appreciation for these ecosystems that will lead to a lifelong conservation ethic. For more information about our programs and organization, please see our website at www.sccoastalfriends.org We set exceptionally high standards for the content and delivery of our programs.

This position requires excellent teaching skills and the ability to engage and direct K-12 kids in a variety of settings and group sizes. Instructors must be able to project passion and enthusiasm for the natural world and explain complex science and conservation topics clearly and in a way that sparks students’ interest and curiosity. We are seeking a candidate who will be committed to keeping our education programs innovative and inspiring in the years to come. This is a challenging position that requires a great deal of flexibility and creativity. It does, however, offer the ideal applicant a great deal of independence and room for innovation. This candidate will also have a great deal of input in identifying the needed resources to meet our future program goals.

Send brief cover letter (one page maximum), resume (no more than three pages, two preferred), and three professional references to Grace Gasper, Executive Director, at grace@sccoastalfriends.org. Please submit all materials combined as a single Word or PDF document labeled as first name. last name.