Classification: Part-time, nonexempt

Compensation: $17.00 per hour

Summary
Facilitate and support the school, family, and summer learning experiences/programs that inspire curiosity, enhance inquiry skills, connect to nature, and empower participants to take actions to care for their environmental communities. Engage and work with a diverse range of professional colleagues and audiences, including staff, volunteers/interns, students, teachers, families, and youth.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe, equitable and supportive learning environment
• Teach/Lead field-based and virtual activities and programs
• Conduct program preparation, clean-up and follow-up, including organization of materials, site walkthroughs, and instructor surveys
• Adhere to and uphold all Nature Collective policies and protocols
• Participate/Attend required meetings and training
• Assist in program evaluation
• Keep accurate records and submit reports and paperwork in a timely manner
• Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive work and learning environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience and/or interest in inquiry-based teaching

• Comfort working and/or being in outdoor environments

• Ability to connect and work with people, especially youth, different from yourself

• Experience working independently and as part of a team

• Flexibility in schedule

• Must be able to pass a live scan background

• Must provide a clear TB test, and other vaccinations as/if required

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior classroom, outdoor, museum, and/or related teaching experience

• Bilingual (written and spoken) in Spanish and English

• Familiarity of local wildlife and habitats

• Experience working with children/youth

• Strong communication skills

• Familiarity with basic computer programs and software: email, calendars, documents

Certifications: None

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Physical Requirements

• Stand, squat, bend, and reach for extended periods of time (2+ hours)

• Lift and push up to 25lbs

• Able to hike a minimum of 2-3 miles on uneven substrate and/or elevation gain

• Conduct programming outdoors in any type of weather and conduct programming using computer-based, virtual (video) platforms

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Be available 3-4 days per week, including occasional weekends and evenings (Monday and options Tuesday-Saturday; typically 8am-1pm )

• Part-time, non-exempt, year-round

• Variable schedule; Up to 20 hours per week (12-16 average, ~4-5 hours per day), occasional 8-hour days seasonally or for special programs

Travel

• Local travel within San Diego County, to and from field sites at the San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, occasional visits to partner schools, and other parks/locations