Position Description
Summer Camp Teacher Naturalists are responsible for the implementation of hands-on, nature-connected education at our 54-acre site, adjacent to the Yellowstone River. Participant ages range from Kindergarten to 9th grade, divided into age-specific groups. Summer Camp Teacher Naturalists must be comfortable leading and managing groups of students in the outdoors and have enthusiasm for connecting with, learning about, and protecting the natural world.

The Montana Audubon Center lies in the heart of the 72,000 square mile Yellowstone River Basin and within minutes of the urban center of Billings. A partnership between the Yellowstone River Parks Association (YRPA), Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society (YVAS) and Montana Audubon has made the center possible. Initially launched in 1998, an all-volunteer effort has planted more than 65,000 trees and shrubs for habitat restoration, engaged dozens of schools and local businesses, and built community support for a year-round center. Today, Montana Audubon and its partners are prepared to build on this foundation and establish the Center as a regional hub for placed-based education, conservation/environmental research and monitoring, citizen science, and Yellowstone River Basin natural history.

Major Responsibilities:

• Program Implementation (80%)

• Supervise, guide, and engage participants in the exploration of the outdoors.
• Provide a safe and positive environment for all program participants, including awareness of physical abilities, environmental hazards, and group dynamics.
• Maintain high-quality programming, including regular evaluation of both successes and failures in programming, approach, equipment, or other aspects, and enhance or adapt as necessary. 

• Communication (10%)

• Communicate with teachers, parents, supervisors, other Audubon staff, and the general public about Audubon Center programs and mission. 
• Regularly communicate with the program coordinator(s) and supervisor. 

• General / Admin (10%)

• Participate in daily, weekly, and seasonal cleaning/maintenance procedures to keep everything in working order.
• Complete office and other tasks in a timely manner.
• Attend MAC staff meetings regularly.

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively as a team. 
• Ability to stand, walk, and engage participants in outdoor programming in a variety of weather conditions for an extended amount of time. 
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.
• Comfortable working with youth ages 2 - 16 as well as the general public.  
• Responsible, dependable, self-motivated and enthusiastic. 
• Experience working with children is preferred.