Description
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks a Pennsylvania Rivers & Streams Environmental Education Program Assistant Manager/Educator in the Education Department to be based in Harrisburg, PA.
The Pennsylvania Rivers & Streams Environmental Education program provides one-day field investigations that provide students the opportunity to conduct biological and chemical tests and discover how they can take action to help preserve and restore the watershed. These field investigations include stream-based surveys or canoe-based river investigations that are designed to provide participants with the opportunity to investigate and explore Pennsylvania’s local waterways and learn about its connection to the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This mobile canoe program explores the rivers, creeks, and lakes of Pennsylvania, using different canoe and/or stream sites to reach students in their local watersheds. The program staff are based in Harrisburg, PA but travel extensively throughout Central PA to canoe or conduct stream investigations of some of the most scenic tributaries in the watershed. This position requires the ability to work with a changing work schedule/time due to the varied work sites and travel.
Requirements
Essential functions include:
- Professionally serve as an Educator on the Pennsylvania Rivers & Streams Environmental Education Program and other CBF field programs.
- Work with the program manager to develop and teach one-day inquiry-based field programs using multiple field-based methods such as conducting biological sampling, water quality testing, and canoe-based activities for middle and high school students, teachers, and other participants.
- Continually adapt program content based upon grade/age level of the group, weather, group dynamics, and feedback/evaluations from teachers/supervisors.
- Ability to communicate ecosystem and watershed concepts to a wide range of audiences.
- Plan & execute summer courses for Chesapeake Classrooms Teacher Professional Development and/or Student Leadership Program.
2. Safely and professionally serve as a field leader for the Pennsylvania Rivers & Streams Environmental Education Program, and other CBF programs.
- Ability to communicate safety instructions and rudimentary canoe skills to all participants.
- Program staff are responsible for the safety of all field participants, ensure that all safety protocols are rigorously followed, and are required to respond to medical emergencies that may arise.
- Program staff are responsible and accountable for performing maintenance to keep all education related equipment and gear (work truck, canoe trailer, canoes, education materials) in proper working order.
- Attend all safety and professional development trainings.
3. Consistent ability to perform required programmatic administrative duties.
4. Other duties as assigned.
Successful Candidate should possess the following:
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience.
- 1+ years’ experience teaching in either a formal or non-formal setting.
- Experience canoeing on both flat and moving water.
- ACA certified, preferred.
- A strong desire to teach in the field/outdoors (under all weather conditions).
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Collaborative work style.
- Creativity, humor, and self-confidence.
- Knowledge of Pennsylvania rivers and streams and environmental issues facing the Chesapeake Bay, preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Physical ability to lift and carry heavy objects-at least 45 pounds (canoes and other equipment).
- Ability to learn to drive a work truck and safely tow a canoe trailer over long distances with a varying work schedule.
- This physically demanding position involves year-round exposure to the elements.
- Ability to work occasional evenings and/or weekends.
- Ability to work away from home for multiple-day periods throughout the year.
- Ability to travel to attend trainings & meetings.
- Ability to have access reliable transportation to travel to other CBF field programs & locations as needed.
Other:
- Must pass a criminal background check.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, submit a driving record, and have an acceptable driving record.
• All education staff participate in a pre-employment & random drug screening program per the
requirements of the US Coast Guard.
Salary Description
$46,000
