[Greenwich, CT Full time Posted 13 Days Ago JR87

[Position Summary

[The Greenwich Audubon Center has been connecting people with nature since 1943. Creating life-changing experiences that enable community members and their families to appreciate, understand, and protect the natural world is at the very core of our mission. The Greenwich Audubon Center is a nature center and wildlife sanctuary owned and operated by the National Audubon Society. The nature center is located in the southwest corner of Connecticut, in the town of Greenwich. The Greenwich Audubon Center has over 15 miles of scenic hiking trails and includes 650 acres of mixed forest, meadows, wetlands, ponds, and streams. The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of the Earth's biological diversity and humanity. The Greenwich Audubon Center strives to meet this mission through education, conservation, and environmental research to encourage the responsible usage and stewardship of natural lands.

Each summer, the Greenwich AudubonCenter provides oneindividual with an opportunity to assist in developing and leading our Eco Leadership Corps, a paid internship program for high schoolstudents seekinga position in environmental fields and related disciplines. Our summer Eco Leaders focus on singular projects while concurrently developing lesson plans for our summer nature camp attendees. This summer, Eco Leaders will be conducting a large-scale renovation of our nature play trail, designing lessons for summer campers across 4 weeks of camp, and participating in multiple professional development sessions.

Theindividual chosenfor the EcoLeaders Corps Teacher Naturalist position will support high school students in the research and development of lesson plans while also providing both positive and constructivefeedback in allproject areas. They will act as liaisons between full-time Greenwich Audubon Staff and the interns.TheEco Leadership Corps Teacher Naturalists must be comfortable leading interns during their land stewardship project, which will involve spending up to five hours each day outdoors, and is expected to motivate and encourage Eco Leaders while also participating themselves.

Atthe conclusion ofthe summer, the Eco Leaders will create a capstonepresentation forthe Greenwich Audubon community. The Teacher Naturalist is expected to guide the interns through the process of creating and presenting this capstone project.In addition, the Eco Leader Teacher Naturalist will be expected to record the day-to-day activities and keep notes of progress for each intern. By the end of the program, the individual in thisrole must producea binder of each lesson designed, an overview of each week including what went well and what could have been improved, as well as an overview of the land stewardship project.

This position begins on June 24, 2024, with interns starting on June 24. Summer Nature Day Camp begins on July 8th and ends on August 23. The daily work hours are 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Each Tuesday, all seasonal summer staff will be required to attend a staff meeting from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (day subject to change).This positionis located on-siteat The Greenwich Audubon Center in Greenwich, CT.

Attend half of a week-long training led by Greenwich Audubon staff for working with youth in camp and internship settings.

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