Environmental Educator and Program Leader

The Environmental Educator and Program Leader at Appalachian Headwaters will develop and run community and day camp programs at Wood Thrush Park, Lewisburg, WV. Responsibilities include planning nature-based youth programming, leading activities, and supporting high school internships. Preparation work can be done remotely in spring, while in-person work is required during the summer from June to August, totaling over 40 hours per week.
This position works with the Education Team at Appalachian Headwaters to help develop and run community programs, day camp programming and high school internship programming at their Wood Thrush Park location during the summer. Job includes limited prep/planning work (can be remote) with team prior to onsite work over the late spring/summer.

Job Responsibilities

1) Plan and implement innovative nature-based youth programming at Waldo Day Camp.
• Develop content for a varied, active outdoor day camp schedule for targeted youth age groups (ages 6 -14) within the summer work period in collaboration with Education Team.
• Lead and facilitate day camp activities with Education Director, high school interns and other relevant staff.
• Assist with program outreach and parent communication throughout work period.
• Participate in evaluation of program.
• Support high school internship program.

2) Develop content for internship activities towards program goals, in collaboration with Education Team.
• Facilitate high school internship activities with relevant supervisors - including field research, work projects and day camp engagement.
• Lead activities with high school interns within the weekly schedule, in coordination with Education Director.
• Participate in evaluation of program.

3) Implement/support relevant community environmental programs in collaboration with relevant Headwaters staff.

Job Location: Wood Thrush Park (334 Richland Ln, Lewisburg, WV)

Dates:
• Planning: 10+ hrs/month during spring (Jan – May), can be remote
• In-Person at Wood Thrush Park: Mon, June 2 – Fri, August 15

40+ hrs/week for 11 consecutive weeks

Application deadline is March 1. Applications are processed on a rolling basis