Nature Camp Educator

Middlebury Area Land Trust, Middlebury, VT

Learn the ins-and-outs of nature-based education while serving at a local land trust with over 30 years of conservation and education success. Connect over 180 local youth with nature while teaching day camps on over 1,000 acres of locally conserved lands. By serving as the Nature Camp Educator, you will gain valuable people skills, mentorship from talented lead educators, and teaching experience that will help you become a stronger environmental communicator. Previous experience teaching environmental education and a willingness to grow and learn alongside youth is required. Apply today!

This position is part of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board AmeriCorps (VHCB AmeriCorps). The VHCB AmeriCorps program supports the innovative dual-goal approach to creating stable affordable housing opportunities for Vermont residents while preserving the natural and working landscape. VHCB AmeriCorps is a national service program that places members with non-profit housing or land and energy conservation organizations around the state.

Essential Functions:

· Connect youth with MALT’s lands and trails;

· Facilitate nine weeks of outdoor summer day camps; camp runs from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM, daily; educators arrive at 8:30 AM and our day wraps up by 4:30 PM;

· Collaborate with MALT’s passionate, experienced, creative, and sometimes muddy team of

educators to provide safe nature-based experiences in an outdoor setting;

· Teach children ages 4 to 13;

· Serve as lead educator for 1-2 weeks of summer camp; the lead educator is responsible for planning, gathering materials, providing structure for camp, and delegating support tasks to other staff;

· Manage risk in the outdoors, including teaching youth about risk management and opportunities to be challenged and inspired in the outdoors;

· As part of the teaching team, maintain clean, safe, and quality education program materials, and assist in any administrative functions that support MALT’s summer camps

This position is Quarter Time: Requires 460 hours of service for an average of 40 hours per week for 12 weeks. Member will receive a living allowance of $6,880 (pre-tax), a monthly housing allowance of $300, for a total compensation of $8,080 for the term. Member will receive an education award of $1,824.07 (pre-tax) upon successful completion of service.

Other benefits include health insurance, federal school loan forbearance, and various training and networking opportunities.

To Apply: https://vhcb.org/our-programs/vhcb-americorps/positions

For questions about this position or to send additional materials:

Jamie Jo Horton, 802-388-1007

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person