Environmental Education Program Coordinator

Summary Statement

Lead meaningful environmental education experiences that connect the Boise community with nature, sustainability, and lifelong learning. This role manages programs and operations at the Foothills Learning Center, Boise Urban Garden School, and other facilities while developing engaging educational opportunities, volunteer initiatives, and special events for participants of all ages and backgrounds. The position also supervises temporary and term-limited staff, including coordinating hiring processes, providing training, and evaluating performance and conduct.

To ensure internal equity and alignment with the approved budget for this position, offers are made within the posted hiring range. Although the hiring range is fixed, employees receive an exceptional benefits and total rewards package that enhances the overall value of employment with the City of Boise.

Why the City of Boise?

The benefits are real and among the best in the Treasure Valley:

• Zero-premium medical coverage for you and your family
• PERSI retirement plus employer-matched 401(k)/457b
• 10 hours vacation/month (grows with tenure), 12 paid holidays, and 8 hours sick leave/month
• 10 weeks paid parental leave
• $500 annual wellbeing incentive
• Tuition reimbursement and free local bus pass
• Basic life and long-term disability insurance at no cost
  
  

Disclaimer: This job posting may close earlier than the listed closing date. If this occurs, a minimum of 24 hours’ notice will be provided prior to closing.

Essential Functions

• Performs highly complex and specialized tasks requiring considerable judgement, independent analysis and decision making. Provides leadership, coaching and mentoring to a subordinate group.
• Manages and delivers environmental education and volunteer programs for youth, adults and families. Establishes goals and objectives that meet relevant departmental and city initiatives. Conducts regular assessments to ensure relevant, high-quality and mission-based activities. Creates curriculum, event-based lessons, community programs, volunteer offerings, special events and presentations to meet the changing needs of a variety of audiences. Develops and administers all aspects of a program, from communications to schedules to invoices. Develops event schedules and coordinates with speakers and partner organizations to ensure excellent delivery and service.
• Serves as the day-to-day contact for scheduling field trips, programs facility rental and reservations. Ensures compliance with all relevant departmental policies and procedures. Manages facility and education budgets. Coordinates maintenance of the facility with internal partners to identify and solve issues related to buildings and grounds.
• Supervises and manages staff, including initiating a hiring process, providing training, and evaluating performance and conduct. Ensures adequate staffing resources.
• Markets educational and volunteer programs through various traditional and online media. Coordinates and markets educational and volunteer programs and develops marketing goals in coordination with internal and external partners.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.
  
  

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• Bachelor's degree in environmental education, environmental studies, education, natural resource management or a related field, and six years of professional outdoor environmental education experience leading youth and adults, including one year of experience in a lead or supervisory capacity, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education.
  
  

Knowledge of:

• Outdoor environmental programming and education practices.
• Environmental studies, including physical, chemical, and biological sciences.
• Computer usage including related software.
  
  

Ability to:

• Develop and implement large-scale education programs targeted to diverse audiences.
• Solve problems effectively.
• Manage budgets and contracts.
• Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
• Perform all essential functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Individuals must be capable of operating vehicles safely and have an acceptable driving record.
  
  

Preferred Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• Master's degree in education, communications, science or a related field and nine years of professional outdoor environmental education experience leading youth and adults.
• Experience in teaching, group facilitation, public speaking and managing volunteers as well as projects.
• Formal training in an environmental degree program, with a variety of stakeholders and children of all ages.
  
  

Licensing And Other Requirements

• Valid state-issued driver's license.
• First Aid and CPR Certification.
  
  

Special Requirements

Applicants Must Be Able To Pass

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation.
• Driving Record Check.
  
  

Working Conditions

The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Efforts

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds and occasionally lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds. Also, the employee is occasionally pushing/pulling up to 20 pounds. The noise level is occasionally moderate. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, climb and balance. Position requires hand/finger dexterity.

Working Environment

• The work environment will include inside conditions, outdoor weather conditions and extreme temperatures. Employees will also drive a vehicle as part of this position.Must be able to walk trails and uneven ground while leading lessons. The Foothills Learning Center is located in the Boise foothills and is surrounded by local plants, including sagebrush.
• This position works: normal business hours. However, hours are occasionally dictated by education programs which are often scheduled evenings and weekends.