Northern Virginia Contract Naturalist<\/b><\/p>\n
Teach and lead Audubon Natural Society (ANS) environmental education programs including School Programs, Afterschool Nature Clubs, Nature Birthday Parties, Scouts Programs, and other special events throughout the Northern Virginia metro area. Most programs are led individually; leader is responsible for organizing materials, setting up room, leading program and cleaning room after the program. Some programs take place entirely outside and include the use of live animals. This position is based out of the Rust Nature Sanctuary in Leesburg, VA.<\/p>\n
Requirements<\/p>\n
Experience working with young children a must (Ages 3-11)
\nExperience leading or assisting informal environmental education lessons\/programs
\nAbility to work outside in all weather conditions
\nMust pass FBI and State of Virginia Background Check<\/p>\n
Desired Qualities<\/p>\n
Experience with natural history of Virginia
\nExperience working\/teaching in an outdoor setting
\nExperience handling live animals
\nAbility to work independently
\nOutgoing and friendly
\nOrganized and ability to multitask
\nExcellent communication skills
\nCPR\/First Aid Certified (or the ability to become within 1 month of hire)<\/p>\n
General Schedule
\nThis is a contract position. Contract Naturalists are contacted on an as needed basis for programs during the week and over the weekend. Flexible and seasonal scheduling averages 2-15 hours\/week in the Spring, Summer, and Fall; 2-15 hours\/month in the Winter. Programs may take place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Casual, friendly work environment.<\/p>\n
Pay
\n$30 for a 1 hr program or $35 for a 1.5 hour program (pay is per program and includes prep time and clean up time after the program). This position does not offer additional benefits.<\/p>\n
How to Apply Audubon Naturalist Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Northern Virginia Contract Naturalist Teach and lead Audubon Natural Society (ANS) environmental education programs including School Programs, Afterschool Nature Clubs, Nature Birthday Parties, Scouts Programs, and other special events throughout… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2234,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,19717,104768,104700,104779,42856],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-job","category-paid","category-part-time","category-sustainability","category-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/enstopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPlease send a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references by email to Susanne Ortmann at susanne.ortmann@anshome.org<\/span><\/a>. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n