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Naturalist 1

Posted: March 25, 2022 by Jamie Madson

Category: Wood Lake Nature Center

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Naturalist 1
Job Type
  • Part Time & Seasonal
Organization Wood Lake Nature Center
Job Description

Seasonal - 40 hours per week, Tuesday through Saturday, from June 7 – August 31, 2022

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
1. Conducts high quality environmental education activities with groups of all ages and types of people, with a focus on K-5 age group.
2. Plans and conducts 8-9 weeks of pre-school/kindergarten aged day camps and 2-3 weeks of grade 1-6 camps. Camps may be conducted 100% outdoors.
3. Conducts weekend birthday parties, scout programs and occasional off-site programs.
4. Responsible for the nature center on Saturdays.
5. Assists staff with administrative duties including group scheduling, purchasing, telephones, etc.
6. Answers inquiries from the public about wildlife identification, habits, nuisance problems, etc.
7. Assists in the training and supervision of student interns and volunteers.
8. Assists in building and grounds maintenance as needed.
9. Assists with a variety of daily and summer-long projects such as; prairie management, exotic species control, and trail maintenance.
10. Assists the planning committee with the Urban Wildland Half Marathon and 5K races, and must be available to work July 29 and 30, 2022.

COMPETENCIES
1. Demonstrates knowledge and identification of flora and fauna prevalent in this area and its relevance to Wood Lake.
2. Demonstrates knowledge of ecological concepts including succession, predation, population dynamics, etc. and ability to identify their occurrence at Wood Lake.
3. Demonstrates an ability to work as a team with staff in a dynamic nature center environment.
4. Demonstrates an ability to communicate with the public in a friendly and professional manner.
5. Demonstrates an ability to work both independently and cooperatively with staff, interns and volunteers.
6. Demonstrates an ability to conduct a wide variety of classes in an outdoor setting.
7. Demonstrates an ability to work scheduled shifts, to arrive on time ready to work.
8. Demonstrates an ability to understand and respect the diversity of customers and co-workers, effectively communicating with individuals whose first language may be one other than English.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. A degree in biology, wildlife management, environmental studies, elementary education, environmental education or other field relevant to natural history interpretation.
2. Strong familiarity with Wood Lake, its programs and policies.
3. An ability to conduct programs in a manner consistent with its philosophy.
4. Experience in planning and teaching school aged children of various ages.

 

Location Richfield, MN
Expires 2022-04-30
Link https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/richfieldmn/jobs/3402985/naturalist-i?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
MAEE Partner Wood Lake Nature Center
Naturalist 1
  • Part Time & Seasonal
Wood Lake Nature Center
Location: Richfield, MN
Expires: 2022-04-30
Link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/richfieldmn/jobs/3402985/naturalist-i?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
MAEE Partner: Wood Lake Nature Center
Job Description:

Seasonal - 40 hours per week, Tuesday through Saturday, from June 7 – August 31, 2022

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
1. Conducts high quality environmental education activities with groups of all ages and types of people, with a focus on K-5 age group.
2. Plans and conducts 8-9 weeks of pre-school/kindergarten aged day camps and 2-3 weeks of grade 1-6 camps. Camps may be conducted 100% outdoors.
3. Conducts weekend birthday parties, scout programs and occasional off-site programs.
4. Responsible for the nature center on Saturdays.
5. Assists staff with administrative duties including group scheduling, purchasing, telephones, etc.
6. Answers inquiries from the public about wildlife identification, habits, nuisance problems, etc.
7. Assists in the training and supervision of student interns and volunteers.
8. Assists in building and grounds maintenance as needed.
9. Assists with a variety of daily and summer-long projects such as; prairie management, exotic species control, and trail maintenance.
10. Assists the planning committee with the Urban Wildland Half Marathon and 5K races, and must be available to work July 29 and 30, 2022.

COMPETENCIES
1. Demonstrates knowledge and identification of flora and fauna prevalent in this area and its relevance to Wood Lake.
2. Demonstrates knowledge of ecological concepts including succession, predation, population dynamics, etc. and ability to identify their occurrence at Wood Lake.
3. Demonstrates an ability to work as a team with staff in a dynamic nature center environment.
4. Demonstrates an ability to communicate with the public in a friendly and professional manner.
5. Demonstrates an ability to work both independently and cooperatively with staff, interns and volunteers.
6. Demonstrates an ability to conduct a wide variety of classes in an outdoor setting.
7. Demonstrates an ability to work scheduled shifts, to arrive on time ready to work.
8. Demonstrates an ability to understand and respect the diversity of customers and co-workers, effectively communicating with individuals whose first language may be one other than English.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. A degree in biology, wildlife management, environmental studies, elementary education, environmental education or other field relevant to natural history interpretation.
2. Strong familiarity with Wood Lake, its programs and policies.
3. An ability to conduct programs in a manner consistent with its philosophy.
4. Experience in planning and teaching school aged children of various ages.

 

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