Environmental Educator- VBCH AmeriCorps/Audubon Vermont

Spend your days outside, sharing the joys of the natural world with the community while serving at the National Audubon Society’s Vermont office! As our Environmental and Outreach Educator you will be fully integrated into the Audubon Vermont team while you grow and learn about outdoor education, natural history, and conservation in Vermont. You’ll have the opportunity to lead hundreds of students, ages 0-99 in place-based education all year long. 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.

Position begins September 9th, 2024 and ends August 8th, 2025.

This position is Full Time: Requires 1,720 hours for an average of 40 hours per week for 47 weeks. Member will receive a living allowance of $30,000 (pre-tax) for the service term. Member will receive an education award of $7,395 (pre-tax) upon successful completion of service. Other benefits include health insurance, federal school loan forbearance, and various training and networking opportunities.

Contact: Debbie Archer debbie.archer@audubon.org

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Forest Preschool Co-Teacher- North Branch Nature Center

The Forest Preschool (FPS) Co-Teacher works collaboratively with the FPS Director and other FPS teachers to facilitate child-centered play and learning with nature. The FPS Co-Teacher promotes best practices of a nature-based early childhood program at NBNC. The FPS Co-Teacher is responsible for a regular teaching schedule, ongoing and collaborative curriculum and education philosophy development, student safety, risk management, outdoor site assessments, and student behavior. If the Lead Teacher is absent, the FPS Co-Teacher would take the lead teacher role for the day. The FPS Co-Teacher helps nurture student growth, and supports the FPS Director in family communication and FPS special events. A member of the NBNC Education Team, the FPS Co-Teacher plays a supporting role in maintaining Swallow’s Nest (the building that houses the FPS program) and the adjoining Nature Playscape through daily upkeep.

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Forest Preschool Aftercare & Robin's Nest Teacher- North Branch Nature Center

The Forest Preschool (FPS) Aftercare and Robin’s Nest Teacher works collaboratively with the FPS Director and other FPS teachers to facilitate child-centered play and learning with nature. They implement best practices of a nature-based early childhood aftercare program at NBNC. This part-time position is responsible for a regular aftercare teaching schedule, leading Robin’s Nest Playgroup once a week, ongoing and collaborative curriculum and education philosophy development, student safety, risk management, outdoor site assessments, and student behavior. The FPS Aftercare and Robin’s Nest Teacher helps nurture student growth, and supports the FPS Director in family communication and FPS special events. A member of the NBNC Education Team, this position plays a supporting role in maintaining the Swallow’s Nest (the building that houses the FPS program) and the adjoining Nature Playscape through daily upkeep. Aftercare activities include outdoor and indoor free play, snack, reading time, cooking, games, and arts and crafts.

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Nature Based Early Educators- River Branch Community School

River Branch Community School is seeking passionate, creative, nature loving enthusiasts to join our small but vibrant community of educators! At RBCS we value the vital role Early Childhood Educators play in creating a healthy, thriving, culturally rich society. We spend our days outside investigating all that Vermont’s beautiful land has to offer; flowering meadows, fruiting trees, thick gooey mud, rhythmic rain, deep snowy drifts, the subtle signs of deer and rabbits roaming the fields. This is the base through which we teach children to process and understand our world. If this feels like your vibe and you want to work in an environment that supports your personal passions alongside your professional growth then we could be your place. At RBCS we uplift families and our educators alike by supporting a healthy work/life balance and respecting autonomy while valuing a collaborative approach to education. RBCS strives to provide a safe and nurturing educational environment where children are free to take risks, to wonder and to form meaningful relationships with peers, educators and the natural environment. Our interactions with children are based on the belief that all young children are competent, intelligent and inquisitive beings. Through play and hands-on investigations, we guide each child’s social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. The ideal candidates will have a love of nature, a growth mindset and some experience working with children 6 weeks to 5 years old. We are excited to support those who are new to the field in finding their place, expanding their own education and forming career goals. Our educators are compensated by a highly competitive yearly salary that is commensurate with education and experience. RBCS is open Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:30pm. We are seeking full time educators but are able to be flexible and work with you on a part time schedule if desired. Our educators receive a daily 45 minute lunch break as well as weekly planning time and team meetings within operating hours. Benefits include 15 days of CTO along with a set week of summer vacation, set week of winter vacation, 6 additional paid holidays, free childcare (after CCFAP), 5 days of team professional development, annual bonus, regular supply of snacks, treats, bagels and the occasional pizza or staff appreciation lunches. We are a close and supportive community of educators who value each other and the work we do and we look forward to meeting you!

Contact: Clara Wootton: claraw.rbcs@gmail.com

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Environmental Educator- BEEC

Join the BEEC team fostering connections to the natural world through camps, school programs, public programs, volunteer opportunities, and the visitor experience. BEEC seeks a creative educator and nature lover, who enjoys serving outdoors and with children, and has strong leadership and inclusion skills. Full time AmeriCorps position, September 2024 to August 2025.

Contact: Kristina Weeks

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Expeditionary Programs Manager- LCMM

The Expeditionary Programs Manager works with the Director of Maritime Programs to manage and lead on-water expedition programming for teenagers. The position also supports the Museum’s Champlain Longboats youth boat building and open-water rowing program that partners with regional schools and community organizations. More information about the expeditions can be found here: https://www.lcmm.org/camps/expeditions/ and Champlain Longboats here: https://www.lcmm.org/learn/for-everyone/champlain-longboats-program/

The Expeditionary Programs Manager leads the annual planning and management for the Museum’s overnight on-water summer expedition trips, with responsibilities including but not limited to hiring, training, and managing seasonal staff; planning program schedules, itinerary, and content; communicating with parents as needed before, during, and after trips; facilitating parent and student evaluations; working with the Museum’s marketing and communications team to effectively promote programs and to generate registrations, and with the development team to share the impact of programs with donors; leading trips on-water as needed; working with trip leaders to coordinate and implement food prep; and providing land support for expeditionary trips led by other trip leaders. Above all, the Expeditionary Programs Manager should value and prioritize safety, team building, and teen empowerment for these programs. In addition to expeditions, the Expeditionary Programs Manager also supports Champlain Longboats youth boat building and rowing programs by assisting in the boat shop and on boat building outings with students; coaching rowing teams; assisting with rowing program logistics including trailering/hauling/launching boats as needed; coordinating and assisting with travel to out-of-state races; supporting local race logistics and preparation. Additional duties may include facilitating maintenance projects on the museum’s fleet of rowing gigs, working with volunteers, working on the repair of donated boats, assisting with adult rowing programs and other education programs for students at the Museum.

Contact: Nick Patch Nickp@lcmm.org

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