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Outdoor Education Employment Opportunities
Naturalist
September 8 – mid-December, 2010
Type of Position:
Seasonal Environmental Educators
Camp Cosby is looking for a few good people to join our
community of residential environmental educators. Our
Outdoor
Classroom program provides hands-on experiential science
and history with fun challenges, games, and goofy songs.
School groups that visit us are chaperoned by parents and
teachers, and most stay for three days at a time. Naturalist
job responsibilities include teaching, facilitating meals,
leading camp and adventure activities, working on projects
to improve program resources and the physical site, being
positive role models, handling gentle captive animals, and
participation in weekly scheduling and in-service meetings.
Educational topics include Aquatic and Forest Ecology,
Wildlife Ecology and Adaptations, Sensory Awareness, Night
Hikes, Organic Gardening, Town Meetings, Maps, Orienteering,
Team Building, Living History / Underground Railroad
Simulation, and others. Naturalists are required to evenly
share responsibilities of meal facilitations and evening
programs. A typical Outdoor Classroom day begins at 7:30AM,
includes classes throughout the day and evening, and ends
around 10PM each night.
Qualifications:
We are seeking college graduates with experience working
with children in dynamic outdoor settings. Our instructors
have a commitment to children and a healthy environment;
well-developed communication skills; willingness and
physical ability to facilitate experiential learning
activities on the trail and adventure activities including
teambuilding challenges, Alpine Tower (top-rope climbing),
canoeing and low-ropes initiatives; and the ability to
demonstrate leadership skills on an outstanding team.
Experience with residential camps, organic gardening,
canoeing, climbing, and hands-on/minds-on outdoor education
is a plus.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary includes approximately $225 per week; room and board
(meals when groups are on site); training opportunities
(Outdoor Environmental Education, CPR, First Aid, Low Ropes,
Alpine Tower, lifeguarding); access to a wide variety of
recreational equipment and facilities. (This compensation
package represents an approximate hourly wage of $10.45/hour
when values for room and board are included.) Opportunities
to earn extra income are occasionally available by working
on weekends.
To Apply:
Mail/fax/email resume,
Camp Cosby Application, references
and cover letter to:
OEE Program Director
2290 Paul Bear Bryant Road
Alpine, AL 35041
256.268.2003(fax)
smcclain@campcosby.org
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