Posted in Other about 5 hours ago.
Location: Huntington, Vermont
This role is on-site, based out of Audubon Vermont in Huntington, Vermont.
For those interested in environmental education, Audubon Vermont provides college students and recent graduates with a paid internship. The internship is designed to provide a range of administrative and programmatic experiences with a focus on environmental education. Work on some or all of the following programs:
Field trips and outreach programs comprise the core of our education programs during the school year. We work with local schools, day camps, and community organizations to provide outdoor education to their members and students.
Preschool-age students visit for 1.5-2 hours. Example programs include Let’s Talk Turkeys, Journey from Sap to Syrup, Down by the River, and Critter Construction.
Elementary and middle school students visit for 2- or 4-hour trips. Programs include Secret Lives of Trees, All About Birds, Wilderness Skills, Insect Investigations, Aquatic Ecosystems and Watershed Wonders, and Bird-friendly Maple Sugaring.
Vacation Camps: Audubon Vermont hosts up to 12 days of day camps during school breaks to kids from our local communities. Campers explore, investigate, and discover in our forests, ponds, rivers, wetlands, and fields. Interns work at camps as their schedules allow, assisting staff with everything from lesson planning to teaching.
Public Programs: We offer programs on various seasonal topics throughout the year for audiences of all ages. Depending on their schedule, our Education Intern will have the opportunity to host their own program or work with our AmeriCorps members or staff on community science programs, adult education programs, and programs for kids. These programs include Unschool, Forest Classroom, Audubon Afterschool, Pride Hikes, etc.
We are looking for an intern that can work up to 20 hours per week for 15 weeks, for a total of 300 hours. Interns must be available during the school day Monday-Friday, ideally in the mornings between 8-2pm. We are flexible on which days and will work with the candidate on a schedule. The ideal candidate is also available Wednesday afternoons until 5pm for our afterschool program which resumes in March.
January 6, 2025, and projected end date is May, 2025.
$16.00 / hour
Intern Responsibilities and Learning Objectives
During the internship, you will work with the education staff to:
Develop and deliver programs in-line with Audubon Vermont operations.
Create and maintain nature and environmental education materials.
Design age-appropriate curriculum and interpretive guides.
Lead programs for people from diverse backgrounds and with lived experiences different from your own.
Internship Benefits
Interns will gain experience and knowledge in the following:
Interact with the professional scientists, educators, and advocates at Audubon, as well as other interns and the general public in Vermont.
Gain practical experience teaching students from preschool through high school while working directly with GMAC’s team of professional Teacher/Naturalists.
Experience designing lesson plans.
Mentorship from our team of passionate educations.
Students may earn academic credit for their time, in addition to pay, upon discussion with the education manager.
Course work that focuses on conservation, environmental education, biology, natural history, or a major in education with an interest in alternative forms of education.
Reliable transportation to Audubon Vermont. This work will require coming to Audubon Vermont’s office in Huntington, VT, which is a rural location. The nearest bus stop is 10 miles away. If you do not have reliable transportation but believe you are a strong candidate, please apply.
Experience and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
Desire to teach nature-based programming in an outdoor setting, in all weather.
Interest in connecting people to nature and developing your own natural history, conservation, and nature mentoring skills.
Current student or recent graduate.
Proven interest in working with children, demonstrated through coursework, volunteering, babysitting, or formal work experience. 0-3 months.
Passion for nature and the outdoors.
Previous related experience in outdoor education a plus.
Self-motivated and organized person able to stay on task without direct supervision and to be able to work on multiple projects or education programs.
The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.
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