Mentoring, motivating, and inspiring the students working as part of the employment program.

Facilitating team building and helping students work through challenging situations.

Developing and implementing public outreach programs (e.g., nature walks, seine netting, touch tank, scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, tabling).

Creating a schedule of activities (e.g., outreach programs, bird monitoring, and habitat restoration work) to be performed weekly by students.

Developing lessons and pre/post tests for students.

Tracking program metrics (e.g., number of people engaged, materials distributed, pledges to protect birds signed and hours spent monitoring sites).

Working with students to update and provide content for applicable Audubon CT social media.

Collecting and entering data into online databases.

Writing weekly reports detailing management activities at each site.

Coordinating monitoring efforts with other Audubon CT staff and partners.

Organizing and leading volunteer events.

Additional duties may be assigned to support other aspects of the youth employment program.

Desirable candidates will be available from April 14th through August 22nd, 2025.

Crew Leaders must be responsible, mature, and able to serve as mentors to the students.

Coursework in the active pursuit of a degree in biology, wildlife management, or related field preferred.

Experience supervising high school aged students preferred.

Experience leading environmental education and public outreach highly desirable.

Experience and ability to communicate clearly via written, spoken and graphical means along with responding to communications in a prompt and timely manner. Crew Leaders should be comfortable interacting with students, their families, the public, and project partners.

Good planning skills and a flexible approach to work desired. In the event of poor weather, Crew Leaders will need to keep their teams informed and plan to work with them on a pre-determined rain date or at a rainy day location when fieldwork is not possible.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite software required.

Weekend work will be required.

Knowledge of waterbirds & native/invasive plant species found in CT is desirable.

Knowledge of salt marsh systems is highly desirable.

Fluency in Spanish a plus.

Must be physically fit, able to walk in a variety of coastal terrain and able to lift/carry at least 30lbs with or without accommodation.

Crew Leaders are required to successfully complete an Audubon provided Basic First Aid/CPR certification course during the first week of training.

Interest in conservation and commitment to the mission of the National Audubon Society.