Full-Time Education Coordinator
Job Description
The Education Coordinator will support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of school-year programming for 4th-8th grade students and paid internships for teens. Some specific responsibilities include registering teachers for school-year programs, communicating with staff from partner agencies and organizations, and processing student evaluations.
The successful Education Coordinator will demonstrate a passion for helping young people — especially those from communities that are underrepresented in environmental fields and/or new to environmental topics — make personal positive connections with nature. This position is ideal for an outgoing individual who demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and time management. Candidates should enjoy working collaboratively, thrive working outdoors and in an office, and have a background in education. Applicants may have experience organizing educational events, facilitating projects with several partners, creating and managing project timelines, or leading groups of students in outdoor settings.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into their work. Every Greenway Trust employee is expected to play an active part in carrying out our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization and beyond. Candidates should expect to discuss their experience or interest in incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into their work or personal ethic.
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust works to steward a landscape that stretches 100 miles from the shores of Puget Sound, across the Cascade Mountains, to Central Washington. The Greenway Trust also coordinates the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area (NHA), which honors the historical and cultural significance of this place and helps to preserve and celebrate its living heritage. The Education Program contributes to the goals of the NHA by engaging 4th-12th grade students in meaningful environmental education programming that equips them with knowledge, skills and inspiration that may lead them to future careers in conservation.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter and resume explaining your interest and capabilities to apply@mtsgreenway.org. Finalists will be asked to provide three references. Your cover letter should not exceed two pages, and should provide examples of the following:- Your ability to create and manage project timelines.
- Your ability to facilitate activities for groups with participants between 10 and 18 years old.
- Your experience with or commitment to connecting historically underrepresented communities with nature.
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