<font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Teacher/Naturalist position open for the 2012-13 School Year</b><br> Opening also posted on the NAAEE EEJob Link. <br><br></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Currently seeking an experienced female Teacher/Naturalist to begin as soon as possible. <br>
<br><span class="plaintextbody"><span>The NEED (National Environmental Education
Development) Collaborative is a small residential environmental education
school, located in a retired Coast Guard Station in Truro, Massachusetts. The
program is for 5<sup>th</sup> grade students from 3 school districts.<span> </span>Program length varies by school district-
Dennis-Yarmouth and Monomoy 5 days, Falmouth 3 days. Our total group size each
week is generally about 22 students. Teaching groups average 6- 8 students</span></span><br></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Four
talented Teacher/Naturalists have the chance to live and work at the
Seashore House each school year. The staff is balanced with two men and
two women. </font>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span>Teacher/Naturalists lead 3 hikes/lessons
per day for their teaching group, rotating off for one day and one evening
during the week.</span> Teachers develop and present experiential lessons based
on the MA Education Frameworks and centered on the local environments (Beach
& Dune, Dune Forest, Kettlehole pond, Freshwater Swamps) and history
(Pilgrims, Shipwrecks & U.S. Lifesaving Service). <span><span> </span>Lessons also
include: Nightwalk, Group Dynamics, and Pizza Making.<span> </span>Teachers are also responsible on a rotating basis for helping with meal preparation
and serving, bedtime duties, group supervision during short bus trips to
various natural and historical areas of the outer Cape, and the overall care
and maintenance of the facility. </span></font></p>
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<span><b>Qualifications:</b>
</span>B.S. required. <span> Current
CPR & First Aid certification. <span> </span>Love
of being outdoors in all kinds of weather on the great outer beach of the Cape
Cod National Seashore and </span>a background/experience in natural history
interpretation, marine science, or general ecology strongly recommended. Experience with youth, residential education, and
facilitating team building preferred. <br>
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<span><b>Dates:</b> Immediately - June 16, 2013. One week off at Thanksgiving, two weeks off
at Christmas/New Years. One week off for February Break. (Week of President's
Day). </span><br>
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<span><b>Salary: </b>Competitive salary is paid bi-weekly through out the school year, private room and board are provided.</span><span><b>
<br><br>Benefits: </b></span><span>Good food, great views, and generally likable
kids. Fresh air and plenty of exercise are guaranteed. </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> <br> Health, </span><span>Life, and
Dental Insurance are available. <br><span> </span><span> </span></span><br>
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<span><b>To Apply:</b>
send cover letter, resume and the names and phone numbers/ email addresses of
three references to: <br><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Eleanor Moody, Director; NEED Collaborative; PO Box 896;
Truro, MA; 02666-0896 <br> e-mail to: <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/dy-regional.k12.ma.us/need-collaborative/home/moodye@dy-regional.k12.ma.us">moodye@dy-regional.k12.ma.us</a></span>. <br>
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eleanor Moody<br>NEED Collaborative<br>PO Box 896 <br>Truro, MA 02666<br>508-349-3475<br><br>Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is<br>exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different<br>
kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin</font><br>
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