<br /><br/><br/><div dir="ltr"><p class="">The N.E.E.D. (National Environmental Education Development)
Academy, in Truro, is seeking a skilled Teacher-Naturalist for the 2013-14
school year. </p>
<p class=""><span class="">The NEED Academy is a small
residential environmental education school, located in a retired Coast Guard
Station in Truro, Massachusetts. The program serves 5<sup>th</sup> grade
students from 3 school districts. Our
total group size each week is less than 30 students. Teaching groups are 8-9
students.</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Qualified candidate will have</span>
experience in: educating elementary through high school students, residential camping, and facilitating team building. <span class=""> Teacher/Naturalists should have a love of being outdoors
in all kinds of weather on the great outer beach of the Cape Cod National
Seashore and education or </span>experience in natural history interpretation,
marine science, or general ecology. </p><p class="">Successful applicant must have completed a four year degree program and have a valid driver’s license.<span class=""> Current CPR & First Aid certification required. </span><br>
</p>
<p class=""><span class="">Typical work week is Monday
through Friday and includes overnight hours. Teacher/Naturalists lead 3 hikes/lessons
per day for their teaching group. </span>Teachers
develop and present experiential lessons based on the MA Education Frameworks
& Common Core Standards. Lessons are centered on the local environments
(Beach & Dune, Dune Forest, Kettlehole pond, Freshwater Swamps) and history
(Pilgrims, Shipwrecks & U.S. Lifesaving Service). <span class=""> Additional classes
also include: Nightwalk, Group Dynamics, and Pizza Making. </span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Staff members 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></p><p class="">
<span class=""><b>This is a
school year program. </b>Training begins
on September 10, 2013. Final day of work
is scheduled to be June 15, 2014. Vacations
include, one week off at Thanksgiving, two weeks off at Christmas/New Years and
one week off for February Break. (Week of President's Day) </span><br>
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<span class=""><b>Salary and
Benefits: </b>Salary is paid bi-weekly for the entire school year. Private room
and board are provided. Health, Life, and Dental Insurance are available. Good
food, great views, generally likable kids, and plenty of outdoor exercise are guaranteed.
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<span class=""><b>To Apply:</b>
send cover letter, resume and the names and phone numbers/ email addresses of three
references to: Eleanor Moody, Director NEED Academy, PO Box 896 Truro, MA.
02666-0896 or e-mail to: <a href="file:///C:/Users/Ellie/Desktop/NEEDFolderfromlaptop/Hiring/moodye@dy-regional.k12.ma.us">moodye@dy-regional.k12.ma.us</a></span><br>
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<p class=""><a href="http://sites.google.com/a/dy-regional.k12.ma.us/need-collaborative/">http://sites.google.com/a/dy-regional.k12.ma.us/need-collaborative/</a></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Eleanor Moody</span></span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">NEED Academy <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</span></div>
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