[SEMCO] Friends of the Waquoit Bay Reserve - Summer Employment Opportunity

[Tompkins, Laurie (DCR)]

Summer Employment Opportunity at the Waquoit Bay Reserve

The Waquoit Bay Reserve Foundation, in partnership with the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is seeking an energetic teacher to co-teach weekly sessions related to estuary ecology this summer. Children in in grades 2 - 12 attend a one-week session from July through mid-August at the Waquoit Bay Reserve.

Science School session descriptions can be found at:
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Duties include:
*              Attend four paid training/orientation sessions at the Waquoit Bay Reserve to work with Reserve Education staff to plan, design and organize summer school programs.
*              Provide planning and teaching for week-long educational experiences for children in grades 2 through 12 that encourage curiosity in science and the natural world.
*              Conduct engaging, hands-on lessons and activities in the classroom, woodlands, salt marshes and shoreline within the Waquoit Bay Reserve.
*              Teach and demonstrate principals of sustainability and stewardship in all programs.
*              Participate in a wrap-up meeting at the end of the season.
*              Schedule: Monday through Friday, July 8-August 16, 8:15AM to 3:30PM plus training.


Preferred Qualifications:
*              Experience working with children.
*              Outdoor education and/or field experience.
*              Current CPR/ First Aid certification required prior to start date.
*              Must be knowledgeable about coastal ecology and comfortable working in the field and handling live marine invertebrates.
*              Degree in a related field is a plus.

This is a seasonal contract position that does not provide benefits. The contract term for the teacher begins at the end of June and continues through mid-August.


Applications submitted by February 28 will be given first preference, however position will remain open until filled.

To apply please send resume, cover letter and three references to:
Waquoitbayscienceschool at gmail.com<mailto:Waquoitbayscienceschool at gmail.com>.




Summer Science School Team

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
P.O. Box 3092
Waquoit, MA 02536
Direct 774-255-4268

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