Environmental Education Program Specialist - Camp Jekyll

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High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of related experience

This position reports directly to the Program Coordinator and focuses on the Georgia 4-H Environmental Education Program at Camp Jekyll, located on Jekyll Island, GA. Work includes leading K-12 students attending multiple-day field studies in multi-disciplinary classes in the outdoors. Class subjects offered include life and earth science, and focus on coastal ecology and marine science. This role will support the Program Coordinator with the development and dissemination of contracts, schedules for visiting groups, and instructor teaching rotations. Other duties include occasional supervision of seasonal staff members when the Director or Program Coordinator is not present, care of captive marine and reptile wildlife in the herpetology lab, curriculum development, assisting in cleanup of facilities, serving in the dining hall on KP (kitchen patrol) as assigned, aiding the Program Coordinator with training seasonal staff, operating the Canteen souvenir store when assigned, and being a part of a rotating evening on-call assignment. This person will also assist with Georgia 4-H Summer Camping Program and provide support to the overall operation of Camp Jekyll.

Separate staff housing is provided on-site. Staff person is not required to chaperone children overnight, although frequent evening programs and weekend work.

www.jekyll4h.org

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Independently lead environmental educational classes.

Feeding, cleaning, and maintenance of captive animal collection.

Assist Program Coordinator with contracts and schedules.

Weekend day and overnight on-call duty.

Dining hall assistance. Assist with sales in the Canteen.

Supervision and recruitment of volunteers

Supervision of seasonal staff members.