Field Teacher, Adult Education
$41,600–$52,000 year
On-site · Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Part-time Field Teacher for Adult Education to deliver natural history, birding, and conservation programs to adult audiences at Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries and other locations. Responsibilities include planning, scheduling, training, delivering, and evaluating programs; transporting adult program participants; teaching in varied habitats; flexible availability including evenings and weekends; travel within Massachusetts; collaboration with the Adult Education team; and delivering PowerPoint presentations. Requires ability to teach adults, work with diverse audiences, and participate in onboarding and training; CPR and First Aid certifications preferred.
Required Qualifications
- Must Haves: Broad natural history background with content expertise in one or more specialties (ornithology, art, etc.)
- Must Haves: Ability to effectively lead safe adult education experiences
- Must Haves: Experience teaching adult audiences in person
- Must Haves: Excellent interpersonal teaching skills
- Must Haves: Experience working with diverse audiences, accessibility needs, and learning styles
- Must Haves: Experience and skills to thrive on a collaborative team; strong people skills aligned with Mass Audubon strategic goals
- Must Haves: Proficiency in delivering Microsoft PowerPoint presentations from Mass Audubon catalog
- Must Haves: Willingness and ability to travel to various locations within Massachusetts for teaching assignments
- Must Haves: CPR and First Aid Certifications and willingness to take additional safety trainings as needed
- Nice to Haves: Wilderness First Aid and ACA Watercraft certifications
- Nice to Haves: Experience teaching specific programs such as ornithology, art (pottery wheels), canoeing and kayaking, herpetology, botany and/or dendrology, and other natural history topics
Desired Qualifications
- Broad natural history background with content expertise in one or more specialties (ornithology, art, etc.)
- Ability to effectively lead safe adult education experiences
- Experience teaching adult audiences in person
- Excellent interpersonal teaching skills
- Experience working with diverse audiences, accessibility needs, and learning styles
- Experience and skills to thrive on a collaborative team; strong people skills aligned with Mass Audubon strategic goals
- Proficiency in delivering Microsoft PowerPoint presentations from Mass Audubon catalog
- Willingness and ability to travel to various locations within Massachusetts for teaching assignments
- CPR and First Aid Certifications and willingness to take additional safety trainings as needed
- Wilderness First Aid and ACA Watercraft certifications
- Experience teaching specific programs such as ornithology, art (pottery wheels), canoeing and kayaking, herpetology, botany and/or dendrology, and other natural history topics
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