POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Teacher Naturalist
Reports to: Youth Program Director
Job Status: Salary
Compensation and Benefits: Starting salary $425.00 per week + meals and lodging. On-site
housing provided with monthly utilities paid by Institute. Local estimates place a $9,600 per
year value for housing.
Benefits include retirement package and access to health and dental insurance. 14 paid holidays
per year. Overtime compensated with additional paid leave. Paid professional development
including Wilderness First Responder, Red Cross Lifeguarding, and Southern Appalachian
Naturalist certifications. This is a yearlong position with up to 3-6 weeks unpaid furlough.
Category: Exempt
Classification: full time (subject to furlough)
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this position. Other duties may be required and assigned by supervisors.
Program
Guide experiential education programs for youth and adults.
Deliver innovative lessons that help students and teachers deepen relationships and (re)discover a love of learning.
Adapt Tremont lesson plans to accommodate personal teaching style, goals of participants, and seasonality.
Make good decisions regarding personal and participant safety, anticipate problems and act within scope of first aid training.
Work effectively with a range of participants, elementary aged through college, adults, and teachers.
Provide on-site supervision and support for program participants.
Tremont Community
Provide warmth and hospitality to all program participants; invites participants into spaces and activities with kindness and compassion.
Contribute to our caring community by taking care to set-up, clean, and maintain program spaces as needed for programs.
Communicate needs and concerns openly and clearly.
Actively participate in our Tremont team to create impactful experiences.
Maintain helpful attitude and energy to accomplish individual and collaborative projects.
Leadership and Growth
Demonstrate curiosity by continually exploring areas of interest (such as branches of natural history, human cultures and history, the humanities, etc.).
Serve in leadership capacity for summer interns and new staff.
Seek opportunities for growth and continual improvement as an educator for both youth and adults.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Operates a motor vehicle to transport program participants or to conduct other work activities.
- Provides assistance to other employees or departments as needed.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
REQUIREMENTS
Experience and Education:
- Applicants must be enthusiastic, energetic, and committed to teaching in the outdoors.
- Must have the ability to collaborate, communicate, and problem solve with colleagues in a dynamic workplace.
- Experience working with young people.
- Demonstrated commitment to issues regarding equity, inclusion, diversity, and justice.
- Must have an ability to think critically about the fields of education and science and can demonstrate knowledge in those or other related fields.
- Willing to commit at least 1-2 years to Tremont's mission of 'connecting people and nature.'
- Ability to manage the physical and emotional needs of a group of participants in a variety of weather conditions and trail types.
Physical Ability: Performs physical activity relating to programs/activities, which may include hiking in mountainous terrain, climbing steep trails, climbing rocks/boulders, participating in games/recreational activities, carrying backpacks, moving dining tables, and lifting/moving heavy materials. Must be able to hike while carrying a pack 4 miles in a day while managing a group of participants.
Housing Requirements:
Position may require employee to reside on premises of Institute, with residence and utilities provided by Institute.
