Environmental Educator
Salem Sound Coastwatch
Job Description
Join Salem Sound Coastwatch as an environmental educator and build on your experience by working with a small, dedicated staff. Expand your environmental knowledge and broaden your exposure to potential jobs and educational opportunities. Work alongside a diversity of partners, from Salem Sound's watershed communities and across the North Shore.
Salem Sound Coastwatch (SSCW), an environmental non-profit based in Salem MA, focuses on educating students and the public about stormwater pollution and how human activities on the land pollute the ocean to protect coastal waters, marine habitats and rivers. We are seeking a part-time person to work in three of SSCW’s on-going programs: Salem Greening the Gateway City, School to Sea and Greenscapes.
Salem Sound Coastwatch (SSCW), an environmental non-profit based in Salem MA, focuses on educating students and the public about stormwater pollution and how human activities on the land pollute the ocean to protect coastal waters, marine habitats and rivers. We are seeking a part-time person to work in three of SSCW’s on-going programs: Salem Greening the Gateway City, School to Sea and Greenscapes.
Salem Greening the Gateway City is a Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Program. SSCW is the non-profit partner for Salem’s Greening Gateway Program. Our work entails outreach to recruit 2000 homeowners and renters who live in environmental justice neighborhoods to sign up to receive trees planted by DCR Foresters. https://www.maurbancanopy.org/town/salem/
Our School to Sea program is seeking to diversify its staff who work with Salem Public School students during school and after-school programs. You will assist SSCW’s School to Sea Director with English Language Learners in watershed education experiences both outdoors and in the classroom during school-time and after-school programming using SSCW’s curriculum. In the spring, there will be outdoor activities that may include coastal clean ups and field trips. http://salemsound.org/School2Sea/S2Shome.html
Greenscapes serves 25 municipalities across Essex County providing outreach and education to support municipal compliance with water-related regulatory requirements, including the MS4 Stormwater and the Water Management Act permits. Greenscapes has an activities based school program called “Keeping Water Clean” that every Salem 5th grader will participate in between January and June 2022. https://greenscapes.org/
Required Skills
- Comfort leading an educational activity to a small or large group of students
- Curiosity and love of learning
- Work as a team and independently
- Dynamic and engaging with children
- Energetic and upbeat with a positive “I can change the world” kind of attitude
- Flexibility to adapt in an evolving and fast-paced work environment
Additional Qualifications:
- Multilingual preferred: English & Spanish, Portuguese
- Experience in environmental science
- Comfortable outdoors and experience working with children
Salem Sound Coastwatch is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.