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Environmental Educator job
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu (CAROLINA BIRDS)
- Subject: Environmental Educator job
- From: "BILL HILTON JR. (Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History)"<hilton@hiltonpond.org>
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 18:47:31 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
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We are re-opening the search for an Environmental Educator for
Allison Woods Foundation in Statesville, North Carolina USA. Please
post and forward the following job announcement.
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** ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR **
Allison Woods Foundation has an immediate opening for a capable,
articulate Environmental Educator at its outstanding 1,000-acre
nature center near Statesville, North Carolina USA. The Environmental
Educator is responsible for organizing, overseeing, and implementing
a complete on-site and off-grounds learning program, including summer
camps.
The full-time, year-round position begins on or about 15 March 2000
at an annual salary of $24,000, including benefits. This is a
salaried position that requires some evening and weekend work. The
Environmental Educator will assist with on-site research activities,
including animal and plant inventories, bird banding, ecological
studies, etc.
Allison Woods is filled with natural and cultural history. The tract
straddles the South Yadkin River and includes examples of nearly
every Piedmont habitat. One-of- a-kind structures of native stone
date to the 1920s ; designed and financed by Major William
Allison--engineer, inventor, businessman, and horticulturist--the
buildings blend with hardwood and pine forests, streams and
bottomlands, and ponds and lakes. Miles of trails meander through a
mix of native and ornamental plants, including dense stands of bamboo
that adjoin groves of poplar, oak, and cherry. Allison Woods is
designated as a National Historic Place and as a Natural Heritage
Site of Regional Importance.
The successful candidate will have:
-- A degree in science or education, with demonstrated experience in
teaching in an outdoor setting
-- Familiarity with Piedmont natural history
-- Good people skills (in person and on the phone), especially with
K-12 students and their teachers
-- Willingness to be a team player capable of taking both initiative
and direction
-- Excellent writing and speaking abilities
-- Administrative abilities (e.g., education budgeting and grant-writing)
-- Computer competency including but not limited to word processing
programs, databases, and financial packages (such as
Quicken/QuickBooks)
-- Flexible schedule
-- Excellent references
The Environmental Educator reports to the Executive Director and/or
Science Education Consultant.
Search closes when the position is filled. To apply, send a cover
letter, resume, sample field trip outline, and names/numbers for
three references to:
Allison Woods Foundation
437 Walnut Street
Statesville NC 28677
(704) 872-1930 voice
(704) 872-1138 fax
info@allison-woods.org
For more information about Allison Woods Foundation, please peruse
its website, http://www.allison-woods.org. The site also includes a
revised, detailed Job Description.
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BILL HILTON JR., "The Piedmont Naturalist"
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road
York, South Carolina 29745
USA
e-mail: <hilton@hiltonpond.org>
Voice: (803) 684-5852
eFax: (503) 218-0845
Hilton Pond Website: <http://www.hiltonpond.org>
Operation RubyThroat Website: <http://www.rubythroat.org>
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset."
BHjr.
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