AmeriCorps Service position available at IslandWood’s Homewaters location in Seattle

This fulltime, 10 ½ month opportunity begins on September 1, 2013 and runs thru July 15, 2014.

About IslandWood’s Homewaters program
IslandWood’s Homewaters Program is based in Seattle.  It primarily provides outdoor environmental education programs to Seattle Public Schools in their schoolyard or nearby park. Homewaters works in close collaboration with the district to provide programs that tie directly to the science units being taught in the schools. Through guided, hands-on field investigations, Homewaters helps students to discover the interdependence of people and nature in the heart of their city. The three outreach programs currently provided by Homewaters are funded by grants and provided free of charge to the schools.

About the service position
The AmeriCorps Service Member will be serving in close collaboration with the Homewaters Program Coordinator & Lead Educator to support, deliver, and assess Homewater’s programs.  A majority of the Service Members time will be focused on supporting and teaching the creek-based Land and Water Field Study program and helping to implement new pre and post lessons for the program.  The Service Member will spearhead recruiting, scheduling and support of program volunteers and will assist with their training. The service member will also be collating assessment data to determine program outcomes and improve program quality.

Qualifications required for this position:
•       Detail-oriented, organized, flexible
•       High-level teaching / communication skills
•       Knowledge of best practices in environmental and sustainability education
•       Comfort with and interested in gaining more experience in the formal education system
•       Experience communicating with classroom teachers
•       Experience with upper elementary grade students through middle school students in field and project-based programming
•       Driver’s license and regular access to a vehicle to visit schools and sites throughout the Greater Seattle Area
•       Lift kits of 20-30 pounds
•       Walk on uneven outdoor terrain

Please click on the link below to visit the Washington State Service Corps website for information about the AmeriCorps program requirements, benefits,  and to apply for the service position

How to Apply to AmeriCorps:
http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/videos/applying-serve-using-my-americorps

2013-14 IslandWood Homewaters Educator
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