WET Science Center hiring for Environmental Education Assistants
Check out this great opening, sent to us from Alexandra Doty at Puget Sound Partnership!
Super opportunity for an upcoming or recent grad!
Job Description
The WET Science Center is hiring two full-time Environmental Education Assistants. These are one-year positions beginning in early July and early August. Join our education team and help teach thousands of students how to conserve and protect water!
The Environmental Education Assistant is responsible for performing and assisting with a variety of education tasks and interacting with visitors in the WET Science Center. This position plays a key role in the education program by assisting the Education Program Manager with classroom presentations to school groups (5th grade and up), overseeing the hands-on exhibit gallery, leading tours, delivering programs for the community, and taking key messages and educational materials to special events.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- greeting guests and welcoming them to the WET Science Center;
- overseeing the exhibit gallery and interacting with the public to facilitate learning;
- assisting with research and delivery of classroom presentations and Saturday community activities;
- leading tours of the wastewater treatment plant and green building;
- data entry related to program tracking and evaluation;
- representing LOTT and the WET Science Center at community events;
- implementing and tracking the social media program;
- recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers;
- writing articles for internal and external audiences;
- taking photos of educational activities;
- and other related duties.
See the job announcement and apply here: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lottcleanwater/jobs/1426705/environmental-education-assistant
Questions? Contact Amber Smith, Education Program Manager, LOTT’s WET Science Center