Water Science Education - Part-Time + Flexible

Wildwoods is seeking passionate and experienced educators to deliver a water conservation education program to schools in the greater Los Angeles area. Once trained, applicants are assigned programs based on school reservations.

Please Note: This is a part-time job with variable hours per week.

Program Description

A Drop in the Bucket is a water conservation education program serving Los Angeles schools, grades 3 - 8. The program is offered free to all LA area schools via a mobile unit that delivers the program to school campuses.

Requirements

Applicants MUST:

Enjoy working with children.

Possess excellent group facilitation and group management skills.

Be available to work near downtown Los Angeles, anytime Monday - Friday, between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Have experience conducting outdoor or environmental education programs with elementary school-aged children, and/or experience conducting similar programs with families and groups.

Have knowledge and understanding of basic scientific principles

Be comfortable with active, physical work outdoors: lifting and carrying up to 40 lbs. of program materials.

Have a professional manner with clientele (teachers and parents).

Submit to and pass a background check.

Submit to a Tuberculosis Screening.

Provide references upon request.

Have reliable access to transportation.

Be flexible and comfortable with last-minute schedule changes.

Have reliable access to email and cell phone.

A valid driver’s license and a clean driving record is required for assignments that require use of company vehicles.

Be comfortable driving for up to 1 hour at a time to sites.

Responsibilities: Instructors will be responsible for the delivery of a 75-minute educational program for elementary school classes about water in Southern California. Instructors will be responsible for setting up and breaking down a program area for the program. Instructors will be responsible for the maintenance of all program supplies and materials and will notify the Program Coordinator of any needed re-stocking or repair.

Qualifications

Likely applicants will have teaching experience and/or experience leading groups at camps or outdoor schools.

Applicants should have an understanding of environmental education concepts with elementary and middle-school aged children.

Applicants should have experience leading cooperative and team-building games and experiential education activities.

Applicants should have an understanding of Earth Sciences at the elementary and middle school level.

Applicants should also possess knowledge of regional environmental and socio-economic/eco-justice issues.

Applicants should possess the ability to adhere to a written curriculum and maintain program continuity as well as the ability to accurately pace program activities and stick to a set schedule.

Spanish language skills are helpful.

All applicants reaching the interview process will be required to submit to a background check.

Duration: This is a part-time job. The shortest of workdays, including program set-up and clean-up, is at least 4 hours. Most assignments occur during the school day. There are a few after-school and weekend assignments available, if desired. Programs continue through the end of the school year (June 2023), with possible assignments extending into the summer.

Location: Our offices are south of downtown Los Angeles, however "report to" destinations may be anywhere in the greater Los Angeles region.

Rate: $24/hour

Please note: Wildwoods is a project of Community Partners, a non-profit, public benefit 501c(3) corporation, and operates as an equal opportunity employer. This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the position.