Nearby Nature Resident Host and Park Stewardship Coordinator 2024: Position filled. Nearby Nature is seeking a Resident Host and Park Stewardship Coordinator for 30-40 hours per week to be part of our creative and energetic team of nature educators and park caretakers. Our new employee will live in the Park Host House at our Learnscape in Alton Baker Park, which is Nearby Nature’s home base for education and park caretaking programs. Responsibilities include landscaping, leading park stewardship projects, facilities maintenance, and more. Open until filled.
Nearby Nature Wonder Keepers Preschool Assistant Instructor 2024-25: Position filled. Serve as Assistant Instructor for our all outdoor Wonder Keepers Preschool Program, three mornings a week (M/W/F) from September-June. Opportunities to lead additional youth programs including Elementary No School Day Adventures, Family Nature Quests, Community Outreach programs, and more, as time and skills allow, and as instructors are needed.
Nearby Nature Preschool Programs Coordinator and Youth Educator 2024: Position filled. Serve as Lead Instructor for our all outdoor Wonder Keepers Preschool Program, three mornings a week (M/W/F) from September-June & as a Summer Daycamps Instructor (M-F, half and/or full days) for Preschool Minnow and Dragonfly programs from late June-August. Assist with administration of Wonder Keepers during the school year and daycamps during the summer. Lead additional youth programs including Elementary No School Day Adventures, Family Nature Quests, Community Outreach programs, and more, as time and skills allow.
Nearby Nature Daycamps Bike Instructor Job Description 2023: Position filled. Join us for adventure, science, nature, art, play, and gardening this summer! Instructor needed to lead our outdoor specialty bike camps for kids 8-11. See an overview of this year’s daycamp programs here.
Nearby Nature-Network Charter School Substitute Teachers — Positions open until filled. Substitute teach in Nearby Nature classes for 7th-12th graders at Alton Baker Park and/or at the school’s main site in South Eugene. Substituting with other NCS partner organizations (Le Petit Gourmet, MECCA, and Heartwise) is also a possibility.
Nearby Nature is committed to fair and impartial treatment of employees, job applicants, contractors, and agents of Nearby Nature, and to maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free work environment. Nearby Nature’s policy is not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age (within statutory limits), race, religion, color, gender, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected status with respect to hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment, termination, salary level, or other forms of compensation, or any other term or condition of employment.
Updated 8-11-24
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