Environmental Education Summer Intern

Dates and Hours: 10-week internship working 40 hours each week, primarily Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4PM, occasional evenings and Saturdays. Start date May 29th and end date Aug 9th. Pay is $14.00/hr and some unpaid time off is allowed during the internship period.

Housing: Free housing available 4 miles from the Nature Center

Job Requirements: The ideal candidate will be pursuing a career in environmental education or early childhood/elementary education, have experience working with children, possess a love of nature and be comfortable working outdoors. Primary series of Covid-19 vaccination required. 

Job Description: Woodland Dunes Nature Center is seeking one motivated intern to assist with all aspects of education. This includes:

• Teaching nature-themed day camps for children ages 4-14
• Planning activities for family programs
• Preparing materials for programs and camps
• Teaching weekly family programs
• Assisting with and participating in adult education programs
• Organizing the family education room and outdoor play area
• Participating in citizen monitoring projects
• Helping with daily operations of the Nature Center i.e. cleaning, greeting visitors, etc.

Woodland Dunes offers a dynamic work environment with varied opportunities for an intern. Summer is busy with increased visitation, increased programming and an increase in land management activities in the preserve. Woodland Dunes offers interns a variety of hands-on experiences such as water testing, bat surveys, writing nature-themed articles for local media, bird surveys and more. The Environmental Education Intern will work primarily with the Education Coordinator.