For a full description of position and benefits, visit https://www.walkingmountains.org/job-opening-community-programs-coordinator/

Personnel Management

• Supervise day-to-day work of Naturalist interns, providing support through training, observations, professional development, staff meetings, and evaluations
• Serve as a mentor and role model to Naturalist Interns in the development and design of educationally relevant and mission-driven interpretive and environmental education lessons
• Support and mentor Naturalist interns in developing and documenting age-appropriate, place-based lesson plans and curriculum
• In the absence of the Community Programs Director, serve as primary supervisor of Naturalist interns

Program Instruction

• Create and deliver high-level program content for a wide variety of audiences
• Regularly instruct early childhood environmental education programs at a variety of locations, including preschools and community centers
• Private/custom or irregular programming
• Staff public facilities (WMSC, NDC, VNC, and USFS) alongside or in lieu of Naturalist intern staff
• Host seasonal guest presenters, workshops, and other special programming for children
• Present or write nature education segments for local TV, Facebook Live, Vail Daily and other media outlets as needed

Facility Management

• Oversee general and day-to-day operations at the WMSC campus and Exhibit Hall
• Upkeep of exhibits, interpretive signage, and learning spaces
• Maintain, organize and order specimens and other teaching resources
• Front desk procedures and program registration
• Collect and analyze visitor and program data
• Donation box and cash drawer management
• Oversee program and visitor interaction for quality assurance
• Along with Community Programs Director and other Community Programs Coordinator, manage VNC and USFS Ranger Station gift stores
• Seasonally review systems for materials and resource organization, and order new materials as needed
   

Program Administration

• Collaborate with the Community Programs Department staff to create new and improved educational opportunities for the community
• Coordinate program logistics and registration systems
• Schedule, contract, and promote programs
• Perform quality control for scheduled programs
• Primarily responsible for the planning and quality control of campus-based programs such as early childhood, interpretive walks, fee-based environmental education programs, and other special programs
• Assist other Community Programs staff with oversight and planning of all CP programs.
• Assist in planning the budget, and maintain and track a variety of Community Programs budgets
• Create and maintain registration systems for campus-based programs
• Work with Community Programs Director to develop and implement program evaluations

Qualifications:

• ● BA/BS in science, interpretation, education, or an environmental science-related field
• ● At least 1-2 years of field experience in environmental education and/or interpretation
• ● At least 1-2 years of field experience with early childhood education
• ● At least 1 year of supervisory experience
• ● Excellent public speaking skills and willingness to present to a variety of audiences
• ● Self-motivated and works well independently and within a team
• ● General knowledge of the natural and cultural resources of the Rocky Mountains
• ● Specialized knowledge or interest in a natural science field preferred
• ● Walking Mountains Science Center hires positive, energetic, friendly people
• ● Preferred: current Wilderness First Responder certification
• ● Preferred: Fluent in Spanish language
• ● Preferred: Certification through National Association for Interpretation
• ● Ability to work a full time, flexible schedule with variable hours and occasional evening and/or weekend responsibilities