Join us in making history! Be a part of the first year of the Cahaba Environmental Center! Our spring season is coming up, and we are looking for enthusiastic and qualified individuals to be part of our team!

The Cahaba Environmental Center is a new residential environmental education center affiliated with McDowell Environmental Center. We are located at Living River, a 440-acre property along the Cahaba River. The Cahaba River is Alabama’s longest free-flowing river and one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the United States. At the Cahaba Environmental Center, school groups (primarily grades 4-7) spend 3-5 days on our site exploring the natural and cultural history of Alabama through collaborative, hands-on, and inquiry-based teaching methods.

As a CEC environmental educator, you have the opportunity to share the wonders of the natural world and create a sense of community with our participants! A CEC educator fosters a fun and safe learning environment for students and facilitates hands-on activities about topics such as watershed science, forest and stream ecology, Native American cultures, and geologic processes.

A CEC educator also leads evening programs including campfires and night hikes. During our first spring season, there will be opportunity to take on independent projects that match educator talents and interests and support our educational program!

A CEC environmental educator must demonstrate creativity, enthusiasm, maturity, initiative, a sense of humor, flexibility and team spirit! An educator shows passion for learning and teaching about the natural world and human cultural history.

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Education, or related field. All employees undergo a background check. Preference will be given to those with prior experience in environmental education.

Our spring season runs from around February until May 2016. A detailed job description is available upon request.

 Equal Opportunity Employer:

The Cahaba Environmental Center at Living River does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, marital status, age (over 40), veteran status, physical or mental disability, ex-offender status or any other basis prohibited by law in any of its policies or programs.