Outdoor Educator Job at Northwestern University Settlement, Delavan, WI

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  • Northwestern University Settlement
  • Delavan, WI

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Educator

Reports to: Outdoor Education Coordinator

Location: Delavan, WI

Organization Overview: The students who visit House in the Wood Outdoor Education Center refine their essential life and social skills in a safe outdoor environment. With the instruction of fully trained staff members, students learn about the natural world and explore various environments, including forest, lake, and marsh habitats. As a residential Outdoor Education center, we are able to provide a complete outdoor experience for inner-city students.

Job Summary: Educators teach multiple nature-related lessons (indoors and outdoors) to groups of 10 to 15 third through eighth-grade students. Lessons use our marsh, lake, forest, lawn, and Outdoor Education Center. They also implement our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) practice while supervising students. This position provides on-site housing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Teach outdoor environmental lessons to trail groups of 10 to 15 students between third and eighth grades.

  • Follow lesson plans as described in training.

  • Complete onsite training

  • Teach up to eight hours of outdoor lessons for three days.

  • Supervise trail group at meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Supper

  • Implement our social-emotional learning (SEL) lessons during times with students

  • Help with other areas as needed and complete paperwork as assigned

  • Cleanup and maintain lesson equipment and facility after group departs

Ideal Skills/Traits

  • Knowledge of subject matter at third to eighth-grade level

  • Able to work independently when teaching lessons

  • Able to work closely with other staff members

  • Ability to effectively manage students through appropriate behavior-management techniques, as determined in staff training.

  • Possess adaptability, enthusiasm, a sense of humor, patience, and self-control.

  • Ability to communicate and work with children, especially 7-12 year-olds, and to provide necessary instruction to students.

  • Ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to the activity.

  • Ability to relate positively to one's peers

Experience/Education

  • All applicants must be at least 18 years of age and able to work legally in the United States.

  • At least junior level in college or equivalent in experience. Prefer Bachelor’s degree in a subject related to teaching and/or life science.

  • Experience with teaching children

  • Experience with teaching outdoor lessons or desire to learn

Compensation

$150.00 per day. Housing is provided, and when programs are in session, food is included.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Northwestern Settlement is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic or classification protected by law.

Job Tags

Outdoor,

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