Metro Parks - SW7/Nature Center Aide

Music City Center • Nashville, TN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

These positions will have fun this summer learning and working in Metro Parks’ Nature Centers, Fort Negley Visitor Center, or with the Outdoor Recreation or Community Engagement programs of the Metro Parks Natural Resources Division. Serve the public and connect people to nature, the outdoors and our cultural history!

Requirements

• Youth 14 to 24 years old

Responsibilities

• Develop and assist with educational exhibits, signage, literature, activities, and programming for families, day camps, summer program field trips, and more
• Provide visitor services experiences in the centers and out in the parks by answering questions, providing trail maps and info, maintaining grounds, gardens and bird feeding stations, etc.
• Trail maintenance - trim vegetation, mulch, rake trails, cut new trails, collect litter, remove invasive plants
• Develop, plan, lead, and assist with outdoor recreational programming for the public via hiking, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking with Outdoor Recreation program
• Assist with volunteer group projects like planting trees, or staff an educational booth with the Community Engagement program
• Survey plant or wildlife species, or collect water or soil samples
• Perform routine maintenance and small construction projects - installing bird nest boxes or bat boxes, painting picnic tables, repairing fences, etc.
• Assist with accession of artifacts and conducting associated research at Fort Negley
• Perform routine cleaning and/or maintenance of recreational equipment and perform trail maintenance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed