Seasonal Coastal Outreach Technician
About The Position
We are currently hiring one Coastal Outreach Technician to work with our New York Coast program on Long Island, NY for the 2026 field season (March – August). Audubon’s Long Island Coastal Stewardship program works with partners to monitor and protect at-risk shorebirds—including Piping Plovers, Least Terns, and American Oystercatchers—while engaging local communities to reduce human disturbance. We are hiring a seasonal outreach technician for the 2026 field season to support the “Be a Good Egg” campaign through on-the-beach outreach events, volunteer and partner coordination, and public education. The role also assists with stewardship and monitoring activities such as locating nests and chicks, installing fencing and exclosures, and maintaining trail cameras. This position requires independent fieldwork, extensive walking on beaches, and the use of personal transportation across Long Island. The technician will work 35 hours per week, including frequent weekend and holiday work, with mileage reimbursement provided. This position is classified as on-site based at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Center in Oyster Bay, Long Island. This position will require travel various sites along the North and South Shore of Long Island of New York.
Requirements
- A B.A. in environmental education, environmental science, biology, or a related field and/or equivalent experience is preferred.
- Applicants must have strong communication skills and attention to detail.
- Applicants should be comfortable engaging and communicating with the public, beach goers and occasionally with land managers and town mangers.
- Must be willing to work on busy beach days and holiday weekends.
- Ability to work outdoors for long periods of time in adverse conditions (hot, humid, buggy), a good work ethic, and an ability to work unsupervised is required.
- Applicants must be able to traverse long distances (up to 5 miles), carry heavy equipment (tents, tables, post pounders, fence posts), and drive to both north shore and south shore Long Island field sites.
- Must have valid Driver’s License in good standing.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, written and verbal communication skills, and computer literacy.
Nice To Haves
- The ability to speak Spanish and/or other languages is preferred but not required.
- Prior shorebird and/or field experience is not required, but a willingness to learn about beach-nesting bird biology and conservation is.
- Proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, and social media is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assist the center director and coasts program manager and other staff in planning Be a Good Egg outreach activities
- Work with land managers to obtain permissions and permits for events
- Lead on-the-beach outreach events and public programs
- Engage and educate beach-goers about beach-nesting birds and their conservation needs
- Manage teen conservation interns in outreach and administrative tasks for 6 weeks starting in late June
- Distribute educational and promotional materials to beach-goers
- Encourage beach-goers to sign a pledge to “share the beach” with beach-nesting birds
- Set up and transport outreach equipment, including a canopy tent, table, camp chairs, educational materials, and water and snacks for volunteers to outreach events
- Create social media posts, take site photos
- Inventory, order, and maintain program materials and supplies, adhering to the current budget
- Coordinate and work with interns, volunteers, partners, and land managers
- Organize and implement volunteer training sessions and schedule volunteer shifts and other volunteer coordination as needed
- Use binoculars and/or a spotting scope to locate and/or identify piping plovers, least terns, American oystercatchers, and migratory shorebirds
- Assist in nest searching and monitoring of shorebird reproductive success
- Assist in setting up and maintaining protective fencing and signs at nesting areas
- Assist in erecting predator exclosures at piping plover nests
- Carefully and neatly record data on specified data sheets
- Assist center staff with Teen Conservation Ambassadors group, shorebird education lessons, and student sign contest.
- Enter data into Excel and E-bird as needed
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
