Senior Program Assistant- Nature Programs- Temp
About The Position
Cary’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources department is seeking a creative, organized, and collaborative individual who is enthusiastic about teaching nature and working with the public to join our team as a Nature Education Senior Program Assistant! This position will play a key role in planning and implementing nature programming at the Stevens Nature Center at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve. In this role you will help research, current needs and program trends, collaborate with others to design programs, manage programs, and use data and feedback to improve and inform future programs. This position requires a flexible schedule to work varying hours, including evenings and weekends. This is a part-time, non-benefited, year-round position, up to 20 hours a week, with a maximum of 999 hours per year.
Requirements
- Requires a combination of education and experience equivalent to an associate’s degree in Parks and Recreation, Environmental Education, or a related field.
- Requires a minimum of 2 years of nature program experience including running and implementing nature programs.
- Requires First Aid/CPR certification (or ability to obtain within 6 months with provided training opportunities)
- Requires possession of a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Requires drug testing and background check (which may include criminal history check, SBI fingerprinting, motor vehicle records check, education verification and credit history review) and satisfactory reference checks prior to employment.
Nice To Haves
- Some experience planning, implementing, and/or facilitating events/programs in a park or community setting.
- Environmental Education Certification
Responsibilities
- Prepares, organizes, and supervises facilitation of program activities
- Develops and implements programs for diverse groups, determines target audiences and objectives, and sets calendar for program offerings
- Assists with development of daily schedules, coordinates space, identifies resources and plans developmentally appropriate activities
- Researches and seeks out new program opportunities
- Attends workshops/trainings, classes, seminars, and lectures to enhance and maintain knowledge of trends and developments in programs
- Monitors and supervises various activities in multiple spaces simultaneously
- Provides behavior management, adjusts as needed to mitigate issues, completes write-ups, and escalates problems to supervisor as needed
- Leads other part-time staff
- Conducts administrative tasks such as drafting purchase orders, maintaining contracts, and tracking spending, program entry and manage
- Documents and submits incident and accident reports to supervisor
- Researches and gathers resources for programs, maintains inventory, and orders supplies
- Ensures participants and patrons have an exemplary customer service experience
- Provides program information to nature center patrons and program participants
- Communicates with participants, providing general updates and other pertinent information
- Manages participant accounts and assists with registrations, withdrawals, and rentals
- Performs other job-related tasks as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
