Flying Deer Nature Center Assistant Director in Training- New Lebanon, NY
Organization: Flying Deer Nature Center
Job Title: Assistant Director in Training
Location: New Lebanon, NY
Hours and Compensation: Paid; full-time. Details available upon request.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2012
Posted on: March 9, 2012
Organization Overview
Our mission is to educate and mentor children and adults in deep connection to nature, self, and community. For more than 15 years, we have been engaging participants in naturalist routines, survival skills, wilderness rights of passage, and community building through leading-edge programming.
Description
Flying Deer Nature Center in New Lebanon, New York, seeks an individual with a deep personal connection with nature and a desire to be a leader in an organization with an inspired vision. The person we are seeking derives fulfillment from helping youth and adults develop their relationships with nature and community through naturalist education and wilderness skills as well as stories, songs, and games. This is a full-time training position that can lead to considerable opportunities for growth and responsibility in leading programs as well as in the management and administration of a nature-based school. After completion of a foundational training period, the individual may move from the status of trainee to that of Assistant Director.
Responsibilities
Programs: Provide mentoring and instruction in Flying Deer’s educational programs including summer camps, home-school programs, and school-based programs. This includes set-up and break down of the program facility before and after programs; gathering natural materials, equipment, and supplies; collection of feedback on programs; and creation of reports based on that feedback.
Administration: Assist in the marketing of FDNC programs, including distribution of flyers. Assist in the maintenance of FDNC records, including data entry. Be a part of the communications network with parents, community, and supporters.
Qualifications
- Is aligned with our mission, sharing our core values of peacemaking, team building, and respect for Nature
- Has a foundation of naturalist knowledge and survival skills
- Is a comfortable and charismatic leader who generates energy and enthusiasm
- Enjoys being a role model
- Loves being with people: adults, teens, parents and children
- Is a mature communicator who can give and receive feedback well
- Is a self-organizer who can creatively solve problems, gets the job done
- Is confident, fun-loving, and values a sense of humor
- Preferably, has a college degree in a related field.
How to Apply:
Send resume and cover letter to [email protected]; we will confirm receipt. We seek to fill this position by May 1, 2012.
