NATURALIST INTERNSHIP

at Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center

Location:
Yellow Springs, OH.

Duration:
39 weeks

Job Type:
Intern

Job Description:
Are you tired of jumping from one short-term internship to another? Would you like to live and work with kids in the outdoors teaching them natural history, biology, and environmental problem solving skills to better their natural environment? Join the Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center Naturalist team! The 2012 - 2013 Naturalist Internship is now open and accepting applications! After completing a 2.5-week intensive training course, you will begin a 33-week practicum experience program. Put theory into practice while teaching the Outdoor Education Center curriculum structured to provide links to Ohio Standards, but with freedom for interns to creatively develop individual lesson plans and teaching styles. Our curriculum includes aspects of wildlife, ecology, geology, team building, and cultural history. You will teach students in grades 4-6 through solution-oriented activities and discussions. In addition to teaching, the Outdoor Education Center and Raptor Center provide opportunities for Naturalists and students to get hands-on with some of Ohio’s native wildlife, such as Box Turtles, Black Rat Snakes and Owls. Interns are trained to handle, care for and teach with these educational ambassadors. Interns live in one of three staff houses in the beautiful 1,000-acre Glen Helen Nature Preserve while forming a supportive community of like-minded individuals dedicated to the education and preservation of the natural world. The vibrant and artistic Village of Yellow Springs is within walking distance – though you are welcome to bring one, a vehicle during the program is not needed or required! Primary Responsibilities: **Facilitate environmental education in our week-long residential programs; **Teach hike lessons to students, both alone and alongside peers; **Motivate children to appreciate the natural world and care for it in a positive way; **Support the facility through daily and weekly responsibilities. Benefits: **Stipend of $142 per week for practicum portion of program; **Room and board, including vegetarian and vegan-friendly meals; **Opportunity to work with birds of prey at our Raptor Center; **Ability to use self-designed lesson plans in a well-established educational facility; **Opportunity for promotion; **Vacation breaks in the fall, winter and spring.

To Apply:
To apply: Download an application from: (URL: http://www.glenhelen.org) or contact AUTUMN FOUTCH .(PH: 937-767-7648 FX: 937-767-6655 EMl: afoutch@glenhelen.org).

Qualifications:
Qualifications: **Minimum one year of college; **In-person CPR and First-Aid certification prior to program start; **Strong desire for working with children; **Strong love for nature.