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Environmental Educator
AmeriCorps Position / 1 Positions Available
Start Date: 10/16/22
End Date: 8/31/24. End date corresponds to start date for 10.5 months of service.
Full-Time: Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00am – 4:30pm. Occasional service outside of these hours.
Supervision: Position reports to the Education and Outreach Coordinator.
Monthly Stipend: $2,171.43 before deductions and withholdings.
Environmental Educators will improve and implement the Salmon in the Classroom through presentations that focus on teaching local students about a salmon’s life cycle, as well as carry out the end of program release events for each school. Throughout the entire term, educators will implement public interpretation at the Salmon Center and Theler Wetlands Exhibit Center and trail systems. Members will assist with the coordination and implementation of the Students in the Watershed program, including teaching high school aged students about the environment and natural resources. Throughout the summer, members will help carry out multiple summer camp offerings, including the Explore the Fjord and Farm Stewards programs. While mostly off site with Explore the Fjord, members will transport, educate and supervise the campers throughout their days in the field. Educators will help with occasional outreach events throughout the Hood Canal watershed, and on site events throughout their term.
AmeriCorps Benefits:
- $6,895 education award that can be used for future schooling or to pay off existing
qualified student loan debt (upon successful completion of the service term, subject to
federal tax) - Basic health insurance
- Forbearance (temporarily postponing paying off a loan) of qualified student loans during
the service term - Payment of interest on qualified student loans that accrued during the service term
(paid after successful completion of service term) - Workers compensation coverage
- Assistance with childcare costs
- Serving in a full-time AmeriCorps position qualifies as “employment” towards the Public
Service Loan Forgiveness program - EBT Eligibility (application with income verification required)
Sustainability Coordinator
AmeriCorps Position / 2 Positions Available
Start Dates: 9/1/23 and 10/16/23
End Dates: 7/15/24 and 8/31/24. End dates correspond to start date for 10.5 months of service.
Full-Time: Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00am – 4:30pm. Occasional service outside of these hours.
Supervision: Position reports to the Farm Manager.
Monthly Stipend: $2,171.43 before deductions and withholdings.
The Sustainability Coordinator will participate in education, community outreach, volunteer management, and farm projects. Member will plan and develop nutrition and garden education programs for youth in local schools as well as for our 4-H club and summer camp program, Farm Stewards. This will include classroom based education as well as implementing experiential learning projects outdoors. Member will support our U-Pick community garden through volunteer recruitment and management, as well as community-wide workshops and outreach. They will also collaborate with staff and volunteers to plant, maintain, and harvest our food gardens and care for our 4-H farm animals. Sustainability Coordinator provides members of our P-Patch garden (which includes annually-leased garden beds) resources and support. To support their professional development, member may have opportunities to engage in other project areas at HCSEG, including research projects and habitat restoration.
AmeriCorps Benefits:
- $6,895 education award that can be used for future schooling or to pay off existing
qualified student loan debt (upon successful completion of the service term, subject to
federal tax) - Basic health insurance
- Forbearance (temporarily postponing paying off a loan) of qualified student loans during
the service term - Payment of interest on qualified student loans that accrued during the service term
(paid after successful completion of service term) - Workers compensation coverage
- Assistance with childcare costs
- Serving in a full-time AmeriCorps position qualifies as “employment” towards the Public
Service Loan Forgiveness program - EBT Eligibility (application with income verification required)