Audubon Vermont is committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment, reflecting the diversity of our community in its board, staff, volunteers, and members; ensuring its internal culture, business practices, and programs are welcoming and advance its diversity goals; and empowering people to make positive changes in their community and environment. Audubon Vermont’s staff, AmeriCorps Members, volunteers, and interns are expected to serve diverse audiences and help advance Audubon Vermont’s diversity strategies.

Conservation Specialist AmeriCorps

Gain valuable experience in the bird conservation world in Vermont. Serving as the Conservation Specialist, you will have the opportunity to serve in priority species monitoring efforts, engage land stewards in habitat enhancement projects, and learn how Audubon Vermont is working to bend the curve in bird declines. Some background in conservation, willingness to learn, and excitement about the natural world is all you need. Apply today!

This position is part of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board AmeriCorps (VHCB AmeriCorps).  The VHCB AmeriCorps program supports the innovative dual-goal approach to creating stable affordable housing opportunities for Vermont residents while preserving the natural and working landscape, all in the face of a changing climate. VHCB AmeriCorps is a national service program that places members with non-profit housing or land and energy conservation organizations around the state. 

For more information and to apply, click here.

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Junior Conservation Technician (JCT)

The Junior Conservation Technician Program (JCT) is a paid service-learning opportunity for high school students to explore careers in conservation through hands-on learning and projects at the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington, VT. JCTs will learn from and work outdoors alongside Vermont conservation heroes. This program is best for teens who are looking to gain a deeper understanding of environmental conservation through field work, trail improvements, habitat restoration, priority species monitoring, and more. The JCT cohort is made up of twelve students and led by our Youth Conservation Leadership Coordinator and Youth Leadership Intern. We meet for 150 hours over a 6-month period (January-June) during school breaks, the beginning of summer break, and occasional weekends as well as virtually in between our on-site days. JCT’s will work outdoors in all seasons on a variety of projects including but not limited to: trail improvements, basic carpentry projects, priority bird species monitoring, habitat restoration, forestry assessment, collecting data for community science initiatives, environmental education with vacation camps, and more! Competitive applicants will commit to the whole schedule.

Learn more here: https://vt.audubon.org/conservation/JCT.

This position is designed to provide a range of programmatic experiences with a focus on environmental education, conservation action, and inspiring the next generation of conservation professionals. 

This role is on-site, based out of the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington, VT.

Compensation: $15.00 / hour

If interested, please apply here. Resume required, cover letter preferred (can be uploaded as one document). Applications reviewd on a rolling basis.

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Policy Intern

Audubon Vermont seeks candidates with a background and demonstrated interest in environmental law or policy to serve as a paid intern for the 2024-2025 school year. The person in this position will work to advance environmental policy while learning how to apply science and policy to protect birds and the places they need to thrive. The internship is designed to provide a range of administrative and programmatic experiences with a focus on conservation issues facing Vermont and the northeast. This position is overseen by the Interim Executive Director. The intern will work a total of 610 hours throughout the school year and can plan on working 16-20 hours per week.

Compensation: $16.00 / hour

If interested, apply here. Please upload a cover letter and resume (can be as a single document).

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Senior Associate, Forest Conservation

The Forest Conservation Senior Associate will implement forest conservation efforts as part of the Healthy Forests Initiative – a critical component to Audubon’s Working Lands conservation strategy. The position will advance the goals of the Healthy Forest Initiative to ensure forests remain healthy and resilient despite increasing threats and climate change for the benefit of birds and people. The Conservation Senior Associate will provide technical expertise and conduct programs that target forest owners and managers, both public and private, to promote sustainable forest management techniques that create and improve habitat required by priority forest bird species (Golden-winged warbler, American Woodcock, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Canada Warbler, and Wood Thrush). They will lead the implementation of the Bird Friendly Maple program in Vermont and conduct field assessments, develop habitat management recommendations for forest owners and managers, and work to implement forest management. A key contributor to forest work within the Atlantic Flyway, this position will work closely with forest program staff in CT, NY, and other Audubon state and regional programs. Additionally, this position will collaborate with external partners, organizations, and agencies to inform federal and state policies and state-wide and regional plans that advance Audubon’s forest conservation goals.

This position is a full-time remote position, working 35 hours/week Monday – Friday. Occasional work on weekends and evenings is required.

Compensation: $58,700-$60,000 / year

If interested, apply here. Please upload a cover letter and resume (can be as a single document). 

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Serve Learn Earn Data & Engagement Manager

Are you someone who identifies as self-proclaimed ‘data nerd’? Do you enjoy improving systems and have an eye for detail? Serve Learn Earn is looking for a Data & Engagement Manager (DEM) to play a key role in shaping and enhancing the way we use data to evolve and grow our workforce development collaborative. A successful DEM will work to enhance our ability to share our story and the impact of our collective work. A successful candidate will bring technical knowledge and know-how to build capacity at the broader level, as well as within each organization. As the SLE Data and Engagement Manager you will help turn number and figures into visually compelling stories. You will develop strategies to assist with improving efficiencies with data systems and tracking, to align all four non-profit organizations. This role will work across the four organizations that comprise Serve Learn Earn. Serve Learn Earn (SLE) is a workforce development collaboration among four nonprofits – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC), ReSOURCE, Audubon Vermont, and Vermont Works for Women – dedicated to enhancing, and increasing the number of, paid service and training opportunities in Vermont. 

Reports To: Serve Learn Earn Director Position Status:  Year-Round, Full-time, Exempt  Position Start: Position open until filled 

Starting yearly salary for this position is $55,000 commensurate with experience.

View position description and apply.

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Education Intern

For those interested in environmental education, Audubon Vermont provides college students and recent graduates with a paid internship at $16/hour. The internship is designed to provide a range of administrative and programmatic experiences with a focus on environmental education. Work on some or all of the following programs:

• Field Trips: Field trips and outreach programs comprise the core of our education programs during the school year. We work with local schools, day camps, and community organizations to provide outdoor education to their members and students. 
• Vacation Camps: Audubon Vermont hosts up to 12 days of day camps during school breaks to kids from our local communities.
• Public Programs: We offer programs on various seasonal topics throughout the year for audiences of all ages.

​We are looking for an intern that can work up to 20 hours per week for 15 weeks, for a total of 300 hours. Interns must be available during the school day Monday-Friday, ideally in the mornings between 8-2pm. We are flexible on which days and will work with the candidate on a schedule. The ideal candidate is also available Wednesday afternoons until 5pm for our afterschool program which resumes in March.

Learn more and apply.

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Early Childhood Education Intern

The Early Education Intern (EEI) will spend Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings working with Audubon’s youngest participants. At Audubon Vermont we believe Nature can be one of the best teachers and find the balance between being a “teacher out front” and a “guide on the side”. We are looking for an intern who is interested in learning and practicing their skills as an educator in a supportive environment. We encourage folks to apply who have limited experience but are passionate about educating young children. We would be excited for an intern who is motivated to help us improve these programs through research on best practices that can be shared with our education team.

Our preferred candidates will be available for our entire spring semester, from January 6th to May 23rd to provide consistency on our preschool team. Interns will work 18 hours per week, Monday-Friday. The Intern must be available to come to our Center in Huntington for our usual schedule of programing on Mondays from 8:30am-11:30am, and Wednesdays and Fridays from 8am-1:30pm. This position pays $16/hour.

Learn more and apply

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Maple Sugar Maker

The Green Mountain Audubon Center has a working, traditional maple sugaring operation that produces between 75-100 gallons of syrup each year. Thousands of people visit the Center’s sugaring operation annually to learn about our wood-fired, bird-friendly process of maple sugaring. The Maple Sugar Maker will work with Audubon staff to ensure a safe and successful operation of the 600-tap maple sugaring operation at the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington, Vermont. Audubon uses buckets to gather sap to highlight the traditional gathering method. Specifically, responsible for preparing the sugarhouse for the season, including setting up the arch, evaporator pan and all other sugaring facilities to ensure the production of maple syrup will take place with the first sap run. The Maple Sugar Maker will keep the sugarhouse in a clen, presentable condition both inside and out at all times. The Maple Sugar Maker will work with volunteers and the Maple Sugaring Assistants on a regular basis to coordinate the gathering of sap. They must be available and willing to answer questions and demonstrate the maple sugaring process to students, teachers, and other visitors to the Center. Responsible for the timely breakdown, cleaning and closing of the sugarhouse at the end of the season. This position will start mid-February and will end in mid-April.

Compensation: $17.00-$20.00 / hour

Learn more and apply.

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Maple Sugaring Assistant

The Green Mountain Audubon Center has a working, traditional maple sugaring operation that produces between 75-100 gallons of syrup each year. Thousands of people visit the Center’s sugaring operation annually to learn about our wood-fired, bird-friendly process of maple sugaring. This position supports the Maple Sugar Maker in all aspects of the maple sugaring operation and supports the Audubon Center staff in the preparation and implementation of community-wide Sugar on Snow Events. Specifically, responsible for prepping equipment and preparing the supplies to tap the sugarbush, setting up and cleaning the sugarhouse, gathering sap throughout the season, stocking the sugarhouse with wood as needed and cleaning all sugaring supplies and equipment in the sugarhouse at the end of the season. This position will start mid-February and will end in mid-April.

Compensation: $15.00-$17.00 / hour

Learn more and apply.

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To view other job opportunities within the Audubon network, please visit the Audubon Career Center.

We offer paid Education (spring and summer), Policy (fall and spring), and Conservation (summer only)  Internships each semester. Be sure to check this page for current opportunities, if there are none listed be sure to check back for next semester!

• Fall Intern positions posted early spring

• Spring Intern positions and Junior Conservation Technician posted late fall

• Summer camp staff and counselor-in-training positions posted late winter

• Summer Intern positions posted in February; 2025 summer conservation internships will be posted in March