Join our awesome summer team and spend your summer working outdoors!
Current Openings:
The Lead Seasonal Educator will work with 3- to 5-year-old and 6- to 12-year-old children (and new this year, one week of 13 to 16-year-old campers!) as they explore the forests, brooks, meadows, and ponds on the Center’s 255 acres. Each week of camp focuses on a different theme and all campers get the chance to search for wildlife, make crafts, go on hikes, play games, and hone their nature awareness skills. New this year, our campers will be supported by both Lead Seasonal Educators and Seasonal Educators. This position is excellent for an experienced educator who is interested in taking on more responsibility as a leader and mentor at camp.
Lead Seasonal Educators will be responsible for teaching outdoors all summer, developing camp activities and curriculum, and working effectively as part of a dynamic camp team. The Lead Educator position will be responsible for helping to mentor the High School Counselors-in-Training and seasonal educators and solely responsible for creating lesson plans for at least 2 weeks of camp (we have resources to support lesson writing). They will be responsible for communicating and working effectively with the entire camp team, which includes: 3 Lead Seasonal Educators, 3 Seasonal Educators, an education intern, Audubon’s year-round staff, and high-school Counselors-in-Training.
New this year the Seasonal Educator position will be split into two positions a Lead Seasonal Educator and a Seasonal Educator. The Seasonal Educator position will be responsible for assisting the Lead Educators in facilitating games, activities, and lessons as well as group management. This position is excellent for someone who is interested in learning how camp works and getting practice working with children outdoors. This is an excellent next step for those who are new to the summer camp world or have been Counselors-in-Training. By the end of the summer, Seasonal Educators will have planned and lead a camp week of their own.
Seasonal Educators will be responsible for teaching outdoors all summer, learning and developing camp activities. They will be responsible for communicating and working effectively with the entire camp team, which includes other seasonal educators and lead educators, an education intern, Audubon’s year-round staff, high-school Counselors-in-Training. Seasonal Educators will help mentor Counselors-in-Training.
Counselors-in-Training, Summer Camp (must be 14-18 to apply)
Interested in environmental education, wilderness skills and working with children? Looking to build your resume and broaden your knowledge of the natural word? Join the Audubon Vermont team this summer as a paid Counselor-In-Training (CIT)! CITs work alongside our day camp Instructors — experienced naturalists and educators — to deliver high-quality, hands-on environmental education and activities for campers ages 3-12. The program is structured to give CITs the opportunity to explore their interests in outdoor education and conservation, while also building the skills and experience necessary to launch them towards their next education or career opportunity. We hope our CITs will become the next generation of Audubon camp Instructors, Naturalist Educators, and Conservation Biologists!
CITs have the option of working with both our Preschool Nature Camp (ages 3-5) and Ecology Day Camp (ages 6-12). We encourage CITs to take the opportunity to teach both age groups to gain an understanding of how developmental stages of youth impact our lesson plans and teaching styles. While we do our best to honor CIT camp choices, there may be times that CITs will work whatever camp best fits our scheduling needs. For more information about both camps, including age groups and themes for each week, visit our website: https://vt.audubon.org/programs/cit-program
CITs dedicate 4 weeks of their summer working at summer camp from 8am-4pm, with a 30-minute lunch break. This opportunity pays $15/hour.
Audubon Vermont seeks an applicant pursuing, or having recently completed a degree in conservation, natural resources, forestry, ecology, ornithology, and related fields to serve as the Bird-Friendly Maple Intern. The person in this position will work on a variety of projects specific to the Bird-Friendly Maple program.
The applicant will participate in ongoing conservation projects, and gain valuable experience interacting with professional biologists, educators, and leadership at Audubon, as well as with other environmental professionals in Vermont. This position will contribute to the goals of Audubon Vermont by supporting one or more strategic conservation program areas including Working Lands and Climate. This internship will include a mix of working environments including remote and in-person.
This position is overseen by our Senior Conservation Biologist and Forester. The intern will work a total of 240 hours from mid-May through the end of August 2024, averaging 16-20 hours/week. Compensation is $16/hour. This is a hybrid position with remote working and in-person meetings at the Green Mountain Audubon Center.
Audubon Vermont seeks applicants pursuing, or having recently completed a degree in conservation, natural resources, forestry, ecology, ornithology, and related fields to serve as a Forest Conservation Intern. The person in this position will work, both independently/remotely and in-person, with Audubon’s Healthy Forests Program Senior Associate on a variety of forest-bird conservation projects.
The primary responsibility will be coordinating, conducting, and reporting on forest bird habitat assessments associated with the Woods, Wildlife, and Warblers program. Depending on interest and experience level, additional opportunities may include monitoring Vermont forest bird species of conservation concern, conducting public outreach, and developing digital and print outreach and interpretive materials. The internship is designed to provide a range of administrative and programmatic experiences with a focus on issues facing birds in Vermont and Northern New England.
Position will occur during the summer of 2024 (May-August) with a time frame that can be adapted to meet a variety of academic schedules. Applicants must commit to working 20 hours a week @ ($16/hr) over this time period. Travel between home office and field sites is reimbursed at 62 cents/mile.
This is a remote position, allowing for work from home for office-related tasks, and involving regular travel to field sites throughout the state of Vermont. Compensation: $16.00 / hour.
