Education & Outreach Coordinator (Training Specialist)

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Organization

National Park Service - Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

Job Posted

August 25, 2022

Job Category

Job Type

Remote

No

Location

Woodstock, VT
United States
This position serves as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (MABI) in Woodstock, Vermont and assists with the education program at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (SAGA) in Cornish, NH.

Summary

The Training Specialist plans, develops, coordinates, evaluates, and presents the park's education and outreach programs, curriculum, and teacher professional development, on and off site, for the early childhood through post-secondary levels and supports science communication and programming for the park's natural resource program. The Training Specialist serves as a liaison between divisions, parks, and partners, co-creating and facilitating inter-divisional and inter-park programming and professional development with park partners and educators. Education programs are multi- disciplinary and inter-disciplinary, using not only the sciences but also the arts and humanities as routes to cultural and environmental understanding.

Major duties include:

  • Develops curriculum based education programs and resources including lesson plans, videos and other materials and presents in-person and virtual education programs to students at educational institutions to include elementary and high schools, colleges, and universities, as well as the visiting public.
  • Supervises, plans, directs, coordinates, and/or evaluates the efforts of seasonal employees, interns, and volunteers in the development and implementation of education programs.
  • Coordinates the development of education resources including lesson plans, videos and other curriculum-based materials.
  • Communicates natural resource information and research to staff, partners, and the public.
  • Co-coordinates the park's citizen science program with the natural resources program and ensures adequate quality control of field work and data collected.
  • Co-coordinates inter-divisional and inter-park outreach and special programs for the public.
  • Plans, organizes, and presents training workshops for teachers, school officials, environmental educators, and curriculum coordinators.
  • Co-develops teacher professional development with partners, educators, and an interdivisional and inter-park team of staff.
  • Prepares and reviews publications and literature related to all educational activities including information brochures, traveling exhibits, curriculum material, newsletters, and evaluative materials.
  • Manages the education and outreach program and supports science communication, youth programs, and interpretive efforts in the parks.

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