JOB POST #3884-2023
Community Engagement Specialist – summer & fall/winter positions
Date Posted: February 1st, 2023 Date Closing: December 23rd, 2023Location: Scales Nature Park, positions may involve local travel for outreach
Duration: Varies with position, minimum 8 weeks with extension up to one year internship possible
Salary: Varies depending on the position and funding. At or slightly above minimum wage.
Duties will include:
- Monitor the reptile hotline, answer calls/texts/social media messages, and coordinate effective responses from field teams and community volunteers, as well as responding directly to calls when necessary
- Assist with the coordination and delivery of community outreach programming to engage the community in turtle conservation and promote the use of the reptile hotline
- Assist with the development of new strategies for community engagement within the target region, and development of volunteer training and related efforts
- Assist with animal care, facility development, or field work as time allows and according to the interests of the candidate
Requirements:
- Strong oral communication and writing skillsĀ
- Comfortable and charismatic
- Passion for working with children, nature, and community members
- Positive attitude and willingness to help people get over their fears are essentialĀ
- Superb organizational skills, experience with spreadsheets and calendars in Windows and Android
- Flexible scheduling as client and animal needs affect plans, weekends and evenings required
- Experience presenting to audiences of 50-100 people an asset
- Working knowledge of the French language an asset
- Experience with digital photography, videography, editing, social media platforms, etc. an asset
Accommodations (shared) may be available on-site (quad or double bunk room). Candidates should enjoy working both indoors and outdoors, in a variety of settings. The ability to thrive as part of a close-knit team in challenging situations and a live/work environment is important.
How to Apply:
Please complete the Google Form found here: https://forms.gle/DX1QdmWCbx2pvFyi6. At the conclusion of the questionnaire, you will be prompted to upload a resume, cover letter, and references as a single PDF file, 4 pages or less. Resumes will be reviewed beginning March 1, but applications will continue to be accepted after that.Please reference this job posting in your email: JOB POSTING #3884-2023