Outreach Coordinator
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Outreach Coordinator

Cacapon Institute seeks a full-time, Education & Outreach Coordinator.  The successful applicant will focus on delivering Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences and coordinating the Institute’s social media. In addition, the employee will participate in the full range of CI’s non-profit activities including watershed research, forestry, green infrastructure, grant writing, and fundraising.  CI staff will work closely with the Education & Outreach Coordinator to develop the requisite skills, and comfort level, necessary for success.  See the full posting at ------------

 Responsibilities

 1.  Coordinate outreach for Cacapon Institute’s (CI’s) Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences.  MWEE’s are K-12 Project Based Learning activities supported by NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office and WV Chesapeake Bay Program.   When hired, the successful applicant will:

            a.  promote the WV Outdoor Learning Network Initiative, a federal, state, and local partnership of agencies, school systems, and non-profits establishing systemic MWEE in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties,

c. travel throughout WV’s Potomac Basin promoting hands-on experiential learning to connect classroom lessons with real-world watershed conservation,

            d.  periodically travel to regional and national conferences to represent the Institute,

            e.  support CI’s goal to reduce non-point source water pollution from schoolyards by assisting with the design and installation of Chesapeake Bay Program best management practices

            f.  organize and lead Stream Scholars Summer Camp

REQUIREMENTS

  • A desire to engage and educate audiences of youth and adults on the importance of reducing non-point source stormwater runoff pollution
  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in education, environmental science or forestry
  • Exceptional coordination and outreach skills including managing succinct written and verbal correspondence
  • An aptitude for planning and problem solving and an instinct for taking the initiative
  • Be personable and a desire to travel and meet new people
  • Ability to work irregular hours including weekends and evenings
  • Demonstrate working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.); and, have the ability to learn project specific software (e.g. ArcGIS, Field Maps, Adobe Photoshop, Wordpress)
  • Have a clean driving record, reliable transportation, and insurance
  • Be capable of passing a background check (required by some school systems)
  • Enjoy strenuous outdoor activities, occasionally in inclement weather, and have the ability to lift 50 lbs and carry it 50 paces.  (A waiver is possible for applicants with special needs.)

COMPENSATION:  Annual salary of $38,000 to $45,000 depending on experience.  The Institute offers 11 holidays, 15 vacation days, 9 personal days, and a Health Reimbursement Allowance.  CI covers mileage and travel costs, including per diem.  There will be a three (3) month probationary period.