Senior Harbor Educator
Senior Harbor Educator Job Description
Overview:
Save the Harbor is a dynamic and successful nonprofit Boston Harbor advocacy organization made up of thousands of people from across the region. Save the Harbor led the effort to create the Boston Harbor Islands National Park and transformed South Boston’s beaches into the cleanest urban beaches in the United States. None of this would be possible without dedicated community members, partners, full- and part-time staff, and interns.
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is seeking five Senior Harbor Educators to lead, support, and motivate our college and high school aged summer staff in our hybrid Youth Jobs & Leadership Program. This position is for a self-motivated individual with experience working with youth, creating curriculum, and mentoring teens and young adults.Under the direction of the Program Manager, Community Engagement Manager, and Lead Teacher, the Senior Harbor Educators will support the daily operations and enrichment for our summer programming.
Responsibilities:
Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Create a team dynamic and work environment that is conducive to leadership development, peer-to-peer mentorship, and is a safe space for all involved
- Engage high school and college aged program participants in programming in person and virtually
- Get your team excited about learning about Boston Harbor and teaching others through weekly deliverables
- Read and learn our STEM and Humanities-based Boston Harbor Curriculum to find exciting activities and lessons to drive your in person programming
- Educate youth about the ecology of Boston Harbor, and inspire a sense of environmental stewardship
- Review site-specific information in order to lead your team through an exploration of each waterfront site
- Enforcing social distancing, constant mask wearing, and frequent hand sanitizing amongst your team members
- Work with high school staffers to ensure their successful completion of weekly blog posts, and weekly virtual content
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or at least two years of experience working with teens
- Experience working with young adults, preferably in a school, summer camp, or coaching environment
- Outgoing, enthusiastic, comfortable speaking in public, and confident in leadership roles
- Flexible, creative, spontaneous, and able to work independently and as part of a team
- Comfortable around water and getting your hands dirty (baiting fishing hooks, handling marine life, and hands-on exploration of the Harbor environment are regular activities)
- Background or interest in marine biology, environmental science, maritime history, or related field preferred
- Proficiency in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Mandarin and/or Cape Verdean Creole preferred, but not required.
- Experience working with Google Docs, Sheets, and Classroom
Terms of Employment:
- Hours: 25-30 hours a week M-F roughly 9AM-3PM
- Compensation: $17/hr
- Full time seasonal: Last week of June through end of August (Specific dates TBA).
- This is a paid seasonal position without benefits.
- Occasional nights and weekends may be required
This position will be hybrid with two days of Zoom programming and three days of Covid- conscious, socially distanced and masked, in person programming. Senior Harbor Educators will lead a team of 4-5 high school and college aged youth. Teams will be permanent for the duration of the summer to minimize cross exposure. In person programming days will take place at seven different sites along the waterfront and accessible by the T, that teams will be rotating through weekly throughout the summer.
Mask wearing is required at all times, team members will have their temperature taken upon arrival each day, and maintaining a distance of at least six feet from coworkers when possible is part of the job, and non-negotiable.
How to Apply:
To apply, please your resume to Kristen Barry at barry@savetheharbor.org with Senior Harbor Educator in the subject line. We strongly encourage applications from folks who are from Boston, people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ individuals to apply.