EeCorps Summer Camp Assistant Director – Bluff Lake Nature Center

Led by the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE), the Environmental Education Corps (ee Corps) Ameri Corps Program places Ameri Corps members at organizations throughout Colorado to focus on increasing environmental literacy for PreK-12 students and implementing the goals outlined in the Colorado Environmental Education Plan. ee Corps works directly with teachers, schools, and environmental education providers to support them in expanding reach and increasing impact of EE programming, while providing access to equitable learning experiences for all PreK-12 students.

Ameri Corps members serving with the ee Corps provide direct service to improve outcomes in Environmental Stewardship and Education. Ameri Corps provides opportunities to improve lives and foster civic engagement all across the country.

This position will be located at Bluff Lake Nature Center in Denver, CO. Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC) is a nonprofit agency that owns and manages a unique urban wildlife refuge and outdoor classroom in Denver, CO. Through environmental education, stewardship, and community engagement, BLNC is committed to educational equity and making nature accessible to all.

From February to April, this position will support program facilitation and summer camp preparation. From May to August, this position will serve alongside the Summer Camp Director to coordinate, prepare, and facilitate 10 weeks of summer camp programming to 600+ campers ages 5-12, Junior Counselors ages 13-15, and Counselors in Training ages 15-17.

ee Corps members engage with their Host Site organizations to develop, implement, and enhance programs, projects, and activities that will create progress towards ee Corps' and Bluff Lake Nature Center's goals. These duties include:

• Facilitate field trips, after school, mini camps, visitors lobby shifts, and summer camp programming
• Serve with the Summer Camp Director to develop curriculum and programs
• Support the Summer Camp Director with hiring, coordinating, and supervising the Summer Camp Counselors, Counselors in Training, and Junior Counselors over the 10 week summer camp
• Track progress and collect evaluation data for the program’s performance measures
• Attend all required ee Corps/Ameri Corps orientations, meetings, and trainings
• Complete and submit all necessary ee Corps paperwork and reports by predetermined deadlines
• Some local travel required and occasional statewide travel possible

• Assist in organization of paperwork and program supplies
• Assist in keeping site facilities clean and updated
• Evaluate education programs using assessment data from students, teacher/student feedback, current best practices in pedagogy and science standards, as well as observations and first-hand teaching experience
• Support relationships with community
• Substitute facilitation of Outdoor Homeschool Enrichment program and Bluff Lake Forest School as needed
• Facilitate Spanish language programming as needed, if English/Spanish bilingual

• Ability to serve outdoors in various weather conditions for up to 9 hours a day
• Ability to set-up and take-down pop-up tents, tables, and chairs; load and unload materials onto shelves; pull a supply wagon distances of up to 1 mile at a time
• Commitment to equity in education
• Approachable and communicative person willing to engage with various stakeholders (students, teachers, parents, site visitors, volunteers, etc.)

• English/Spanish bilingual preferred
• Passionate about Bluff Lake Nature Center's mission
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to…