Maritime Education Instructor

There are rare moments when organizations have the combination of a talented and motivated staff, an engaged board, a healthy and productive work culture, are executing well on existing programs but still innovating and looking for the next step—we’re in that moment, and it’s exciting.

Northwest Maritime is dynamic, making a difference in our community, and taking an increasing role in the region. We serve individual students and program participants, but we also work to help solve community problems like systemic improvements in our public schools, economic development, job training, and working regionally to pair the opportunities in the maritime industry with the need to address systemic oppression in communities of color.

Plus, all of the fun stuff like kids’ programs, festivals, and adventure races. Our waterfront campus is vibrant with a multitude of compelling activities—all of them done to meet or advance industry best practices. In the words of a board member: “We don’t do B work.”

On top of it all, you’d get to work on the water in Port Townsend: natural beauty, heritage buildings, arts community, wooden boats, zero traffic jams. Northwest Maritime’s relative scale to our small town means that the effects of our success can be observed in the success of our community. You’ll be doing meaningful work for the place you live, and your efforts will make a tangible difference.

Right team, right moment, the right momentum, and the chance to move the needle for the prosperity of an entire community:
That’s why we get excited to come to work in the morning, and that’s why we think you should want to be here too.

Northwest Maritime is an equal opportunity employer, striving towards being an antiracist and inclusive organization. Our staff includes a spectrum of racial, cultural, religious, sexual and gender identities, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people who have not seen themselves represented in the maritime industry, advocacy, and nonprofit work.

The Maritime Education Instructor is part of the team of educators who provide audacious hands‑on maritime education that ignites curiosity and cultivates belonging for our students. Northwest Maritime (NWM) is an innovative non‑profit organization, offering a dynamic work environment where collaboration, open communication, exchange of ideas, and teamwork help us connect communities, careers, and the sea through maritime learning. This position is responsible for NWM’s everyday instruction and operations at Maritime High School (MHS) and in our other programs and activities throughout the greater Seattle area.

Bring your experience in the maritime field to project‑based learning, teaching, youth mentorship, and maritime workforce pipelines for students ages 5 to 18 in a variety of contexts:

• Maritime‑related lessons aboard our teaching platforms from kayaks to ferries
• Certificate courses, including Washington Boater’s Education Cards and First Aid
• Project design and implementation in vessel operations, marine construction, and marine resource subject areas
• Place‑based, maritime‑focused trips in collaboration with partner organizations and businesses from shipyards to science labs

Your unique blend of education and maritime skills will enhance our operations and instructional capacity. Your experiences demonstrate innovative education through project design and group facilitation, emphasizing a student‑centered approach that celebrates individual strengths and passions. Your dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the maritime industryensures an environment of belonging for all students.

• Implement authentic and engaging maritime‑focused curricula through project‑based learning, including field trips, workshops, and trainings at Maritime High School and beyond
• Assist in the development of curriculum, lesson plans and instructional resources
• Provide direct instruction using inclusive instructional techniques to differentiate for and accommodate all students and learning styles in safe and inclusive learning environments
• Collaborate with maritime…