Stewardship Technician

Hello, we’re Metro! Metro is dedicated to shaping a better future for the greater Portland region. The work the people of Metro do every day benefits the lives of the people who live here, today, and tomorrow.

The Parks and Nature department is looking for a Stewardship Technician to help deliver inclusive, participant-centered outdoor stewardship and education programs throughout Metro parks, natural areas and historic cemeteries. This position supports volunteers, students, community organizations, and historically marginalized communities in building meaningful connections to nature while advancing habitat restoration, environmental stewardship, and community engagement.

Metro Parks and Nature's Community Education and Stewardship team engages people through hands-on experiences that foster care for the land, strengthen community relationships, and reflect culturally responsive and inclusive approaches to learning and stewardship. This is an opportunity to work directly with the public, support restoration efforts across the region, and help create impactful experiences in some of Metro's most treasured natural spaces.

• Coordinate and implement land stewardship, outdoor education, and public programs at Metro parks, natural areas and historic cemeteries.
• Support volunteers, students, families, and community groups in hands-on stewardship activities such as planting, invasive species removal, habitat restoration, and seasonal land care.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with community organizations, schools, program partners, and participants.
• Prepare, transport, organize, and maintain tools, materials, educational supplies, and stewardship equipment.
• Communicate program details and logistics with staff, partners, volunteers, and the public.
• Implement program plans, curricula, and stewardship activities developed by program leads while adapting delivery to participant interests, learning styles, and site conditions.
• Support culturally responsive programming that advances Metro's goals for racial equity, environmental justice, and community connection to nature.
• Track participation, maintain records, and assist with evaluating program outcomes.
• Work safely in outdoor environments and contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture.
• Support with the research and creation of program materials, lesson plans, props, and teaching aids.
• Ensure programming has consistent messages and content which advances current agency-wide education and stewardship initiatives and goals.
• Support tool safety and maintenance in accordance with team best practices and OSHA standards.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience building and maintaining positive relationships with community organizations, partners, volunteers, and members of the public.
• Understanding of Pacific Northwest ecology, natural history, habitat restoration and invasive species management.
• Experience supporting or leading land stewardship projects in natural environments, including identifying native and non-native plants, planting native species, managing invasive weeds, harvesting plants in season, and guiding volunteers or community groups in stewardship activities.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage a high volume of email and chat communications, maintain accurate calendars and schedules, record and track program participant numbers and coordinate multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Skills and experience designing and producing educational materials and props.
• Ability to be flexible and meet the needs of program participants in innovative and creative ways.
• Experience integrating racial equity and environmental justice…