Education Program Coordinator

Overview

Location: Lost Valley Visitor Center, Ringwood IL

Starting Salary: $54,827- $61,680 (DOQ)

Job Overview: Share your passion for environmental and outdoor education with others through school field trips, public programming, and special events. Develop, promote, and implement educational programs for various audiences throughout the County at Conservation District sites and facilities.

What are we looking for? Someone with passion and knowledge for the outdoors and environmental education who can make a difference through positive interaction with others in various age groups in a professional manner. Due to the overarching responsibilities of designing, implementing, coordinating, administering, and evaluating education programs, this individual must be organized with strong verbal and written communication skills. There will be some required work that involves evening and weekend events or programs.

Lastly, we are also looking for someone with a Bachelor s degree in Environmental Education and/or Interpretation, Outdoor Education, or related field and a minimum of one (1) year of related experience in environmental/ education program delivery. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be substituted for a bachelor s degree.

• Design, implement, coordinate, administer, and evaluate education programs for various audiences at Conservation District sites and facilities.
• Engage with audiences through school field trips, public programming, and special events, including evening and weekend work.

• Bachelor s degree in Environmental Education and/or Interpretation, Outdoor Education, or related field and a minimum of one (1) year of related experience in environmental/education program delivery. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be substituted for a bachelor s degree.
• Note:
  
  A valid driver s license is required; pre-employment drug screening is required due to driving being essential to the job.

As a full-time position, this position is provided with generous benefits including, but not limited to, insurance (medical, dental, vision, and life), holiday pay, paid time off, and IMRF pension.

Applicant can locate job description and online application district.org. For questions, call .

In addition, the applicant is required to answer the following two (2) questions at the time of completing the application:

• What does successful environmental education engagement look like to you?
• If selected, what are you hoping to gain from this position?

We are committed to fostering diversity, inclusion, and fairness in our workforce, culture, and programming so that our work reflects and celebrates the communities we serve. We strive for an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates diverse voices in service to conservation.

Further, the McHenry County Conservation District (the "District") IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Employment with the District is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, marital status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy or related medical conditions or any other legally protected status.

Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Manager.

We require applicants to have a current, valid driver s license and complete a pre-employment drug screening due to driving being essential to the job.