Visitor Services Coordinator

Overview

Lincoln Parks and Recreation is excited to offer a rewarding opportunity at Pioneers Park Nature Center! We’re looking for a friendly, organized, and nature-loving individual who enjoys helping people and wants to make a positive impact in the community. If you love working in a team, building relationships, and supporting outdoor and nature-related events and activities, this could be the perfect fit for you!

• Make a Difference: You’ll help families and individuals enjoy the Pioneers Park Nature Center.
• Grow Your
  
  Skills:
  
  Gain hands-on experience with visitor experience, animal care, and environmental education – all while working in a supportive and collaborative environment.
• Be Part of a Welcoming Environment: Join a team that values and celebrates everyone. We welcome people from all backgrounds and strive to create a space where people feel respected and encouraged to contribute.

• Coordinate and schedule use of the Nature Center facilities and programs; fulling requests from the community and ensuring uses align with the mission of Pioneers Park Nature Center.
• Assisting in ensuring staffing needs are fulfilled for Nature Center facilities, programs, and events.
• Oversee the care of exhibit animals and related supplies.
• Contribute to program planning and assist with the implementation of Nature Center special events and programs.
• Support Nature Center operations, ensuring a welcoming, informative, and engaging experience for all visitors.

Schedule: Sunday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This is a 30 hour/week position.

Work location: Pioneers Park Nature Center, 3201 S. Coddington Ave.

Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from a senior high school or equivalent and some experience providing nature/environmental education programs to the general population; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.

Desirable Training and

Experience:

Graduation from a senior high school or equivalent supplemented by college-level course work in nature, botany, horticulture, zoology or related field plus experience in nature related work or public speaking and experience providing nature/environmental education programs to the general population

Comprehensive Benefits:

The City of Lincoln offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, group life, an Employee Assistance Program, employer-matched retirement plan, paid vacation, sick leave, holiday time off, and eligibility for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.