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Teacher Naturalist Seashore Program
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Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, 02666, USA
Listed on 2026-07-06
Listing for:
Dennis Yarmouth Regional School District
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-06
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Environmental Science
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Truro
Teacher Naturalist Seashore Program (3 positions)
- Position Type: NEED Academy/ Need Teacher Naturalist
- Date Posted: 4/28/2026
- Location:
NEED Academy, Cape Cod National Seashore, Truro MA - Date Available:
09/12/2026 - Closing Date: 06/01/2026
START DATE: September 12, 2026 through June 7, 2027
SCHEDULE: Work week during residential programs is Monday 8 am through Friday 2 pm. Each Teacher/Naturalist has one day (9:30-4:00) and one evening (after 7 pm) off during the work week. Weeks that are day programs only have daily hours Monday
- Friday 8 am to 4 pm. Weekends are free.
COMPENSATION: $135/day rate, rate is to be determined). Salary is based on days worked over the entire year and is paid bi-weekly.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Teacher/Naturalists lead 3 hikes/lessons per day for their teaching group.
- Teachers develop and present experiential lessons based on the MA Education Frameworks and Next Generation SS.
- Lessons are centered on the local environments (Beach & Dune, Dune Forest, Kettle hole Pond, Saltmarsh, Freshwater Swamps) and history (Pilgrims, Shipwrecks & U.S. Lifesaving Service).
- Lessons also include:
Nightwalk, Group Dynamics, and Pizza Making. - Teachers are also responsible on a rotating basis for helping with meal preparation and serving, bedtime duties, group supervision during short bus trips to various natural and historical areas of the outer Cape, and the overall care and maintenance of the facility.
- B.S. or equivalent experience required.
- Current CPR & First Aid certification.
- Love of being outdoors in all kinds of weather on the great outer beach of the Cape Cod National Seashore and a background/experience in teaching, natural history interpretation, marine science, or general ecology strongly recommended.
- Experience with youth, residential education, and facilitating team building preferred.
- Candidates with current CDL and willing to undergo School Bus driver training are strongly encouraged to apply.
Director of the NEED Academy:
Eleanor Moody
NEED Academy
111 N Pamet Rd
Truro, Massachusetts 02666
Phone:
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