Environmental Education Specialist; Seasonal - Memorial Lake State Park

Overview

Are you eager to engage with the community through environmental education and interpretation at Memorial Lake State Park Complex? The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources offers a position for an Environmental Education Specialist. This role involves creating educational materials, leading programs, and facilitating activities that foster environmental stewardship in the park. If you have a passion for raising awareness about environmental issues and thrive in an active outdoor environment, apply to educate and inspire the community.

In this position, you will design and write lesson plans, organize activities, and create, implement, and assess environmental education programs and special events. You will facilitate discovery-based learning experiences, deliver audiovisual presentations, and promote environmental initiatives for schools, agencies, and community organizations.

Collaboration with educational institutions will be essential for executing programs, conducting workshops for teachers, and developing curricula. You will also research and produce educational publications and exhibits, maintain records, and manage the Conservation Volunteer program, including volunteer recruitment and tracking hours.

Interested in learning more? Details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• This is a seasonal, full-time position with no healthcare benefits. The season runs from approximately March 2026 through November 2026, after which the employee will be placed on leave without pay and will return to employment approximately March 2027.
• Work shifts/days vary; you will work 5 days per week (39 hours total) to include weekends and holidays.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in environmental education, education, the natural sciences, social sciences, or parks and recreation; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• You must be willing to work weekends and evenings.
• You must be willing to wear a prescribed uniform.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law. Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
• In accordance with Act 153 of 2014, this position is required to complete Child Abuse, Criminal and Federal Criminal History Checks around the time of hire and thereafter every 5 years.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed; information to support eligibility must be provided on the application (relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, attach a copy of your college transcripts for the claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to the PA government employment site and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

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