Type of Position: Full Time
Stipend: $350/wk
Start Date: June 1, 2017 (flexible depending on schedule)
Location: Lewisburg, PA + on-site locations for field schools
Application Deadline: Preference to applications received by February 1, 2017
The mission of the Wildlife Leadership Academy is to engage and empower high school age youth to become Conservation Ambassadors to ensure a sustained wildlife, fisheries and natural resource legacy for future generations. A year round program, the Academy begins with rigorous summer field schools that focus on wildlife/fisheries biology and conservation as well as leadership skills development and continues with community outreach through education, service, media engagement, creative arts, and outdoor mentorship.
Position Summary
The Wildlife Leadership Academy seeks a full-time summer Program Intern. The primary responsibility of the Program Intern is to support the Academy Director and Coordinators at the wildlife/fisheries summer field schools to ensure that a high-quality experience is provided to all Academy participants, instructors, and volunteers. The Academy will offer 6 field schools in 2017; each field school includes coordinating a rigorous wildlife/fisheries educational experience for 28 participants (24 youth; 4 adults), managing 20+ visiting professionals as instructors and volunteers, and mentoring/advising high school and college-age staff.
This internship offers the opportunity to learn and improve skills in conservation education, program management, and leadership and mentorship.
At each field school, interns will be responsible for:
- Preparation /organization of field school educational materials for incoming students.
- Preparation /organization / set up of field school equipment.
- Registration/checking out of incoming students and parents upon field school arrival and departure.
- Organize/ instruct /guide team building activities, public speaking activities, development of plant/macro collections, modeling of proper presentation skills, and organizing/proctoring plant/macro quizzes, pre-post tests, and program evaluations.
- Lead /mentor high school age volunteers.
How you will benefit:
- Gain organizational and logistical experience in a high-quality conservation education setting.
- Gain experience in teaching youth about leadership, team work, and our natural resources.
- Network with over 100+ professionals in the field of natural resources.
To apply, please fill out the application on our website, at http://wildlifeleadershipacademy.org/summer-internship/
If you have questions about the position, please contact Program and Outreach Coordinator, Katie Cassidy, at kcassidy@wildlifeleadershipacademy.org or 570-939-5109.
For more information, visit The Wildlife Society