Children and Youth Education Coordinator

Salary: $20.86/Hourly

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Start Date: 2021-09-14

Language: English

Minimum Education: High School

Positions Available: 1

NOC Group: Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guides (6442)

NOC Job Title: Guide, Outdoor

Expires in 16 days

Expires: 2021-08-12

Posted: 2021-07-27

Last Updated: 2021-07-27

Job Location(s)

610 Pipeline Rd.

Vancouver, British Columbia

V6G 3E2, Canada

Job Description

• Please see attached PDF for full job description*

Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES) promotes awareness of and respect for the natural world through collaborative leadership in environmental education, research, and conservation in Stanley Park.

We believe that employees from diverse experiences and identities strengthen our team. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects and expands the community that we serve.

We are seeking a creative, organized, and passionate educator to book, promote, and deliver outdoor nature education programs for school and community groups children. Reporting to the Education Manager and working closely with education staff, the Children and Youth Education Coordinator delivers educational programming covering a diverse range of local ecosystems (forest, wetland and intertidal ecosystems which are offered to schools between September and June and to day camp children during summer and spring break. SPES’ school programs reach over 5,000 students a year through outdoor, experiential programs, that foster environmental literacy and a love and curiosity for the natural world.

We are seeking a second Children and Youth Coordinator, that will fulfill one of the following two roles:

Field Trip Coordinator role – Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5p.m., with some flexibility and occasional weekend or evening work may be required.

Camps and Clubs Coordinator role – Monday-Friday or Tuesday- Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5p.m. depending on what programs we want to run and Nature House shifts, with some flexibility and more frequent weekend or evening work may be required.

Rolling applications accepted, suggested to apply by August 9th to be considered for an interview, earlier applications are strongly encouraged.

Interviews: Aug 12th- Aug 19th, 2021

Start date: September 14th, 2021

Pay band: Starting at $20.86 hourly, with optional benefits after 6 months of continuous employment

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

How to apply

Complete this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5nccQDRXNHqK9QJAaykYqi2sf40fzKDb2TGz9zh_Vs14EKQ/viewform) AND email your application (no phone calls please) to:

Erin Leckie, Education Manager

[email protected]

(different shared email for this process if you know my regular email)

• Use “SP Coordinator” in the subject line. If you are applying for multiple positions, please indicate which positions you are interested in in the subject line.
• Attach your cover letter and resume as a single PDF document. Name the document using your first and last names (eg. SP Coordinator – MarkSmith.pdf)

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

We gratefully acknowledge that the land on which we gather and help steward is the unceded and traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation. Since time immemorial, Coast Salish peoples have lived reciprocally with the land, harvesting and cultivating foods and medicines and practicing ceremony. The abundance of these lands and waters, which enables us to live, work, and play here today, is a result of the past and on-going stewardship and advocacy of the Coast Salish peoples.

Related Document(s)

Full Job Description.pdf

How to Apply

Expiring: Aug 12, 2021

Email: [email protected]