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Jobs are grouped together by season of start date, with the most recent postings (or updates) at the top of each section. Click on the job title to read more details about each job and how to apply .The icon shows that these programs are AEOE Institutional members. Some announcements and application forms may be in Adobe Acrobat format.

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Job Listings

Updated Saturday, September 6, 2008

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Fall 2008 Openings

Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles

Point Reyes Summer Camp / Clem Miller Environmental Education Center, Point Reyes National Seashore (Bay Area - North Coast)

• Director (PDF) Environmental Education Center; Salary: high-$40,000 to mid-$50,000/year plus benefits; Deadline: September 26, 2008; Available: November 1, 2008 (posted 9/6/08)

Save the Bay, Oakland/San Francisco Bay (Central Coast Region)

• Part-Time Field Educator, Watershed Education Program Salary: $16.00/hour starting (average 2-3 days/week); Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Deadline: open until filled; Available: Fall 2008 (posted 9/6/08)
• Education Specialist Salary: Low - Mid $30,000's - excellent health and retirement benefits; Deadline: open until filled; Available: ASAP (posted 4/17/08)

Crossroads Environmental Outdoor Education, Santa Monica (South Coast Region)

• Instructor $125/day and up, DOE, plus meals and lodging during programs; Deadline: open until filled; Available: September 2008 (updated 9/1/08)
• Internship unpaid internship with meals and lodging provided during program; Deadline: open until filled; Available: September 2008 (posted 6/28/08)

Camp Highland Outdoor Science School, San Bernardino Mountain foothills, near Cherry Valley and the desert

• Field & Cabin Instructor $65 - $100/day DOE + room and board; Deadline: September 30, 2008 or open until filled; Available: September 30, 2008 - June 12, 2009 (updated 9/1/08)
• Program Director $25,000 - $30,000/year + housing and benefits; Deadline: open until filled; Available: September 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 (posted 6/28/08)

Synergia Learning Ventures, Nevada City (with trips all over!)

• Assistant Ropes Course Facilitator $50.00-80.00/day plus room and board; Deadline: September 15, 2008 or open until filled; Available: September through November 15, 2008 (posted 8/24/08)

YMCA of San Diego Country Camping Services – Camp Marston/Raintree Ranch, Julian (mountains of San Diego County), South Coast Region

• Group Services Program Director Program, Camp Marston, $64–68/day + housing, meals and benefits; Deadline: September 15, 2008; Available: October 2008 (posted 8/24/08)

Arrowhead Ranch, San Bernardino Mountains / Southern Mountains and Deserts

• Naturalist $55 - $100/day plus meals, housing and benefits; Deadline: November 22, 2008 or open until filled; Available: September 8, 2008 - June 22, 2009 (posted 8/16/08) 

Richardson Bay Audubon Center, Tiburon, Bay Area, North Coast Region

• Teacher Naturalist $30,000 - $35,000/year; year round, full-time; Deadline: September 10, 2008 or Until Filled; Available: September 15, 2008 (posted 8/10/08)

Los Angeles USD Clear Creek

• Weekend Outdoor Education Assistant $12.50/hour with housing and meals during program only; Deadline: open until filled; Available: ASAP (updated 8/3/08)

Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy

• Nature Center Assistant Naturalist Year-Round; Part-Time; Deadline: open until filled, on-going; Available: ASAP (updated 8/16/08)

Big Rock Creek Camp, Valyermo (Mojave Desert/San Gabriel Mountains), Southern California/Southern Mountains and Valleys/South Coast

• Director of Outdoor Education $25,000 - $30,000/year + room, board and benefits; Deadline: October 2008; Available: ASAP (posted 7/6/08)

Student Conservation Association (SCA) (Jobs located in more than 100 spectacular national parks, forests, refuges, and protected places across the country)

• Project Leader Desert Restoration Corps Salary $550/week; Seasonal, Full-Time Deadline: open until filled; Available: ASAP - June 10, 2009 (updated 6/22/08)
• Project Manager Desert Restoration Corps Salary $35,000 - $40,000/ year; year round, Full-Time; Deadline: open until filled; Available: ASAP (posted 6/22/08)

YMCA East Bay Outdoor School at Camp Arroyo, Livermore (Bay Area / Central Coast / North Coast Region)

• Naturalist $90 to $110/day + room and board: Deadline: open until filled; Available: September 2008 - June 2009 (posted 6/22/08)

Los Angeles County Outdoor Science School – LACOSS (3 sites: San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, and Malibu) South Coast / Southern Mountains and Deserts Regions

• Outdoor Science Teacher $22,200 per year, equivalent to $627 per week with benefits; Deadline: open until filled; Available: September 2, 2008 to June 5, 2009 (updated 6/22/08)
• Outdoor Science Teacher Intern $100/wk + room and board; Deadline: September 12, 2008; Available: September 27, 2008 (posted 3/8/08)

High Trails Outdoor Science School, San Bernardino Mountains (near Big Bear) / Southern Mountains and Deserts

• Instructor $60 - 160/day + medical, room and board; Deadline: September 15, 2007; Available: September 22, 2008 -  May 22, 2009 (posted 5/31/08)

Emandal Environmental Education Camp, Willits (North Coast Region)

• Environmental Education Director $250-$300/week plus meals and housing; Deadline: open until filled; Available: January 1, 2009 - June 13, 2009 with possible summer employment (posted 5/26/08)

San Joaquin Resident Outdoor School, La Honda (in the Coastal Redwoods of San Mateo County) / Bay Area / Central Coast

• Naturalist–Intern $250/week + housing, meals, and reimbursed medical expenses; Deadline: open until filled; Available: September 8, 2008 (posted 4/11/08)

Muir Woods National Monument Environmental Education North Coast, Bay Area

• Environmental Education Instructor  Salary: $20 per work day + housing; Deadline: September 15, 2008; Available: September 15, 2008/May 31, 2009 (posted 4/5/08)

Boojum Institute for Experiential Education, Pioneertown- Near Joshua Tree at the San Bernardino Mountains/Mojave Desert interface

• Field Instructor $80-$160.00/day DOE + room and board; Deadline: open until filled; (updated 3/29/08)

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Winter/Spring 2009 Openings

(postings for Summer and Fall also have April and May deadlines.)

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Summer 2009 Openings

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Ongoing Openings

Pali Institute, Running Springs (San Bernardino Mountains - Southern California inland mountains and deserts region)

• Outdoor Education Instructors  $75/day in cabin or $55/day out of cabin rate, DOE + room, board and benefits; Deadline: Open until filled, applications accepted year-round; Available: School year 2008-09 (updated 3/29/08)

Foothill Horizons Outdoor School, (program operated by Stanislaus County Office of Education) Sonora - in the Sierra Foothills / Central Mountains and Valleys

• Naturalist–Intern $60/day, room and board, Worker's Comp., Personal Medical Fund, Pro–Deal Accounts, Deadline: Hiring occurs on a rolling basis; Available late–August 2008 – early-June 2009 (posted 3/1/08)

Arrowhead Ranch, San Bernardino Mountains / Southern Mountains and Deserts

• Naturalist $55 - $100/day plus meals, housing and benefits; Deadline: open until filled (posted 8/24/08) 

Web of Life Field (WOLF) Schools Santa Cruz area, Sonoma, some Sierra locations–all in beautiful areas–Central Coast, North Coast, Central Mountains and Valleys Regions

• Naturalist approx. $114 per day + room and board during program only (not on weekends); Deadline: open until filled (posted 7/12/08)
• Program Director Part-time; Salary: approximately $150/day; Housing and Meals: during program (not on weekends); Deadline: open until filled (posted 7/12/08)

Boojum Institute for Experiential Education, Pioneertown- Near Joshua Tree at the San Bernardino Mountains/Mojave Desert interface

• Field Instructor $80-$160.00/day DOE + room and board; Deadline: open until filled; (updated 3/29/08)
• Internship in Experiential Education $150 stipend/4 weeks + room and board; Deadline: Open Until filled; (posted 11/30/07)

Thousand Pines Outdoor School, Crestline, San Bernardino Mountains

• Cabin Leader $78/day plus meals and housing; Deadline: open until filled; (updated 3/8/08)

Alpine Training Services, Pasadena

• Field Instructor $40-$120/day/program; Benefits: prodeals, training in rock climbing, canyoneering, kayaking; Deadline ongoing opening; (posted 10/15/07)

Headlands Institute (Yosemite National Institutes, Marin Headlands) Bay Area / North Coast Region

• Field Science Educator $76 per day (plus additional compensation for evening/weekend work) and includes excellent housing, partial board, medical/dental plan, retirement plan, paid training and vacation benefits. The majority of the teaching takes place from September through June and teachers are expected to work this season. Increasingly, our faculty members are opting to work for the Institute in year–round positions. Priority deadline is March 15 for summer and fall positions and October 15 for Spring Positions. (updated 5/9/07)

Hidden Villa, Farm & Wilderness Preserve in the Los Altos Hills / San Mateo County / Bay Area / North Coast Region

• Check out our year-long RESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIPS to work during the year & Summer Camp 2008 (posted 2/19/07)

Dunn School, Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County, South Coast Region

• Field Instructors-Spring and Fall $85/day + room, board, pro-deals, and paid professional development; Deadline: March 29th for Spring openings; August 2007 for Fall openings; Available: August 2007 (posted 1/4/07)

Naturalists at Large, Ventura / South Coast Region; programs throughout California

• Outdoor Education Instructor $84-$89/day; Deadline: until filled- phone interviews begin January 29, 2007; Available: Spring season 2007 has two options for new employees. Option 1 has a start date of April 9 and will end June 1. This is an eight-week commitment with two training weeks (one paid), five program weeks (with students) and one week off. Option 2 has a start date of April 16 and will end May 11. This is a four-week commitment with one paid training week and three program weeks (with students). We are now accepting applications for spring 2007 (posted 12/18/06)

Yosemite Institute (Yosemite National Institutes) Yosemite National Park / Sierra / Central Mountains and Valleys Region

• Field Science Educator 71–$100/day, plus additional compensation for evening and weekend work. Excellent housing, partial board, medical/dental/retirement plan; paid training, professional development opportunities, vacation and sick day benefits. All positions start in late August each year and the application deadline is February 1st. We accept applications on an on-going basis. Applicants selected for interview will be contacted in February and interview weekends will take place in late February and March.(posted 12/11/06)

Orange County Dept of Ed – Inside the Outdoors Science Study Programs, Orange County and San Bernardino Mountains / South Coast / Southern Mountains and Deserts Regions – See their webpage for current employment opportunities

• Field Naturalist ( pdf) or go to Edjoin listing (under OCDE) $12/hour + limited health and accident insurance; Deadline: Open until filled; Available: September–June (updated 10/3/06 )
• Outdoor Science School Instructor–Outdoor Science School, $428.00 per 5–day week + room and board during program and some benefits; deadline open until filled – Orange County has 5 outdoor school sites plus day programs, so they almost always have some openings (updated 10/3/06 )

Genesis Account and American Outdoor Schools, Coarsegold, Central Sierra foothills (Central Mountains and Valleys Region)

• Instructor $330/week plus meals and housing; Deadline: ASAP, open until filled; Available: now (updated 7/9/06)

Full Circle – through the Wildwoods Foundation, Los Angeles / South Coast Region

• Program Instructor Salary: Dependent upon experience and number of programs running simultaneously; Deadline: Ongoing; Available: Ongoing (posted 6/28/04)

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Other Job Resources

Job Resources for Environmental Educators (Raincloud Publishing)

Other resources include the following: (most are nationwide – AEOE is the best for California!)

• AEE Jobs Clearinghouse We have hundreds of job listings updated DAILY from organizations around the world.
• The Apollo Alliance A coalition of business, labor, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution in America.
• Backdoor Jobs – Environmental Education and Outdoor Education Seasonal/Summer Jobs is one of several "channels" on this site for "internships, extraordinary experiences, seasonal jobs, volunteer vacations, and work abroad."
• BiologyJobs.com Biology Jobs .com was created as a targeted resource for job seekers and employers in Life Science.
• CampStaff.com if you are interested in a summer camp job – offers free registration for job seekers and one application for all jobs.
• Coolworks – summer and seasonal jobs in cool places! Cool Works® is about you finding a seasonal job or career in some of the greatest places on Earth. Get a summer job in Yellowstone, Yosemite, or another national park. Find a summer job as a camp counselor. Ski resorts, ranches, theme parks, tour companies and more are waiting for you. Let Cool Works.com® show you the way to live out your own amazing adventure!
• Craig's List More than just the Bay Area – jobs and so much more in this online community.
• CREEC (California Regional Environmental Education Community) has job opportunities listed under specific regions – an excellent resource (though not all the regions have opportunities listed)
• Cyber Sierra's Natural Resources Job Search "I started this web site in 1997 because I was helping my spouse in his (successful) job search. Since then several million people have used these links to find their dream job in natural resources and environmental occupations. You too can be successful."
• EcoEmploy.com, now home of E Jobs which links to environmental opportunities in the USA and Canada. Employment includes careers such as environmental engineers, nature and wetlands scientists, GIS, technicians, chemists, earth sciences / geologists, policy and law, wildlife conservation, planning, education, wastewater treatment and operations, program and project management, natural resources, etc.
• EECoM : Environmental Education Council of Marin has a job opportunities page for Bay Area jobs
• EE Link: View EE Jobs and Enviro Ed Job Search EE Link is NAAEE's (North American Association for Environmental Education) search engine – great resources.
• Environmental Career Opportunities (EcoJobs.com) – a paid job search by subscription – some free samples.
• Environmental Careers Organization The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) is the country's leading environmental careers development organization. ECO's mission is to protect and enhance the environment through the development of diverse leaders, the promotion of careers, and the inspiration of individual action. ECO accomplishes this through internships, career advice, career products, research and consulting.
• My Summers - Summer Camp Job Search site. You must register to search for a job, but it is free. Summer Camp Employers pay $400-$600, depending on how long their ads run (full, part, or late season). Based in Florida.
• Orion Grassroots Network Internship and Career Service Searchable database of jobs in the over 700 organizations in the Orion Grassroots Network
• OutdoorEd.com OutdoorEd.com offers an advanced search engine for finding the latest job postings. Based in Princeton, NJ.
• OutdoorIndustryJobs.com was created to enable the Outdoor, Bicycle and Winter and Snow Sports Industries' job seekers and employers to network and connect. In these particular industries, a passion for the outdoors is the common denominator between the job seeker and the employer. Our mission is to provide the platform where "the passion can happen" for both job seekers and employers alike so they may form mutually beneficial life and business relationships.
• Season Workers – Summer, Gap Year, and Winter employment. Based in the UK, this site offers international links to seasonal work.
• Wilderdom.com has links to most of these plus some international opportunities in outdoor, environmental and adventure education New - Wilderdom now has a Google Group which may be a great place to find opportunities worldwide (and post your job as well for additional coverage).
• Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, USA (WWOOF – USA) is part of a world–wide effort to link volunteers with organic farmers, promote an educational exchange, and build a global community conscious of ecological farming practices. Our organization produces a quarterly directory of organic farmers in the United States who are willing to host volunteers on their land.

Also try other states' EE Organizations

For additional jobs resources, see the list on EE–link: EE Jobs