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Job Listings
Updated
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Top | Winter/Spring | Summer | Fall | Ongoing
Summer 2009 Openings
Optimists Volunteers for Youth, San Gregorio, CA
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA
Exploring New Horizons - Loma Mar, Loma Mar, CA
YMCA Camp Arroyo, Livermore, CA
Girl Scouts of Northern California, Santa Clara, CA
Coastal Camp at Headlands Institute, Sausalito, CA
Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary, Tiburon, CA
Mono Lake Committee, Mono Lake, CA
Point Reyes National Seashore Association Summer Camp , Point Reyes, CA
- Naturalist $425-$475 per week plus room and board, weekend housing provided; Open until filled.; Available: Summer 2009 (posted 01/21/09)
- Naturalist Intern/Counselor $265-$305 per week plus room and board, weekend housing included; Open until filled.; Available: Summer 2009 (posted 01/21/09)
- Assistant Cook $315-$340 per week plus room and board, weekend housing included; Open until filled.; Available: Summer 2009 (posted 01/21/09)
Hidden
Villa, Farm & Wilderness Preserve in the
Los Altos Hills / San Mateo County / Bay Area / North Coast Region
- Now Hiring SUMMER CAMP STAFF: Promoting multicultural awareness, environmental & social justice. Many positions available: day & residential counselors, program heads, kitchen staff & specialty staff. Deadline: Open until filled Available: June 12 -August 22, 2009 (some positions begin June 5th) Also, check out our year-long RESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIPS to work during the year & Summer Camp 2010 (1/9/09)
Camp
Tawonga –
Summer camp just outside of Yosemite National Park! (Central Mountains
and Valleys Region, Tuolumne County)
- Wilderness Leader:
$250/week, DOE + room and board; Deadline May 20, 2008; Available: May 28 to August 15, 2009 with
the possibility to work weekends through mid-September (posted 1/12/08)
Camp
Augusta, Nevada City, Sierra Nevada (Northern Mountains and
Valleys Region)
Back to: Top | Summer | Fall | Winter/Spring | Ongoing
Fall 2009 Openings
Inyo County Outdoor Science School, Bishop, CA
Catalina Environmental Leadership Program, Catalina Island, CA
SDCOE - Outdoor Education Program, Descanso, CA
Mission Springs Outdoor Education, Scott's Valley, CA
Pathfinder Ranch, Idyllwild, CA
The Outdoor School at Rancho Alegre, Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Cruz Outdoor Science School, Watsonville, CA
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 $21,565 per year, equivalent to
$645 per week with benefits; Deadline: June 1, 2009, or
until filled; Available: September 14, 2009 to June 4, 2010
(posted 4/16/09)
- Outdoor
Science Teacher Intern $100/wk + room and board; Deadline:
September 25, 2008; Available: October 5 through December 18, 2009. Spring 2010 internship also available.
(posted 4/16/09)
YMCA Camp Arroyo, Livermore, CA
Coloma Outdoor Discovery School (CODS), Coloma, CA
- Naturalist (posted 2/28/09) Application here, position runs: September 2009 - January 2010
Exploring New Horizons - Sempervirens Outdoor School, Santa Cruz, CA
Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School at Loma Mar, Loma Mar, CA
Marin County Outdoor School - Walker Creek Ranch , Petaluma, CA
San Mateo Outdoor School , Redwood City, CA
Sierra Outdoor School , Sonora, CA
- Naturalist Intern, $61/ day plus housing, meals, paid conference and site visit; Deadline: May 1, 2009; Available: August 12, 2009 (posted 01/29/09)
Back to: Top | Summer | Fall | Winter/Spring | Ongoing
There are not currently any fall openings for 2009, but check back at a later date.
Winter/Spring
2010 Openings
(postings for Summer and Fall also have April and May deadlines.)
Ongoing Openings
Web of Life Field (WOLF) School, Santa Cruz, CA
Marin County Outdoor School - Walker Creek Ranch , Petaluma, CA
Yosemite
Institute (Yosemite National Institutes)
Yosemite National Park / Sierra / Central Mountains and Valleys Region
- Field
Educator $77-$79/day, plus additional compensation for evening and weekend work. Excellent housing, partial board, medical/dental/retirement plans; paid training, professional development opportunities, vacation and sick day benefits. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis. The deadline for applications for the 2009-2010 school year is February 15th. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted in late February and ask to attend an interview forum in March or early April. (updated 11/25/08)
Headlands
Institute (Yosemite National Institutes,
Marin Headlands) Bay Area / North Coast Region
- Field Science Educator $77
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 9/16/08)
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)
Boojum
Institute for Experiential Education, Pioneertown- Near Joshua
Tree at the San Bernardino Mountains/Mojave Desert interface
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)
Hidden
Villa, Farm & Wilderness Preserve in the Los Altos Hills
/ San Mateo County / Bay Area / North Coast Region
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)
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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Archive
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
AEOE | Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education in California * updated
7/2/09 6:57 PM *