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Updated
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Top | Winter/Spring | Summer | Fall | Ongoing
Summer 2008 Openings
Big
Rock Creek Camp, Valyermo (Mojave Desert/San Gabriel Mountains),
Southern California/Southern Mountains and Valleys/South Coast
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:
July 10, 2008 or open until filled; Available: July 15 or ASAP - June 10, 2009 (updated 6/22/08)
- Project Manager Desert
Restoration Corps Salary $35,000 - $40,000/ year; year round, Full-Time; Deadline:
July 4, 2008 or open until filled; Available: ASAP (posted 6/22/08)
Camp
Sea Lab, Seaside (Monterey Bay area - Central Coast Region)
- Adminstrative
Assistant $13.13 - 16.83/hour DOE with benefits; Deadline:
Open Until Filled; Application Screening Begins:
May 8, 2008 (posted 5/7/08)
University
of California Lawrence Hall of Science Summer Camp, Berkeley,
Alameda County, Central Coast and Coastal Mountain Region
- Field Instructor $85
to $110/day + room and board; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: Summer 2008 (posted 5/6/08)
Point
Reyes Summer Camp / Clem
Miller Environmental Education Center, Point Reyes National
Seashore (Bay Area - North Coast)
- NEW Position
Assistant
Director $550–$650/week
+ Room and Board (weekend housing included); Deadline: open
until filled, apply ASAP; Available: Start between June 2 -
17 through August 16, 2008 (posted 5/6/08)
- Naturalist
Intern/Counselor $225–$265/week + Room and Board (weekend housing
included); Deadline: open
until filled, apply ASAP; Available: June 17 - August 16, 2008
(updated 3/21/08)
- Naturalist $420
- $470/week + Room and Board (weekend housing included);Deadline: open
until filled, apply ASAP; Available: June 17 - August 16, 2008 (updated
3/21/08)
- Assistant Cook $55–$60/day;
($40 for 1/2–day shopping every other week); Room/Board provided; Weekend
housing included. Deadline: Open Until Filled, apply
ASAP; Available: June 14 or 22 - August 16, 2008 (updated 3/21/08)
Save
the Bay, Oakland/San Francisco Bay (Central Coast Region)
- Education
Specialist Salary: Low - Mid $30,000's - excellent
health and retirement benefits; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: ASAP (posted 4/17/08)
Girl Scouts of Central California, Main Council Office in Rancho Cordova
- Program Specialist - Science & Nature $48 - 51/day + room and board; Deadline: open until filled; Available: June 2 - August 20, 2008 (posted 4/17/08)
- Waterfront Director $51 - 54/day + room and board; Deadline: open until filled; Available: June 2 - August 20, 2008 (posted 4/17/08)
Jefunira Camp Bay Area; Palo Alto / Sunnyvale / Mountain View
- Camp Counselor Salary:
DOE; Full-Time Seasonal position Deadline:
open until filed; Available: June 23 - August 15,
2008 (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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Fall 2008 Openings
Los Angeles
USD Clear Creek
Wildwoods
Foundation, Los Angeles / South Coast Region
- Program Instructor Salary:
$20/hour Deadline: August 22, 2008; Available: September 8, 2008 - July 12, 2009
(posted 7/29/08)
Save
the Bay, Oakland/San Francisco Bay (Central Coast Region)
Pathfinder
Ranch Outdoor Education School and Summer Camp, Mountain Center
(San Jacinto Mountains - near Idyllwild) Southern Mountains and Deserts
- Teaching Naturalists $325-375/week
+ room, board, and limited medical benefits; great pro deals; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: August 25, 2008 to May 29, 2009 (updated 7/29/08)
Coloma
Outdoor Discovery School (CODS), Coloma - Sierra Foothills
on the American River / Central Mountains and Valleys
- Daytime Naturalist
(PDF) $15 - $15.50/ hour; 40 hours/week; room and board not provided; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: September 8 - December 10, 2008 and January 5 - June 12, 2008; Application
(PDF) (updated 7/29/08)
The
Outdoor School at Rancho Alegre (Santa Ynez
Mountains north of Santa Barbara, near Lake Cachuma) Central Coast
- Education Director $25,000 - $28,000/year DOE plus
room, board, and medical; Deadline: open until filled; Available:
September 2, 2008 (posted 7/19/08)
Sierra
Outdoor School, (formerly Regional Learning Center)
Sonora - Sierra Nevada Foothills / Central Mountains and Valleys
- Naturalist Intern,
$61/ day plus housing, meals, paid conference and site visit; Deadline:
ASAP open until filled; Available: August 11, 2008 (updated 7/19/08)
San
Diego County Office of Education, Outdoor
Education Programs (Cuyamaca and Fox Outdoor Schools - Laguna
Mountains of San Diego County) South Coast
- Cabin Assistant $2,073
- $2,289 per month; Deadline: July 31, 2008; Available: September 2008 (posted 7/19/08)
- Outdoor Education Intern $8.00/ hour plus room and board; Deadline: open until
filled; Available: September 2008 - February 2009 (updated 6/29/08)
- Camp Host volunteer position; Deadline: open
until filled; Available: ASAP (posted 6/29/08)
- Outdoor Education
Program Specialist $2,852 - $3,145/month to start + benefits, and room
and board during program; Deadline: July 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM;
Available: September 2008 for school year (posted 6/29/08)
Environmental Nature Center Newport Beach
- Part Time Naturalist $12/hour part-time; school year term with possible summer employment; Deadline: August 22, 2008; Available: September 18, 2008 (posted 7/12/08)
Sierra
Nevada Journeys; Lake Tahoe, Reno
- Insturctor $400/week;
tempoary; room and board during program Deadline: August 1, 2008 ;
Available: August 16 - October 24, 2008 (posted 7/12/08)
- School Outreach Coordinator $900/month;
tempoary; Deadline: June
30, 2008 ;
Available: August 11, 2008 - August 11, 2009 (posted 6/22/08)
Inyo
County Outdoor School, Big Pine, Eastern Sierra (Central Mountains
and Valleys Region)
- Cook $15/hour; Deadline:
September 1, 2008; Available: October 1- October 31, 2007
- ONE MONTH POSITION (posted 7/12/08)
- Assistant Cook $10/hour; Deadline:
September 1, 2008; Available: October 1- October 31, 2007
- ONE MONTH POSITION (posted 7/12/08)
SCICON (Tulare
County Office of Education) Program located in the Sierra Foothills above Springville
/ Central Mountains and Valleys
- Outdoor Education
Intern $70/day($350 for 5-day Week) + room, board and Health Insurance/Retirement
Benefits; Deadline: open until filled; Available: August 2008- June 2009 (posted 5/15/07)
Eagle
Lake Outdoor School (Operated by Lassen
County Office of Education), Susanville (Northern Mountains and Valleys
Region)
- Camp Counselor $85/day + room and board; Deadline: open
until filled; Available: September 4 - November 8, 2008 (posted
6/29/08)
YMCA
of San Diego Country Camping Services – Camp
Marston/Raintree Ranch, Julian (mountains of San Diego County), South Coast Region
- Outdoor
Education Instructor, Camp Marston, $64–68/day + housing, meals
and benefits; 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
- Program Director $25,000 - $30,000/year
+ housing and benefits; Deadline: July 31, 2008 or open until filled; Available: September 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 (posted
6/28/08)
Crossroads Environmental Outdoor Education, Santa Monica (South Coast Region)
- Instructor $135/day and up, DOE, plus meals and lodging during programs; Deadline: open until filled; Available: September 2008 (updated
6/29/08)
- Internship unpaid internship with meals and lodging provided during program; Deadline: open until filled; Available: September 2008 (posted
6/28/08)
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)
Pacific
Environmental Education Center (PEEC), Fort Bragg (Mendocino Coast) North Coast Region
- Naturalist $80 – $100/day,
DOE plus room and board; Deadline: August 15, 2008;
Available: September 15, 2008 (posted 6/4/08)
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)
Caritas
Creek Environmental Education, Cazadero,
California - in the Redwoods
- Cabin Leader $200/week DOE
+ room and board with medical benefits; Deadline: open
until filled; Available: September 2008 to May 2009 (posted
5/28/08)
- Teacher Naturalist $300/week DOE
+ room and board with medical benefits; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: September 2008 to May 2009 (posted
5/28/08)
- Leadership Supervisor $1500/month DOE
+ room and board with medical benefits; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: September 2008 to May 2009 (posted
5/28/08)
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)
Marin
County Outdoor School at Walker Creek Ranch, and Camp Soulajule
(Residential Arts and Ecology summer camp), near Petaluma in the rolling
hills of Marin County / Bay Area / North Coast
- Naturalist Internship $64
per day plus room + board. Deadline: open until filled. Available: August 25, 2008 - June 12, 2009 (updated
5/24/08)
- Ranch Naturalist Permanent (PDF) $15.57 - $18.84/hour + housing and benefits; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: August 29, 2008 (updated 4/24/07)
Green
Meadows / Jack L. Boyd Outdoor School (Merced County Office
of Education), Fish Camp - at the border of Yosemite National Park in the
Sierra Nevada / Central Mountains and Valleys
- Naturalist Salary: $19.06/hour + housing; Deadline: open until Filled; Available: September 2, 2008 to June 5,
2009 (updated 5/17/08)
St. John's Educational Thresholds Center Bay Area / San Francisco
- Outdoor Challenge Program Assistant $20/hour ($150/day on overnight trips); this is an independent contractor position; Deadline: open until filled Available: August 18, 2008 - June 2009 (posted 5/17/08)
Exploring
New Horizons - Loma Mar Site (Santa Cruz Mountains) - also
see their job
openings page
- Naturalist $50.00
to $85.00/day + room, board, medical and dental; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: Mid - August 2008 to Mid - June 2009 (updated
4/29/08)
- Naturalist Intern:
$225 to $250/week + room, board, medical and dental; Deadline:
open until filled; Available: September 2008 through June 2009 (updated
4/29/08)
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
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)
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)
Great
Basin Outdoor School, Lake Tahoe / Sierra / Northern Mountains
and Valleys
- Naturalist Salary:
$360 - $400/week; teach Tuesday - Friday; Deadline:
Open Until Filled; Available: September 1 - October 24, 2008 (posted
2/19/08)
Green
Meadows / Jack L. Boyd Outdoor School (Merced County Office
of Education), Fish Camp - at the border of Yosemite National Park in the
Sierra Nevada / Central Mountains and Valleys
- Intern–Naturalist Salary:
$8.00/hour + great housing and meals in beautiful Fish Camp, just outside
of Yosemite National Park; Deadline: Open until filled;
Available: September 2, 2008 - June 5, 2009 (posted 2/10/08)
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Winter/Spring
2009 Openings
(postings for Summer and Fall also have April and May deadlines.)
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Ongoing Openings
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
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
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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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
8/3/08 9:36 PM *