Summer Intern Coordinator

~ The mission of Maritime Gloucester is to inspire students and visitors to value marine science, maritime heritage and environmental stewardship through hands-on education and experiences. ~

In 2000, Geoffrey Richon organized nearly 300 Cape Ann residents to create a nonprofit organization and invest in the purchase of a neglected industrial property overlooking Gloucester Harbor. The one-acre site included the oldest continuously operated marine railway in the country plus an assortment of industrial buildings. Relying on volunteer labor, an active board and private contributions, the railway was restored, the site cleaned up and plans designed to transform the site into a working waterfront museum, a maritime heritage center and an educational facility.

Position Overview

This is a full-time hourly position starting mid April 2017 through September 2017; 5-day-a-week schedule 9:30 am - 6:00 pm, including 1 weekend day per week.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial orientation training for interns (college and high school) and volunteers ensuring all interns/volunteers have completed required paperwork and understand basic tasks
• Train college and high school interns on how to interact with visitors to Maritime Gloucester so that the interns can independently educate and provide demonstrations to the visiting public
• Assist the aquarium manager in training summer interns on the daily maintenance tasks for the aquarium and aquarium supporting lab facilities
• Communicate and oversee daily aquarium tasks
• Train interns on running/supporting "drop-in" education programs for members and admitted visitors
• Teach drop-in community education program and oversee interns assisting you in the delivery of these classes
• Schedule and oversee junior volunteers to assist educators with programs both on board the schooner Ardelle and at the Maritime Gloucester campus
• Responsible for following site security opening and closing routines to ensure the safety and security of visitors to the aquarium
• Maintain the summer schedule for both college interns and the junior educator volunteers in order to ensure full coverage during business hours of Maritime Gloucester, 10:00 - 6:00, 7 days a week
• Be the point of contact for all interns and volunteers to manage changes, schedule swaps, etc. in order to ensure the aquarium is fully staffed during visitor hours
• Be available "on call" for all interns and volunteers during "off" days and/or designate and train a "supervisor" intern to oversee interns and volunteers on your off days

To Apply

Please click below: "Apply" to upload your cover letter and resume to Barbara Harrison.