Environmental Educators

~ Sound to Sea, Trinity Center's Environmental Education program on North Carolina’s Outer Banks is situated on a 62-acre island preserve. ~

The Sound to Sea Program will help students understand why and how we are tied to the earth. Through the Biology, Cultural or Current Events Program options, students will have the opportunity to learn about the unique adaptations of the plants and animals that live on a barrier island, how man has used these plants and animals throughout history, or how the loss of this amazing biodiversity is harmful to human health.

Baba Dioum, an African Naturalist, explains the situation most elegantly "In the end, we will only conserve what we love. We will only love what we understand. We will only understand what we are taught." We want the Sound to Sea Program to be the first step in this chain.

Position Overview

Join a staff of 9 instructors to teach classes on the five major island habitats that are part of our property; the beach, maritime forest, freshwater pond, salt marsh and sound. Class topics vary from island ecology to coastal cultures and human impacts.

Instructors utilize hands-on activities to teach multidisciplinary curriculum, create programs and classes for diverse populations and are trained to work with and care for birds of prey and salt and fresh water aquariums. Instructors have overnight duty one night every two weeks and will be trained in Basic First Aid and CPR. Year-round employment opportunities available.

To learn more about this unique teaching position, visit our website.

Qualifications

• Degree in related field, ability and desire to work with elementary school students through senior adults in small and large group situations.
• Creativity, flexibility, sense of humor and a desire to live in community.
• Previous teaching experience helpful. 

Compensation: $275/wk plus room, board, medical insurance.