PBC STEM Extern

Overview of Responsibilities

1.         Hosts shall build a four-week experience in which teacher externs contribute to company operations by applying science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics skills.

2.         Hosts will begin necessary pre-employment protocols and onboarding processes applicable for their organizations.

3.         Goals of the program and project expectations will be clearly communicated at the beginning of the experience. Hosts will communicate to teacher externs what deliverables are expected and convey the timetable for the externship.

4.         Hosts shall engage in debriefing meetings with the teacher extern and should include time to allow the extern to discuss his/her experiences.

Potential discussion topics include:

●      contributions to the host business

●      real world connections relating to the content the extern teaches

●      the impact this experience will have on teaching practices/classrooms/students/schools

●      the connections the extern has made between the worksite and the importance of the 4C’s (Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity)

●      ways businesses and schools can work together to enhance the classroom environment

5.         The host will provide compensation ($150 daily before taxes and deductions, suggested) to teachers based on company policy. The externship is designed as a four-week experience. The dates and times of the externship shall be mutually agreed upon and confirmed prior to the work experience.

6. Externship hosts will participate in a program evaluation survey.

About Us

Founded in 1983, Loggerhead Marinelife Center is a leading cultural attraction in South Florida that provides open access to all guests. Today the Center is a global leader in the research, rehabilitation, and protection of sea turtles, serving our broader mission to promote ocean ecosystem conservation. Annually we reach 900,000 guests with our transformational education programs and partner with nearly 100 organizations across six continents and 16 countries in ocean conservation. In early 2022, we opened a new 27,500 square-foot campus that greatly expands our exhibition, education, and convening space and doubles our medical facilities. 

Physical Demands Work Environment 

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Successful applicants must be comfortable in a highly dynamic environment in an active and busy office or outdoor setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This position may involve working outdoors in Florida, often in hot and humid conditions, and at events that extend into evening and weekend hours. Must be willing and able to travel for offsite programming and possess a valid driver’s license.

Salary : $150