What are the responsibilities and job description for the Eco-Leadership Corps Intern position at National Audubon Society, Inc.?
Position Summary:
The Greenwich Audubon Center opened in 1943 as the National Audubon Society’s first environmental education center in the United States. The 285-acre sanctuary has approximately seven miles of trails that lead to a hardwood forest, old fields, a lake, streams and vernal ponds.
The Eco-Leadership Corps is a paid summer internship program for students in grades 11-12 or their first year of college. Eco Leaders spend eight weeks working on initiatives ranging from education and leadership development to hands-on environmental stewardship. The program has three core components: place-based learning in natural history and local ecology with Audubon naturalists, bird habitat improvement through hands-on land stewardship projects, and curriculum development for use in Audubon conservation programs throughout the region. First piloted in 2021, the Eco-Leadership program will be entering its 5th year in the summer of 2025.
This position begins on June 30, 2025, and August 22. The daily work hours are 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. At the conclusion of the summer, the Eco Leaders will create a capstone presentation for the Greenwich Audubon community. This event will be held in the evening.
Compensation:
$16.50 - $18.00 / hour
Additional Job Description
Essential Functions:
Partner/Collaborate/Assist with Audubon staff to ensure that equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging principles are incorporated and followed in all aspects of our work.
Work with other interns to identify ecology topics of study through exploration of the Greenwich Audubon Center sanctuary properties.
Create, prepare, and deliver conservation-based curriculum for summer campers centered on weekly themes.
Participate in a land stewardship project 2-3 days each week, with the goal of improving bird habitat or enhancing public access to one of the Greenwich Audubon Center sanctuaries.
Participate in professional development days.
Create a capstone project and deliver a presentation to the community.
Qualifications and Experience:
Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.
Strong work ethic, interest in nature, and a desire to learn
Must be in 11th grade, 12th grade or first year in college.
Strong work ethic.
Ability to walk trails on uneven terrain, and must be able to run, sit, stand, grasp, lift, carry, walk, push, reach, climb and pull for short and extended periods of time
Candidates should possess a strong work ethic, self-motivation, ongoing enthusiasm, commitment, flexibility, a desire to learn, and the ability to work well with others and with children.
Respect for others, nature, and the outdoors, be enthusiastic about working, even in unfavorable weather conditions, pleasant, reliable, and able to carry out simple assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
EEO Statement
The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.
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Salary : $17 - $18
