About this role
Internal Job Description
Position: Senior Conservation Educator, Bronx Zoo Education
Reports to: Manager of Education Programs, Bronx Zoo
Positions managed: Interns
Location: Bronx Zoo, in-person
Department: Education
Position Type: Full time, Sunday through Thursday
(Monday - Friday during the summer)
Salary: $59,000
Job Summary
The Senior Conservation Educator is an integral member of the Bronx Zoo Education team, supporting high-quality STEM and nature-based learning while advancing conservation education through the lens of Discover, Inspire & Protect. The Senior Conservation Educator is the team lead for our general audience programs and develops and delivers all types of educational programming from field trips and scout programs to informal children and family programs. The ideal candidate has a knowledge of pedagogy and strong facilitation skills that can be incorporated into fun and educational experiences for children, adults, and intergenerational audiences. The Senior
Conservation Educator creates and fosters relationships within WCS in various departments to ensure the success of our programs. The position may supervise interns and will provide support for educators and volunteers.
Major Responsibilities
- The Senior Conservation Educator main responsibility is supporting the Education Department by
- developing and teaching education programming for the Bronx Zoo.
- Responsibilities include:
- Coordinate specific aspects of general audience programming, including overseeing
- curriculum development, coordinating program schedules and staff, tracking associated
- expenses, and scheduling and training interns and volunteers.
- Lead the coordination, development and facilitation of Family Nature Club.
- Design and teach all types of programs we offer, including school programs, scout programs,
- general audience programs, birthday parties, community events and camp, as well as table
- and lead activities at off-site outreach events.
- Work closely with the rest of BZ Education staff to ensure that program offerings are
- innovative and meaningful educational experiences that engage participants in STEM
- learning and conservation action.
- Actively participate in meetings and brainstorming sessions to help guide the development
- and improvement of BZ Education offerings.
- Assist in supporting the team of conservation educators in program development, delivery
- and assessment.
- Work collaboratively as part of the camp team to ensure the success of summer camp
- programming. Responsibilities will include developing curricula, leading and supporting
- summer camp programs, and training and mentoring camp counselors.
- Administrative tasks, including, but not limited to, communicating regularly with teachers
- and coordinators of groups participating in programs, monitoring booking systems, ordering
- and tracking materials, and organizing supplies.
- Work with our Ambassador Animal team to safely and effectively incorporate live animal
- demonstrations into Bronx Zoo education experiences. This includes being trained in
- handling our ambassador animals and supporting team members with animal use scheduling.
- Be an active and supportive team member in the education department by participating in
- on-site and off-site staff development days, team meetings and trainings (both individual and
- team), and through contributing to a positive work environment.
Internal Qualification Requirements
Job Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in science, conservation, education or related field.
At least one year of instructional experience in development and implementation of formal or informal science or nature education programs.
Experience mentoring staff, interns, or volunteers.
Demonstrated experience working with diverse children and family audiences.
Ability to work weekends as well as some holidays and evenings.
Ability to lift up to 20lbs and perform light physical activity including occasional extended periods of time spent outdoors
Must have
Conversational fluency in Spanish a plus.