Overview
Share your energy and enthusiasm by leading educational programs for children, school groups, locals, and visitors to Alaska. As a non-profit environmental education and stewardship organization, the CACS mission is to foster responsible interaction with our natural surroundings and to generate knowledge of the unique ecosystems of Kachemak Bay. Summer seasonal staff are employed in these five unique locations: the Wynn Nature Center (a 145-acre boreal forest preserve), Inspiration Ridge Preserve (a stunning mosaic of forest, bogs, meadows, ponds and creeks), Peterson Bay Field Station (a semi-rustic facility across Kachemak Bay and accessible only by boat), Yurt on the Spit (exploration of invertebrate life living on and around the Homer harbor docks), and the CACS Headquarters Building in downtown Homer (where day camp starts and ends each day).
Timing: Most summer positions run from May 28th–September 1st, 2025 with a few starting slightly earlier due to the nature of the position.
Compensation: $19-21/hour depending on responsibilities, with shared housing in Homer provided ($22-24/hour without housing). Additional benefits include two weeks of paid training at the beginning of the season and 40 hours of paid sick leave (including mental as well as physical health and family emergencies).
Qualifications:
Qualified applicants are energetic and flexible, possess curiosity and enthusiasm about the natural world and human communities, have experience in place-based environmental education, natural history interpretation, and/or ecosystem monitoring, and demonstrate the maturity needed to live in group situations. Please read through the full job description and application instructions found here https://akcoastalstudies.org/employment
About Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
Our mission is to foster responsible interaction with our natural surroundings and to generate knowledge of the unique marine and coastal ecosystems of Kachemak Bay through science-based environmental education and stewardship.
Our organization wants to support all staff in learning about the environment; we invest heavily in wide-ranging staff training and invest in personal and professional development of interest to you, and appreciate people who share their ideas. We strive to be a trauma informed organization that meets the unique needs of our participants and each other. Your unique approach to building a positive relationship for all ages is valued.
