Overview
Position Purpose: In Field Education, the Instructor provides customized place-based education programming for youth, adults and families in residential and non-residential programs. Our classrooms are the trails, forests, and streams of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Position Dates: Start Date: September 1, hiring on a rolling basis
Qualifications:
Experience teaching science in the outdoors through a combination of course work and/or professional experience. More than one season is preferred.
Experience managing risk, traveling, and teaching in the outdoors in variable weather conditions.
Bachelor’s degree in science, education, or related field; or relevant equivalent experience.
Valid Wilderness First Responder certification
Valid Driver's License
Minimum of 21 years of age
Successful applicants must pass a criminal history background
Required Skills:
Willingness to be part of and contribute to the Teton Science Schools community.
Ability to work non-traditional schedules and weeks, 3-day to 7-day programs, some evenings and weekends, with mid-week days off.
Willingness to commit to self-directed study in order to be prepared for instruction
Experience teaching science in the outdoors through a combination of course work and/or professional experience. More than one season is preferred.
Experience managing risk, traveling, and teaching in the outdoors
Preferred Skills:
Experience teaching inquiry-based field science and natural history in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Experience co-teaching and lesson planning within a teaching team.
About Teton Science Schools
Teton Science Schools is a non-profit organization based in Jackson, WY. For over fifty years, Teton Science Schools have connected learners of all ages to their backyards, America’s national parks and the world by inspiring curiosity, engagement and leadership through transformative place-based education.
