Overview
Led by the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE), the Environmental Education Corps (eeCorps) AmeriCorps Program places AmeriCorps members at organizations throughout Colorado to focus on increasing environmental literacy for PreK-12 students and implementing the goals outlined in the Colorado Environmental Education Plan. eeCorps works directly with teachers, schools, and environmental education providers to support them in expanding reach and increasing impact of EE programming, while providing access to equitable learning experiences for all PreK-12 students. AmeriCorps members serving with the eeCorps provide direct service to improve outcomes in Environmental Stewardship and Education. AmeriCorps provides opportunities to improve lives and foster civic engagement all across the country.
Principal Responsibilities:
eeCorps members engage with their Host Site organizations to develop, implement, and enhance programs, projects, and activities that will create progress towards eeCorps’ and Thorne’s goals. These duties include:
• Support school programs 2-3 days per week
• Support Thorne Nature Preschool morning and afternoon programming 2-3 days per week
• Support Summer Camp 2-5 days a week during the summer camp season
• Assist in the development and implementation of community programs to designed inspire families to spend more time outside together
• Attend regular program team meetings
• Track progress and collect evaluation data for the program’s performance measures
• Attend all required eeCorps/AmeriCorps orientations, meetings, and trainings
• Complete and submit all necessary eeCorps paperwork and reports by predetermined deadlines
• Some local travel required and occasional statewide travel possible
Full position description is on Thorne’s website. http://www.thornenature.org/get-involved/employment/.
To apply: If you are interested in applying to this position, please prepare the following documents and submit them via the form found at https://bit.ly/eeCorpsApply: 1) a resume, 2) a short cover letter outlining your interest in the program and commitment to national service, 3) a list of three references, and 4) a diversity and inclusion statement that is no longer than one page in length.
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
• Experience working with children of diverse ages in informal outdoor settings
• Desire to learn more about child development and nature-based education and support excellent place-based, child-centered, emergent curriculum
• Experience relating to and communicating with diverse audiences, especially Latinx participants and families; Bilingual (Spanish and English) preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; computer literate especially MS Off
About Thorne Nature Experience
To build Earth stewardship by providing youth with joyful, hands-on, place-based environmental education experiences that foster an emotional connection to nature.
