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The Environmental Nature Center is currently hiring! If you are passionate about providing transformative experiences through connection with Nature, please sign up to be on our employment email list to be updated when jobs are posted! If you are interested in employment at the ENC Nature Preschool, please check HERE.

Open Position:

Community Engagement Coordinator

The Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC) is responsible for planning and implementing community engagement opportunities at the Environmental Nature Center and ENC Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary. The CEC will focus on increased community engagement, program development and growth, and access, equity, and inclusion in all of the ENC’s education and volunteer programs. The CEC will play a central role in expanding the ENC’s relationships with the diverse communities that make up our community, deepen existing partnerships, and develop new collaborations with the goal of increasing program participation and participant diversity. The CEC will also teach outdoor science and social science education programs, encourage students’ awareness and appreciation of the environment, broaden students’ knowledge of science concepts, and foster students’ commitment to the protection of the natural world. The CEC will also staff ENC facilities on weekends as needed. Must be willing and able to commute to both Newport Beach and Silverado, CA. This is a Full-Time position. Please review the entire job description HERE before applying below.

Lead Naturalist (Full Time)

The Lead Naturalist is responsible for the teaching and preparation of outdoor science and social science education programs, including on-site and traveling naturalist programs. The Lead Naturalist will encourage students’ awareness and appreciation of the environment, broaden students’ knowledge of science concepts, and foster students’ commitment to the protection of the natural world. The Lead Naturalist will also oversee the administrative duties needed to keep our programs running, including confirmation emails and phone calls. Please review the entire job description HERE before applying below.

Naturalist (Part Time)

The Naturalist is responsible for teaching outdoor environmental and social science education programs to children. The Naturalist’s goals are to encourage students’ awareness and appreciation of the environment, broaden students’ knowledge of science concepts, and foster students’ commitment to the protection of the natural environment. The Naturalist is also responsible for creating and implementing age and theme-appropriate curriculum for the sessions of camp they are scheduled to teach. Please review the entire job description HERE before applying below.

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Education Internships:

Education Internship (unpaid)

The Education Intern works in conjunction with the Education Director and Lead Naturalists to ensure that campers or students experience quality education through hands-on experience with nature. The entire job description is HERE.

Early Childhood Education Internship (unpaid)

The Early Childhood Education Intern works in conjunction with the Education Director and Lead Naturalists to ensure that our youngest students experience quality education through hands-on experience with nature. The entire job description is HERE.Please complete the Internship Application, and we will call you to schedule an interview.

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