Description: The YMCA Point Bonita Outdoor & Conference Center is located in the Marin Headlands of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, on a peninsula overlooking the entrance to the San Francisco Bay. Once a military defense base, the YMCA Point Bonita has changed the base into an Outdoor Education and Conference Center, hosting over 10,000 people each year. The Outdoor Education Program serves 5,000 students each year, from schools throughout Northern California and Western Nevada.
Job Summary: The Naturalist is responsible for teaching and maintaining the safety of 10-15 students while exploring themes of environment, history, and community in the Marin Headlands. The Naturalist is expected to participate in paid training, including the observation of others while in the field, and develop an environmentally-based curriculum that emphasizes outdoor and cooperative activities for students grades K-12, from a variety of socio-economic, cultural, geographic, and educational backgrounds. Individual programs run from 1-5 days and Naturalists must be available for the entire length of a school's stay. The position requires the physical ability to participate in strenuous activities, the knowledge and skill to lead and educate, and the ability to exercise a supervisory or disciplinary relationship over minors.
Naturalists may also have opportunities in related programs here at the YMCA Point Bonita, such as the Urban School of Environmental Education, daylong CoastTrek recreation programs, and Summer Day Camp.
Qualifications:
Salary: $10.53/hour
Deadline: December 1, 2007, open until filled
Available: January 2008
Procedure: E-mail or Fax resume and cover letter
Contact Name: Jesse Wernick
Contact Address: 981 Fort Barry, GGNRA, Sausalito, CA 94965
Contact Telephone: 415-331-9622 ext 483
Contact Fax: 415-331-2567
Contact Email:
Contact Website: www.pointbonitaymca.org