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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · 9 hours ago

Paid Education Intern

positionBoothbay,ME,US
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$17/hr - $17/hr

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is hiring a Paid Education Intern! This internship prepares one to enter the field of environmental or museum education by providing hands-on experience with interpretation, informal education, classes, and demonstrations in a public garden setting.

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Responsibilities

Learn the art and science of live interpretation in a public garden setting
Build proficiency in educating on botany, environmental science, and horticulture topics
Interact with garden visitors by providing informal educational experiences in both structured and unstructured settings on tours, at Discovery Carts, and in the Native Butterfly House and Learning Apiary
Support our Adult Education programming by assisting with course registration, online moderation, in-person class management, and evaluations of our programs
Assist Interpretation team with writing and editing interpretive material such as tours, Discovery Carts, training resources, and blog posts
Provide support for our Youth and Family programs such as summer camps and field trips
Assist with the general care and upkeep of the Children’s Garden play spaces
Work closely with volunteers and trained docents

Qualification

Environmental educationBotanyOrganizational skillsTeamworkPublic engagementDatabase proficiencySpreadsheet proficiency

Required

Must enjoy and be comfortable socially engaging with the public
Demonstrates efficient organizational skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, teamwork environment
An interest in environmental issues, plants, nature and the outdoors, and a desire to learn more about the role of education in a public garden and museum setting
Some coursework/experience in the field of education, plant science, botany, biology, environmental sciences or a related field

Preferred

Experience using databases and spreadsheets is preferred

Benefits

Intern housing is available for biweekly rent.
Seasonal employees receive personal and sick paid time off
Paid holidays
Discounts in our culinary programs and Gardenshop
Gardens membership

Company

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens offers plants, horticulture, and education services.
dateFounded in 2007
location
Boothbay, Maine, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.mainegardens.org

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Gretchen Ostherr
President and CEO
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