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TEACHER-NATURALIST, Full Time
Weis Ecology Center
150 Snake Den Road, Ringwood, NJ
The teacher-naturalist has duties primarily in the education
branch of the NJAS mission. In addition to the duties and
responsibilities listed, this position requires taking an active
role in promoting New Jersey Audubon Society as a
membership-based conservation organization. Weis Ecology Center
is a day use and residential facility. Supervisor: Weis
Ecology Center Director
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teaching and coordinating environmental education day
and overnight programs and live animal programs for
students, scouts, families, and adults in addition to
developing new educational programs, curricula, public
programs and partnering on NJAS projects.
- Supervising, scheduling, and training of educational
staff and volunteers.
- Compiling and distributing Weis’ quarterly calendar of
events
- Coordinating care and feeding schedule of live animals,
monitors health, completes reports & permit applications,
and secures food donations for Weis’ raptors and reptiles.
- Supporting the day-to-day operations of the center
including daily procedures, public relations and greeting
hikers, office tasks and answering phones, routine
cleaning/maintenance, and additional duties as required by
the Sanctuary Director.
- Organizing the operation of a small nature store,
including meeting volunteer staffing needs.
Qualifications:
- BA in environmental education, environmental science,
biological science, or related field.
- Teaching experience at a residential environmental
education center or nature center, along with a willingness
to work flexible hours (including weekends and some
nights).
- Demonstrated natural history knowledge, as well as
strong oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent leadership, motivational, and organizational
skills required.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Professional including
PowerPoint, Excel and Access.
- Retail experience a plus
Starting Date: Immediate
Salary: Competitive and Commensurate with experience, onsite
housing available.
Application Deadline: Position will be posted until filled.
Resumes with cover letters to:
Rene’ Buccinna, Administrative Assistant, NJAS Department of
Education via email. Contact phone # - 609-861-1608 x13
Position: Migration Counter for
Morning Flight Project
Job Description: 2009 MIGRATION COUNTER for Morning Flight
fall migration monitoring project at New Jersey Audubon
Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May, NJ from 16 August
to October 31. Cape May is renowned as one of the world's great
hot spots for bird migration. NJAS fosters the application of
sound scientific principles and practices to address
conservation issues related to vertebrate and invertebrate
fauna, and the natural habitats with which they are associated.
Location: Higbee Beach Morning Flight monitoring site, Cape May,
NJ. Report directly to Vince Elia.
Duties:
* Identify and count migrating landbirds, mostly passerines,
engaged in re-directed flight from 15 minutes before sunrise
through 4 hours after sunrise.
* Maintain daily data sheets with appropriate weather and
migration data. Enter data regularly on MS Excel computer
spreadsheet.
* Keep appropriate records for rare sightings
Qualifications:
• This position requires a high degree of birding skill, as
migrants are counted as they pass in flight, sometimes at
distance and/or in large numbers. Ability to quickly identify
landbirds, mostly passerines, in flight by sight and sound is
essential.
• An enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who is also a
strong team player
• Willingness to work early hours under sometimes difficult
field conditions
• Applicants should have experience interacting with the
public and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Careful data collecting skills a must.
• All applicants must have their own vehicles.
Start Date: 16 August, 2009. A September 1 start date may
be possible.
Salary: $ 960/month
Housing and gas reimbursement provided.
The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is a privately
supported, not-for profit, statewide membership organization.
Founded in 1897, and one of the oldest independent Audubon
societies, NJAS is not connected with the National Audubon
Society.
Send cover letter, resume outlining relevant experience, and
three references (including email addresses and phone numbers)
to
VINCENT ELIA by email, or by mail to Cape May Bird
Observatory, 600 Route 47 North, Cape May Court House, NJ
08210. Applications accepted until positions are filled.
Position: Migration Counter for Cape
May Hawkwatch, Avalon Seawatch
Job Description: 2009 MIGRATION COUNTER for fall migration
monitoring projects at Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May, NJ
from 1 September to 30 November (Cape May Hawk Watch) or 16
September thru 15 December (Avalon Seawatch). Cape May is
renowned as one of the world's great hot spots for bird
migration. NJAS fosters the application of sound scientific
principles and practices to address conservation issues related
to vertebrate and invertebrate fauna, and the natural habitats
with which they are associated.
Location: Will work at the either the Cape May Hawkwatch or
Avalon Seawatch in Cape May, NJ. Report directly to Vince Elia.
Duties:
* Identify and count all migrating raptors and/or seabirds.
* Maintain daily data sheets with appropriate weather and
migration data collections
* Keep appropriate records for rare sightings
Qualifications:
• Applicants should have experience interacting with the
public and excellent interpersonal
skills.
• An enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who is also a
strong team player
• Willingness to work long hours under sometimes difficult
field conditions
• Familiarity with bird migration and strong background
identifying raptors and/or sea birds in flight
• Careful data collecting skills a must
• All applicants must have their own vehicles
Start Date: 1 September 2009
Salary: $ 1,400
- $1,600/month, depending on experience. Housing and gas
reimbursement provided.
The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is a privately
supported, not-for profit, statewide membership organization.
Founded in 1897, and one of the oldest independent Audubon
societies, NJAS is not connected with the National Audubon
Society.
Send cover letter, resume outlining relevant experience, and
three references (including email addresses and phone numbers)
to
VINCENT ELIA by email, or by mail to Cape May Bird
Observatory, 600 Route 47 North, Cape May Court House, NJ
08210. Applications accepted until positions are filled.
Position: Interpretive Naturalist
Interns (4 positions)
Job Description: INTERPRETIVE NATURALIST
INTERNS for fall migration monitoring projects at New Jersey
Audubon Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May, NJ 1
Sep-31 Oct. Cape May is renowned as one of the world's great
hot spots for bird migration. NJAS fosters the application of
sound scientific principles and practices to address
conservation issues related to vertebrate and invertebrate
fauna, and the natural habitats with which they are associated.
Location: Will work either at the Cape May Hawkwatch, Avalon
Seawatch, or on the Passerine Morning Flight Project in Cape
May, NJ. Report directly to Don Freiday, Director of Birding
Programs, Cape May Bird Observatory, NJAS.
Duties:
* Orienting and assisting visitors to the Cape May Migration
Count Sites. Over 500 people may visit per day during peak
times.
* Conducting mini-workshops on bird i.d. and migration
phenomena.
* Assisting visitors with bird identification, and assisting
counters when needed.
* Maintaining records of visitor contacts.
Qualifications:
• Applicants should have experience interacting with the
public and excellent interpersonal skills.
• An enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who is also a
strong team player.
• Willingness to work long hours under sometimes difficult
field conditions.
• Familiarity with bird migration and birding. Experience
identifying raptors, passerines, and/or sea birds in flight is a
plus, but learning on the job is possible and we will provide
training and support.
• All applicants must have their own vehicles unless other
arrangements are made prior to employment.
Start Date: 1 September 2009
Salary: $ 800/month plus housing and gas reimbursement
The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is a privately
supported, not-for profit, statewide membership organization.
Founded in 1897, and one of the oldest independent Audubon
societies, NJAS is not connected with the National Audubon
Society.
Send cover letter, resume outlining relevant experience, and
three references (including email addresses and phone numbers)
to
DON FREIDAY by email, or by mail to Cape May Bird
Observatory, 600 Route 47 North, Cape May Court House, NJ
08210. Applications accepted until positions are filled.
Position: Intern Monarch Butterfly
Migration Project
Job Description: INTERN MONARCH BUTTERFLY MIGRATION PROJECT
for fall migration ongoing project at Cape May Bird Observatory,
Cape May, NJ 1 Sep-31 Oct. Cape May is renowned as one of the
world's great hot spots for migration. NJAS fosters the
application of sound scientific principles and practices to
address conservation issues related to vertebrate and
invertebrate fauna, and the natural habitats with which they are
associated.
Location: Cape May, NJ. Report directly to Associate Naturalist
Louise Zemaitis and NJAS Director of Birding Programs Don
Freiday.
Duties:
* Daily road censuses of migrating Monarchs
* Monarch tagging
* Data entry
* Educating the public about the project and Monarch biology
Qualifications:
• Applicants should have experience interacting with the
public and excellent interpersonal
skills.
• An enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who is also a
strong team player
• Familiarity with insect ecology a plus but not required
• Willingness to work long hours under sometimes difficult
field conditions.
• Careful data collecting and entry skills
• All applicants must have their own vehicles
Start Date: 1 September 2009
Salary: $ 800/month
Housing and gas reimbursement provided.
The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is a privately
supported, not-for profit, statewide membership organization.
Founded in 1897, and one of the oldest independent Audubon
societies, NJAS is not connected with the National Audubon
Society.
Send cover letter, resume outlining relevant experience, and
three references (including email addresses and phone numbers)
to
DON FREIDAY by email, or by mail to Cape May Bird
Observatory, 600 Route 47 North, Cape May Court House, NJ
08210. Applications accepted until positions are filled.
Director of Major and Planned Gifts
Job Description:
New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS), a non-profit membership
organization dedicated to the preservation of wildlife and the
natural environment, is seeking a highly motivated individual to
serve as Director of Major and Planned Gifts. This position is
an outstanding career opportunity for a passionate development
professional to embrace the Society’s mission, develop and
manage a diverse portfolio of prospects, and build a robust
major gift and planned giving program into a core component of
the society’s philanthropic activity to advance the society’s
conservation, research and environmental education initiatives.
The Director of Major and Planned Gifts will work out of the
society’s headquarters facility located in Bernardsville, NJ.
Duties include strategic and operational planning, prospect
management, donor cultivation, solicitation, and coordinating
with other NJAS staff and volunteers to sustain and increase
overall fund raising effectiveness in the areas of major and
planned giving. The position requires the willingness and
ability to travel statewide as needed and willing to
occasionally work some evenings and weekends when necessary.
Major Responsibilities:
- Develops and builds a major gifts program from a strong
membership base. Manages staff and board personnel involved
in all aspects of identifying, cultivating, soliciting and
stewarding major gift and planned giving prospects.
- Responsible for developing both long and short-range
operational plans to strengthen and grow the major gifts and
planned giving programs.
- Develops and executes a plan for marketing NJAS as a
worthy beneficiary of legacy gifts and identifies prospects
for planned giving.
- Assists in the creation of a Planned Giving Advisory
Committee and works to promote the Society’s Charitable Gift
Annuity Program and other planned giving strategies. Creates
CGA illustrations and contracts for prospective donors.
- Works closely with the Development Associate for annual
giving and membership programs, Director of Corporate and
Foundation Relations, other development staff and key
programmatic staff to plan targeted outreach activities
aimed at increasing the donor pool and
cultivating/stewarding existing prospects.
- As one of the senior managers in the Development Office,
works closely with the Vice President for Development in
responding to strategic institutional priorities by
planning, setting, and monitoring annual goals aimed at
supporting those priorities.
- Cultivates, solicits and stewards prospects through
personal visits and written and oral communications.
- Plans and implements “moves management” strategies for
identification, cultivation, timely solicitation and
stewardship of prospects at the $1,000+ level to increase
their level of support; develops solicitation priorities and
donor/prospect visitation schedules for the President, staff
and volunteer board members. Accompanies the President
and/or key individuals on donor visits where appropriate.
- Provides strategies, briefing materials, written
proposals and acknowledgements for the President, Vice
President for Development and members of the NJAS Board of
Directors and accompanies them as appropriate on
development-related travel.
- Provides staff support when appropriate for committees
that are active in capital and endowment fund raising.
Trains and oversees interaction with these volunteers.
- Participates in development outreach activities as
appropriate.
- Serves as a member of the NJAS Board Development
Committee
Minimum Qualifications:
Over five years of progressively responsible fundraising
experience, with at least three years experience working with
major giving and planned giving programs. A demonstrable track
record of fund-raising accomplishments is essential, including
experience in building a major gifts program into a core
component of philanthropic activity. Must have experience
closing major and planned gifts from individuals, a working
knowledge of all planned giving vehicles and prior experience
with Charitable Gift Annuity Programs is essential. College
degree highly preferred.
Knowledge/Skills:
Strong written and oral communication skills. Effective
time-management skills. Excellent interpersonal skills including
the ability to work successfully with colleagues, donors,
administrators, and volunteers. Must be a facilitator with
excellent management skills and results-oriented. Highly
developed ability to work independently within a strong teamwork
philosophy as well as collaboratively with colleagues to achieve
common goals.
Strong computer skills and a strong working knowledge of
Microsoft Office. Raiser’s Edge database experience preferred.
Detail oriented with respect to planning, file analysis and
record keeping is essential. Skilled in prospect management and
prospect research.
Informed and committed to the role that environmental
education, conservation and research plays in our society today
and its importance for the future. Comfortable working in a
dynamic environment; adaptable to change. Flexible in working
hours, ability and willingness to travel statewide. Confident,
professional, energetic, enthusiastic, self-motivated, and
absolutely ethical. A “people person” who is genuinely
interested in others and an active listener. Knowledgeable
about a broad range of interests and having the ability to
comfortably converse on many subjects.
Starting date: Summer 2009
Application Deadline: Position will be posted until
filled.
Salary: Competitive and commensurate with
experience. Excellent benefits package.
Location: Bernardsville, New Jersey
Qualified individuals may apply by sending a cover letter,
resume, and salary history to:
John Carno, Vice President for Development, New Jersey
Audubon Society, 9 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924.
New Jersey Audubon Society is an equal opportunity employer.
10-Month Environmental Educator
Position
at New Jersey Audubon Society’s Weis Ecology Center
Responsibilities: Environmental educators report to
the Program Director and are primarily responsible for
conducting environmental education programs and interpretive
walks for students, scouts, day camp participants, families, and
adults. Environmental educators are also responsible for
planning and conducting activities for special events, leading
public programs and field trips, assisting in the care of our
snakes and raptors, writing press releases, contributing to the
Center’s calendar of events, office tasks, routine maintenance,
and additional duties as required by the Program Director and/or
Sanctuary Director. Environmental educators will be responsible
for completing one special project during the twelve-month
period. Opportunities exist for enthusiastic individuals to
develop curriculum and possibly research, write, and broadcast
radio programs.
Position Commitment: November 15, 2008 through August
31, 2009.
Qualifications: Baccalaureate degree or advanced
degree students. Interested applicants must be willing to work
and live in a residential/nature center setting and be willing
to work flexible hours on occasion. Teaching experience
preferred.
Total Package Value: $17,000
Remuneration: Private room on the property
(required), utilities, laundry facilities, 12 paid comp days,
and $9,600 salary ($800 per month) for the full 12-month period,
paid on the 15th and 30th of each month.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted
currently until filled, with a final deadline of November 15,
2008.
Contact: Send a cover letter, resume, and three work
references to:
Karla Risdon, Sanctuary Director
NJAS’ Weis Ecology Center
150 Snake Den Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
973-835-2160
8-Month Environmental Educator
Position
at New Jersey Audubon Society’s Weis Ecology Center
Responsibilities: Environmental Educators report to
the Program Director and are primarily responsible for
conducting environmental education programs and interpretive
walks for students, scouts, day camp participants, families, and
adults. Environmental educators are also responsible for
planning and conducting activities for special events, leading
public programs and field trips, assisting in the care of our
snakes and raptors, writing press releases, contributing to the
Center’s calendar of events, office tasks, routine maintenance,
and additional duties as required by the Program Director and/or
Sanctuary Director. Environmental Educators will be responsible
for completing one special project during the twelve-month
period. Opportunities exists for enthusiastic individuals to
develop curriculum and possibly research, write, and broadcast
radio programs.
Position Commitment: January 1, 2009 through August
31, 2009.
Qualifications: Baccalaureate degree or advanced
degree students. Interested applicants must be willing to work
and live in a residential/nature center setting and be willing
to work flexible hours on occasion. Teaching experience
preferred.
Remuneration: Private room on the property
(required), utilities, laundry facilities, comp days, and $800
per month, paid on the 15th and 30th of each month.
Total Package Value: $13,600
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted
currently until filled, with a final deadline of December 15,
2008
Contact: Send a cover letter, resume, and three work
references to:
Karla H. Risdon, Sanctuary Director
NJAS’ Weis Ecology Center
150 Snake Den Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
973-835-2160 phone
973-835-8986 fax
Environmental Education Internship or
Co-op
Weis Ecology Center
Responsibilities: Co-op students report to the
Program Director and are primarily responsible for observing and
possibly conducting environmental education programs and
interpretive walks for students, scouts, day camp participants,
families, and adults. Students might also have responsibilities
for assisting with the planning and implementation of activities
for special events and weekend public programs. All staff will
be responsible for completing some office tasks, routine
maintenance, and additional duties as required by the Program
Director and/or the Sanctuary Director. Opportunities also
exist for enthusiastic individuals to develop curriculum and
research, write, and broadcast radio programs.
Positions Available: Fall semester, spring semester,
or summer months.
Qualifications: Upper level baccalaureate degree
candidates or advanced degree students. Interested applicants
must be willing to work (and possibly live) in a nature
center/residential setting and be willing to work flexible hours
on occasion. To earn credit, co-op students can work with their
advisor or Department Head at their college or university to
establish the co-op requirements to be met.
Remuneration: Possibility of a private room (on the
property) if needed.
Application Deadline: When filled.
Contact: Send a cover letter, resume, and three
references to:
Karla H. Risdon, Sanctuary Director
NJAS’ Weis Ecology Center
150 Snake Den Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
973-835-2160
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