Park & Recreation Aide 7 (Environmental Education)

3 weeks ago

Brooklyn, United States Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of Full time

**Minimum Qualifications**

There are no minimum qualifications for this title per Civil Service.

**Duties Description**

Under the supervision of the Environmental Educator 1 and Deputy Park Director, the incumbent will:

- Help prepare, teach, and evaluate public and private environmental education programs at Shirley Chisholm State Park, under the direction of supervisory education staff the incumbent will:
1. Design and lead monthly public programming.
2. Help lead school field trips.
- Develop lesson plans and create program material. Keep materials organized and help maintain inventory and purchasing lists.
- Run the social media pages for Shirley Chisholm State Park: create posts, schedule content, answer messages.
- Assist with designing and distributing event flyers, writing Eventbrite’s, and creating other promotional material.
- Design public volunteer stewardship projects and lead community science events; coordinate with stewardship and park management teams to lead private volunteer events for corporate entities and non-profit groups.
- Collect community science and wildlife monitoring data; submit all pertinent permits and data to collection source.
- Assist in supervising summer seasonal park educators and Student Conservation Association members.
- Assist in facilitating weekly kayak tours, learn-to-kayak, and learn-to-fish programs during the summer season.
- Occasional support at large region-wide festivals, programming at other state parks in the region, and representing NYS Parks at tabling events outside of the agency.
- Perform in field work to support stewardship and park operations as needed; provide excellent customer service to patrons by answering questions and disseminating information.

**Additional Comments**

OPERATIONAL NEEDS:

- Must be willing to work outdoors and, in all weather, conditions.
- Must be available to work a varied schedule, including weekends, holidays, and nights. The schedule will generally be Tuesday - Saturday, 8:00am - 4:30pm but may be shifted for special events.
- Must be willing to handle and provide care for live animals including fish and invertebrate species.
- Must have excellent communication skills and be willing and able to speak publicly to diverse audiences.
- Fluency in Spanish or a second language is preferred.
- Must possess strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
- Experience in the field of environmental education preferred.
- Experience in the field of environmental education preferred.
- An environmental or education related degree is preferred.
- Experience working with children 0-15, or experience in an education setting preferred.
- Experience with social media, graphic design, public speaking and communication, leadership, and/or cartography preferred.
- Must have experience in or demonstrate willingness to learn the following programs: Instagram, Eventbrite, Canva, G Suite, Microsoft Office (specifically Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams), ArcMap, Adobe Suite (specifically Illustrator, Acrobat).
- Must be willing to travel to NYS Parks throughout the NYC Region and the 5 Boroughs (vehicle will be provided from host site).

BENEFITS:
This position has the option to join the NYS Employee’s Retirement System and is eligible for health insurance, dental and vision coverage. There is opportunity for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, personal and holiday leave after time & service requirements has been met.
Generous benefits package, worth approximately 65% of salary, including:

- Paid Time Off:

- PEF and CSEA: 44 days - 13 Vacation days, 13 Sick days, and 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays.
- M/C: 39 days - 13 Vacation days, 8 Sick days, and 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays.
- PEF and M/C: Three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development.
- Health Care Benefits:

- Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs.
- Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
- Additional Benefits:

- New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
- NYS Deferred Compensation
- Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Paid Parental / Family Leave

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