AmeriCorps School Programs Environmental Educator

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Red Butte Garden, Utah’s botanical garden and arboretum and the largest botanical garden in the intermountain west, is excited to accept applications for an environmental educator in our School Programs department.  Join our team and become a School Programs Educator and provide direct services to our community through our botany and science-based programs for K-12 students throughout the state. Share your passion for plants, the outdoors, and the environment to school aged (K-12) kids during classroom visits, field trips, and more. Gain valuable experience teaching curricula for School Programs based on NGSS and Utah’s SEEd standards. Develop resume building skills through professional development opportunities. Work in a beautiful botanical garden and travel to schools throughout the state. Must enjoy being outdoors, informal education, and working with school aged children.      

This full-time, 12-month term (1700 hours) AmeriCorps position is offered through Utah Conservation Corps and is a great opportunity to grow your skills in environmental education, botany, horticulture, NGSS & SEEd science standards, and more.  There are two positions available and are supervised by the Schools Program Manager, Nick Hoffmann.

PRIMARY DUTIES (80 % DIRECT SERVICES):

Presenting environmental education to a range of K-12 students, primarily early elementary, with occasional middle and high school students, throughout the state. • Lead and assist with teaching summer camps to elementary and middle school age students. • Communicating with and instructing teachers on science content. • Traveling to classrooms throughout the state, including driving a Red Bu e Garden vehicle, and several overnight, multi-day trips. • Assisting with scheduling of program events. • Assisting with daily opera ons by maintaining, manufacturing, and collecting  supplies, facilities, and equipment. • Assisting with acquiring and analyzing program evaluation data. • Assisting the Programs Department with other activities, programs, and seasonal events. • Assisting the Programs Department in developing and revising program curriculum and materials. • Developing a data tracking plan with site supervisor and collect and report AmeriCorps impact data mely and accurately.

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (20% maximum me served can be member development and training):

Attend required USERVE Volunteer Management sessions. • Attend required USERVE Member Gatherings and Active Engagement Retreats. • Complete required UCC Orientation on Modules. Other Professional development opportunities vary depending on schedule and staff availability but typically include: on-site training on K-12 programs, training on 3-dimensional science teaching, informal science education networking opportunities, attended in virtual or in-person education conferences. 

For position requirements, compensation details, and application link: https://redbuttegarden.org/media/documents/2025-RBG-SP-Educator-PD.pdf