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Maritime Outdoor Educator - Spring & Summer (SEASONAL)
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This seasonal position (mid-April-August)
is made for you if you love working with students exploring the ways of the sea
through activities like tying knots, gleefully belting out (kid-appropriate)
sea shanties, and finding that elusive coordinated rowing stroke. As the
Maritime Outdoor Educator, you’ll work with preschool through middle school
students. In the Spring season, you will provide leadership and instruction for
on-water and on-land programs, covering maritime skills training and team-building opportunities. Then you’ll spend your summer months as the Messing
About in Boats Camp Co-Instructor, literally messing about in boats with young
kids sparking wonder and curiosity!
We love working with team
members who:
- have
a proactive work ethic– willing to jump in and help in any aspect of
programming when necessary.
- love
to create a fun, inclusive and safe atmosphere for learning.
- work
well both individually and as a team member, as well as independently with
small groups of students.
- communicate
clearly, work collaboratively, and are flexible in dynamic situations.
PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teach maritime skills on
water and on land in a hands-on and engaging way to pre-school, primary,
elementary, and middle school students. This may include facilitating shoreside
programming in inclement weather
- Ensure that all boats and
safety equipment are prepared for each day of programming, in cooperation with
the Waterfront Programs Manager and the Education Program Co-Managers or Summer
Program Coordinator (depending on season)
- Accountable for inventory
and proper usage of all NWMC gear
- Work with the Programs
Operations Coordinator and Waterfront Programs Manager to support logistics and
maintenance needs of the program gear and boats as needed
- Complete and follow all
required and necessary daily paperwork and related guidelines, i.e., lesson
plans, incident reports (as needed), class actuals, maintenance/equipment log
- Daily check-in with other
staff and Education Manager or Summer Program Coordinator (depending on the season)
at the beginning and end of each day
- Participating in pre-season
training, orientations, and program setup and post-season clean-up, debrief, and documentation
- Follow all Safety and Risk
Management Protocols
- Other duties as assigned
SPRING
SEASON as LONGBOAT MATE/INSTRUCTOR:
School Programs Mate/Instructors (Mates) are role models for
program participants and seasonal staff and are expected through clear
communication and leadership to foster safety, teamwork, inclusion, and
superior experiential learning opportunities. This role will provide maritime
skills training, team building opportunities, and both on-land and on-water
instruction. Programs take place aboard 26-foot historic longboats, and other
small boats as well as at the NWMC facility. We strive to meet the needs of and
serve all learners including youth-at-risk, special needs learners, and other
underserved populations.
SUMMER
SEASON as MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS CO-INSTRUCTOR:
The co-instructors work collaboratively to teach and manage the
program under the guidance of the Summer Program Coordinator. You will lead 5-
to 10-year-old students in experiences to have fun and increase comfort on the
water, in the spirit of adventure and discovery. You are also responsible for
communicating with parents, creating curriculum, and managing teaching
assistants– all while upholding all NWMC safety policies and procedures. Co-instructors
are expected to be strong leaders and outstanding role models for both the
assistant instructors and the participants.
GENERAL
OPERATIONS
While this position’s
primary responsibility is in facilitating learning experiences, the Maritime
Outdoor Educator will work as part of the NWMC team to ensure smooth operations
for the organization as a whole. This could include providing information to
visitors to the Maritime Center and helping out in projects and events that
require all-hands-on-deck, to helping tie up a vessel coming into our dock
because you happen to be standing there. We all pitch in for the heavy lifting
now and then—sometimes this is metaphoric; occasionally we all have to actually
help lift something heavy.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
- Maritime education
experience on both the water and land, especially working with youth of many
ages in experiential, camp based and alternative learning environments
- Knowledge of basic boat
operation (including rowing, standard knots, basic navigation, weather, and
tides and currents)
- Competence and experience in
student management for preschool to middle school aged students
- Current first aid/CPR
certification
- Valid driver’s license
- CDC “Heads Up” online
concussion training or training plan
- Washington State Boaters
Card with knowledge of safe boating practices or training plan
- Work offers are contingent
on a satisfactory pre-employment background check and drug test. The NWMC
boat-based programs are drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free. Throughout employment
with the Northwest Maritime Center, certain boat-based program employees will
be enrolled in a random drug testing program administered by the Maritime
Consortium, in compliance with the Coast Guard mandatory drug testing
regulation, as contained in 46 CFR part 16.
HELPFUL
QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in marine science
education
- Summer camp leadership
experience
- Sailing experience
APPLICATION
PROCESS
- Submit resume with online application
- Deadline for applications:
Open until filled, application review begins January 23, 2023
- One
application submission could be used for multiple positions, if interested in
additional positions please note that during the application process
WORK
LOCATION & SCHEDULE
- Position
is seasonal, dates & locations:
- Spring,
based on the Port Townsend Campus: Early April to June 16, 2023 – schedule
varies based on needs of the program, averaging 50 to 100 hours per month
- Summer,
based on the Port Townsend Campus: June 21- August 31, 2023 – schedule is
typically 35 to 40 hours per week.
- Main NWMC Campus is located at 431 Water St., Port Townsend, WA
98368
- Reports
to: Education Program Co-Managers (Spring), Waterfront Programs Manager
(Summer)
WAGE
RANGE & BENEFITS
- $20-22 per hour,
paid semi-monthly
- Sick time accrued at a rate
of 1 hour for every 25 hours worked
- Employee
discounts on classes and in NWMC-run retail stores
- Subsidized
housing (you pay $250/month in rent) and partial board included. Housing option
includes a bed in a shared room in the crew house in Port Townsend. There is a
shared kitchen, 2 bathrooms, and laundry facilities.
- Season
completion bonus: $500 payable to employees that successfully finish the Spring
and Summer seasons
COVID-19
PRECAUTIONS
- Following
all local, state, and federal guidelines to keep everyone safe
- All education staff are
required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 including booster or have a
medical exemption, verification is required
WHY
YOU WANT TO WORK HERE
There are rare moments when
organizations have the combination of a talented and motivated staff, an
engaged board, a healthy and productive work culture, are executing well on
existing programs but still innovating and looking for the next step—we’re in
that moment, and it’s exciting.
The NWMC is dynamic, making
a difference in our community, and taking an increasing role in the region. We
serve individual students and program participants, but we also work to help
solve community problems like systemic improvements in our public schools,
economic development, job training, and working regionally to pair the
opportunities in the maritime industry with the need to address systemic
oppression in communities of color. Plus, all of the fun stuff like kids’
programs, festivals, and adventure races. Our waterfront campus is vibrant with
a multitude of compelling activities, and all of them done to meet or advance industry
best practices. In the words of a board member: “We don’t do B work.”
On top of it all, you’d get
to work on the water in Port Townsend: natural beauty, heritage buildings, arts
community, wooden boats, zero traffic jams. The Northwest Maritime Center’s
relative scale to our small town means that the effects of our success can be
observed in the success of our community. You’ll be doing meaningful work for
the place you live and your efforts will make a tangible difference.
Right team, right moment,
the right momentum, and the chance to move the needle for the prosperity of an
entire community: That’s why we get excited to come to work in the morning, and
that’s why we think you should want to be here too.
The Northwest Maritime
Center is an equal-opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages
individuals of all cultures and communities to apply. Read our Anti-Racism
& Inclusion statement here.