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Field Education AmeriCorps Internship

Teton Science SchoolsJackson, WY
Job Title: AmeriCorps Field Education Internship - Field Education Department Classification: Internship Summer Dates: May 27, 2013-August 20, 2013 Location: Jackson, Wyoming Closing Date: Open Until Filled. We will begin reviewing applications as they are received. Logistics of Position: Successful applicants will fulfill an AmeriCorps volunteer position at Teton Science Schools The goal of this internship is to empower AmeriCorps volunteers to use the understandings, knowledge, skills and experiences they gain through the internship to increase the scientific literacy of their communities and to develop themselves as active and engaged local and global citizens. AmeriCorps volunteers will have the following responsibilities: o Increase Scientific Literacy - Learn natural history content of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem - Learn teaching pedagogy and student management through helping facilitate Teton Science Schools Field Education programs o Community Engagement -Work with a community organization on a project that increases scientific literacy and promotes community engagement o Volunteer Generation - Recruit volunteers to support community service projects that promote science and education o Serve as a full member of the Field Education Team - Work with and receive mentoring from professional field instructors and faculty - Co-facilitate field activities, evening programs, meal-time curriculum, shared campus cleaning, conference logistics and gear logistics - Ensure participants safety during all instructor-led activities of the program, both in the field and at Teton Science Schools facilities - Drive fifteen passenger vans, canoe trailers, cargo trailers and mini-buses to transport students, staff and equipment to field sites o Serve as a full member of the AmeriCorps Team - Timely completion of AmeriCorps requirements including but not limited to reflections, time logs, self-evaluation, service requirements and portfolio