Outdoor Educator - Toronto, Canada - 2270242

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Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Introduction:

Evergreen is currently seeking to add to its team of Outdoor Educators.

This group of individuals are the fabric that holds Evergreen's Nature Play program together, ensuring a playful, engaging and safe experience for all participants.

Their talents and interests are as diverse as their many contributions and each is relied upon for their unique skills, perspectives and experience.

Our Outdoor Educators contribute to the overall success of Nature Play by supporting a culture of experiential learning, place-based activities and connecting with nature in a hands on way.

About Us:

Evergreen is a national not-for-profit helping make cities flourish. Cities that are low carbon, inclusive to all and sustainable at their core.

For 30 years, Evergreen has been making Canadian cities better places to move, work, live, play and grow.

We have worked from coast to coast with governments, neighborhood groups, school boards, developers and residents, collaborating to create better communities.

About the Role:

The Outdoor Education (Nature Play) incumbent will utilize their unique strengths to bring our on-site family-based programming to life for audiences of all ages and abilities.

They will primarily be responsible for the delivery of Evergreen's Public Weekend Nature Play & Birthday Parties program.

They will welcome visitors to the space and help facilitate safe, place-based activities, as well as provide support for a range of other site-based special events and projects as required.

Outdoor Educators (Nature Play) thrive in a dynamic community-based outdoor setting, are mature team-players and strong communicators who believe in the power of community programming, outdoor play and nature connection in transforming people's lives.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver engaging public and private educational/recreational programs, primarily outdoor onsite naturebased activities for children
Support Evergreen's education programs as needed, mainly inperson and occasionally virtual; programs include Weekend Nature Play, camps (summer, winter, March break, or PA days), clubs (Sprouts, Nature Nuts, Nature School), corporate team building, and birthday parties
Execute natureconnected programs that represent key values: Placebased, Ecological, Handson, Active & Mobile, Artsinfused & Inclusivity
Execute programming involving the use of natural materials, loose parts & inquirybased learning approaches
Engage in reflective practice to troubleshoot and improve upon existing programming
Ensure safe delivery of programs according to Evergreen policies, procedures and training, including the benefits of healthy risk taking and performing dynamic and formal risk assessments
Provide a welcoming experience for the general public and clients and act as an ambassador for Evergreen Brick Works, including liaising with teachers, parents, guardians and volunteers
Monitor and maintain program spaces and materials, identifying and documenting any concerns with supervisor
Document any behavioural incidents, injuries or accidents, and report to Manager in a timely way
Communicate a summary of program statistics and experience to Manager

About You:

You excel in the following areas:

Customer-focus. Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of others in a way that exceeds their expectations.
Communication. Speak, listen and write in a clear, confident, respectful, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
Attention to detail. Recognize that details matter. Work systematically to ensure important details do not slip through the cracks.
Flexibility/adaptability. Manage ambiguity well. Adapt to changing priorities and conditions in an agile way, responding quickly and effectively. React to change with curiosity and excitement.

You have the following qualifications:

12 years education or experience in children's environmental education or related fields
Experience and comfort facilitating inperson and virtual learning experiences for children aged 4 to 1
Experience delivering educational and/or experiential programs in the outdoors
Experience working with individuals of different ages, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities
Current standard first aid & CPR training
Complete a successful vulnerable sector police reference check
Mandatory COVID19

Vaccination Policy:

At Evergreen we are committed to doing what we can to keep our employees, volunteers, and visitors safe and healthy during the current pandemic.

We believe that an important part of this effort is to ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For more information, please see our COVID-19 Guide.

Assets:

Experience with Forest & Nature school approaches and/or Nature Connection Routines
Experience with Theatre & Arts programming
Experience with any of the following: inquirybased, emergent & experi