Education Programs Officer, Customer Programs - Burlington, Canada - Royal Botanical Gardens

Royal Botanical Gardens

Verified Company

Burlington, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Located at the head of Lake Ontario and within the municipalities of Burlington and Hamilton, Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is the largest botanical garden in Canada and one of the nation's earliest nature sanctuaries.

Comprising some 2700 acres of protected wetlands, botanical collections, parkland and display gardens, and within easy access of millions of nature-starved urban citizens, RBG dedicates its expertise in horticulture, conservation, science and education to connect people, plants and place for the purpose of nurturing and preserving healthy growing life on our planet.

RBG directs its efforts, and seeks the support of individuals and organizations, to realize its vision of a world in which everyone is awake to the beauty, diversity and necessity of plants, and from that consciousness more actively works together to protect and preserve plant species and habitats and, by extension, our planet.

Programs Officer:

Camp and Youth Programs responsible for overseeing innovative curriculum connected camp, youth and custom program development while providing exceptional service to all customers.

This is a contact position commencing May 15, 2023 and ending January 13, 2025.

Roles and Responsibilities
Administration

Contribute to the creation of Customer Programs annual budget and work within its parameters
Quarterly evaluation of programs to evaluate return on investment
Assist with the marketing, promotion and sales of programs
Prepare monthly revenue and expense summaries, statistics and reports
Purchasing within budget and organizational guidelines

Program Planning

Oversee innovative camp, youth and custom program development
Review and rewrite existing programs as needed
Develop policies, procedures, risk management and best practices for program delivery
Develop educational support materials, web content etc.
Prepare materials, props, supplies for programs
Program and market research, program planning and content development

Supervision and Service

Recruit, screen, train, supervise and evaluate interpreters and casual/seasonal staff
Coordinate with internal partners to ensure excellent service experiences
Assist with the daytoday operation of the NIC

Other

Remain current with today's trends in outdoor education
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Postsecondary education in environmental science or other field relevant to RBG's mandate, such as environmental and outdoor education
A minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in planning and delivery of dynamic children's and family programming; experience with inquirybased learning, teaching, program development and delivery, normally obtained through working in an outdoor education facility frontline or supervisory position
Excellent knowledge of day camp programming best practices and norms
Excellent field naturalists' skills, broad knowledge of natural history, species ID, etc.
Experience with staff and volunteer training and oversight
Standard First Aid with CPR C + AED or willingness to obtain is required
Additional certifications relevant to outdoor education an asset (water safety, ORCKA, leadership etc.)
A satisfactory Vulnerable Sectors Screening is required at the successful applicant's expense
Valid driver's license and transportation

Working Conditions

This position requires a 35hour work week; however, flexibility is required as some events are scheduled after hours as well as weekends
Ability to work in a fastpaced, challenging environment

Upon request, suitable accommodations are available under the Accessibility for Ontarians Act.

We thank all those applicants however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.