Chehalis Basin Education Consortium Internship Fall 2016
Internship available at Capitol Region ESD113 office in Tumwater, Washington.
Intern will be working with a Regional Science Coordinator to implement watershed and climate change related environmental education activities for students in grades 4-12. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Classroom presentations,
- Developing curriculum
- Leading environmental education activities
- Helping with planning and implementing restoration events
- Performing water quality testing with students
- Working with juvenile offenders both in a detention facility and out on a work crew
- Helping with freshwater mussel citizen science events
- Training teachers
- Social media and outreach including picture taking and writing publicity materials
Number of hours per week desired: 20 but that is flexible. Position is unpaid. Travel to offsite locations will be reimbursed.
Desired candidates can be either undergraduate or masters students, and must have a background/experience in environmental education, preferably related to water quality, habitat restoration, botany and/or climate change. Must be comfortable working in a detention center with juvenile offenders.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to the Chehalis Basin Education Coordinator, Rachel Stendahl: rstendahl@esd113.org
Applications due August 19, 2016