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| Employer Name: Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm |
SpiderID: 2250596 |
| Location: Dayton, Ohio |
Date Posted: 6/2/2008 |
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Category: Environmental |
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Job Description:
Teach students from pre-school through high school in an outdoor setting (primary responsibility)
Assist with animal care at the center and perform farm chores
Attend training and field trips with a focus on natural history
Plan and conduct programs for the general public
Learn to answer the public’s natural history questions
Complete independent approved projects at the nature center and/or farm
Develop or modify Aullwood curriculum
Assist with special events and off-site exhibits/booths
Assist with hay making at the farm (summer/early fall)
Serve in other capacities as needed to assist with Aullwood operations
Times of employment:
(Two or more sessions can be combined for a longer internship)
Fall: August 25 – December 12, 2008 (16 weeks)
Winter/Spring: January 5 – May 22, 2009 (20 weeks)
Summer: May 26 – August 14, 2009 (12 weeks)
Job Requirements:
Have completed sophomore year of college majoring in natural sciences, biology, environmental education, natural history, elementary education or a related field
Be eager to learn and share knowledge
Have exceptional interpersonal and academic skills
Be comfortable working with the public
Be self-motivated, able to follow directions and work independently
Be able to lift at least 50 pounds
Be able to work with different types of large and small animals
Job Criteria:
Start Date:
Position Type: Internship
Years of Experience Required:
Education Required:
Overnight Travel:
Vacation Time:
Company Profile:
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm, a Center of the National Audubon Society for environmental education and organic agriculture, provides activities that increase understanding and preservation of the planet by children and adults through education, research and recreation.
Aullwood Farm is an interpretive farm, historically focusing on elementary school children. The farm is certified organic and approximately 85 acres in size: 60 acres pasture/crops, 15 acres of woods and 10 acres of barns and buildings. Visitors explore our fields and buildings, roaming among the grazing flerd, walking in our seasonal organic garden (300 x 350) and seeing the changing daily activity that is small scale farming in the Miami Valley today.
Contact Information:
| Contact Name: Nicole Conrad |
Company Type: Employer |
| Company: Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm |
Phone: (937) 890-7360 |
| Street: 1000 Aullwood Rd. |
Fax: (937) 890-2382 |
| City: Dayton |
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| State: Ohio |
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| Zip: 45414 |
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Web Site: http://aullwood.center.audubon.org/
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