EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Join a dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about nature, animals, and education. Currently hiring for full and part time positions in Early Childhood Education, Administration, and Events, Irvine Nature Center is an equal opportunity employer.
OPEN SOLICITATIONS
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ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Irvine Nature Center is a non-profit educational organization that offers programs of environmental studies and natural science to children and adults of the greater Baltimore area. Our mission is to educate and inspire current and future generations to explore, respect and protect nature. Located on 211-acres in Owings Mills, Maryland, Irvine serves families in The Nature Preschool, Earth Friends Outdoors Homeschool, and hundreds of school groups with fieldtrips and in-school events. In addition to its educational programming, Irvine has an interactive exhibit hall and hiking trails and is available for special event rentals.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: Environmental Educators at Irvine Nature Center inspire learners of all ages during Summer Nature Camp, field trips, school groups, community outreach and public programs – all furthering the mission of Irvine Nature Center.
OPERATIONS + ADMINISTRATION: Join the team that keeps Irvine running. There are multiple opportunities in administration, land maintenance, and visitor services, that are all critical to the mission of Irvine Nature Center.
RENTALS + EVENTS: Irvine Nature Center welcomes private events such as weddings, parties and corporate events. In conjunction with the Rental Coordinator, open positions include oversight and coordination of all rentals at the Center, including weddings, corporate gatherings, mitzvahs, birthday parties and other special events.
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR
(PART-TIME)
The Eco-Explorers After-School Nature Club operates in the afternoon at elementary schools in the region. We are currently seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and organized individual to prepare for and lead hands-on, outdoor environmental education for after-school programs, with elementary aged children. This position will be responsible for the supervision of program volunteers and interns.
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
(FULL-TIME)
Irvine Nature Center seeks a strategic, entrepreneurial, and results-oriented Director of Advancement to lead all fundraising, marketing, communications, and revenue-generation efforts for the organization.
As a key member of Irvine’s leadership team, the Director of Advancement will develop and execute an integrated advancement strategy focused on increasing contributed and earned revenue, expanding community engagement, elevating organizational visibility, and strengthening Irvine’s long-term sustainability and impact.
Nature Preschool Teacher
(FULL-TIME)
We are currently hiring a full-time educator to join our Early Childhood Education team to co-lead two Nature Preschool classes on alternating schedules during the school week. They will facilitate
mainly outdoor classes that nurture a child’s close relationship with the natural world through developmentally appropriate play, trail walks and games, stories, animal encounters, song, and art.
The teacher will create class communities in which students feel safe to be themselves, take risks, and develop skills at their own pace all with natural world as their classroom
Nature Preschool Teacher
(PART-TIME)
We are currently hiring a part-time educator to join our Early Childhood Education team to co-lead two Nature Preschool classes on alternating schedules during the school week. They will facilitate
mainly outdoor classes that nurture a child’s close relationship with the natural world through developmentally appropriate play, trail walks and games, stories, animal encounters, song, and art.
The teacher will create class communities in which students feel safe to be themselves, take risks, and develop skills at their own pace all with natural world as their classroom
EARTH FRIENDS HOMESCHOOL
(PART-TIME)
We are currently seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and organized individual to join our team of educators as an Early Childhood Educator in our Earth Friends Homeschool program.
Responsibilities include planning for onsite outdoors homeschool classes for children 8-12 years old. While the homeschool is anchored by environmental education principals there is a great deal
of approaching learning through play and exploration. This individual will work in a variety of roles alternating between assisting, co-teaching, and leading.
EARTH FRIENDS HOMESCHOOL
(PART-TIME)
We are currently seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and organized individual to join our team of educators as an Early Childhood Educator in our Earth Friends Homeschool program.
Responsibilities include planning for and facilitating onsite outdoors homeschool classes for children 4.5-12 years old. While the homeschool is anchored by environmental education
principals, we approach learning through play and exploration. This individual will work in a variety of roles alternating between assisting, co-teaching, and leading.
