Program Coordinator - Outdoor Education (Residential/Non Residential)

• TITLE: Program Coordinator
• REPORTS TO: Program Director
• STATUS: Hourly, Non exempt, Residential or Non Residential Position
• COMPENSATION: DOE Housing available at a heavily discounted rate and a comprehensive benefit
• Package including PTO & holidays, health & dental benefits, 401k after waiting period and life insurance.
• RESIDENCE: Rustic tiny home available
• SCHEDULE: Full Time - Work week is Tuesday through Saturday in the Spring and the Fall, and Monday through Friday in the summer. Evening hours might occasionally be required. Overtime is available and needs to be pre-approved.

SUMMARY:

This position is an integral member of the Slide Ranch program department and provides support for programs and Outdoor Instructors. The role bridges the gap between Program Director and the cohort of Outdoor Instructors to deepen their experience in the field of environmental education and gain new skills, program coordination and non-profit management, as well as community life and farm and parkland stewardship. Ongoing mentoring by perennial staff from all departments complements the position.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience teaching & leading groups in Outdoor Education
• Desire to continue learning about and practicing environmental education and program management.
• Desire to practicing and teaching/learning about farming and land stewardship.
• Awareness of multicultural environmental education and issues related to the urban environment and current local, regional and global events.
• Flexibility, enthusiasm, creativity, curiosity, and positive attitude.
• Eagerness to engage instructors and students of various ages with an interactive, student-centered teaching approach.
• High level of personal responsibility in work and professionalism when dealing with the public and colleagues.
• Ability to take initiative and adopt a solution-oriented approach, while understanding the value of teamwork.
• Set goals and deadlines and work independently to achieve them.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to accept supervision and guidance.
• Interest in participating in nonprofit events including fundraising activities, volunteer programs and donor events.
• Multilingualism, especially Spanish language, is a plus
• Commitment to sustainable farming and environmental education
• Ability to lift 40 lbs. and perform occasional strenuous outdoor farm-related chores and activities
• Computer proficiency in google suite
• Positive attitude that generates interest and excitement in farming and Slide Ranch for all staff and visitors
• Ability to work closely and collaborate with a wide variety of people, including children, families and volunteers
• Acceptable DMV record and valid CA driver’s license required

RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:

Job Components

• Ideally this position starts with goal setting and collaborative planning for the coming year. The early weeks are focused on curriculum design, training, scheduling and supplies preparation.
• The Program Coordinator has a leadership role in Outdoor Instructor training, collaborating with the Program Director to design the training and orientation. The Program Coordinator co-leads a variety of workshops and supports the new instructors to help them make a successful transition in all aspects of their position.
• When programs begin, the Program Coordinator models effective teaching and serves as a mentor, conducting program and teaching observation, meeting with instructors 1:1 to listen and offer feedback, and addressing areas for programmatic and growth. The Program Coordinator contributes to facilitating program meetings and planning sessions.
• The Program Coordinator’s schedule will mirror the teachers’ schedule (typically Tues-Saturday in spring/fall, Monday-Friday in summer) and will be involved in all programs that instructors lead including school and community group programs, family programs, virtual programming, and summer camp.
• The Program Coordinator’s main responsibility will be to support the Program Director and Outdoor Instructors to ensure program success, with direct program teaching or subbing as needed.
• The Program Coordinator will support the team with curriculum and program design projects. This position includes maintenance of curriculum supplies, cooking and camping equipment.
• The Program Coordinator will also support OI hiring and parts of onboarding.
• During summer, the Program Coordinator will support summer camp operations, including drop off and pick up, and substitute instructor as needed. A major component of summer camp work will be observing the instructors with their camp groups and providing coaching and support.
• The Program Coordinator will also lead the Aftercare program, with OI support.

Farm and Community Life

The Program Coordinator will support OIs by covering their ranch or garden chore as needed, as well as occasionally helping with milking, set-up and clean up. This position also includes residential community responsibilities outside of the work day, including a weekly residential chore, and monthly resident meetings.

This position requires a collaborative spirit working effectively with a team of teaching peers and organization staff. The successful candidate will possess a positive attitude and strong motivation to grow and contribute during their second year.

Benefits

COMPENSATION:
This is a full time, non exempt position. Health and dental benefits, life insurance, 401k unmatched program, paid holidays and vacation are provided. Housing offered is on-site and rustic, in a spectacular location along the Marin Headlands coast just north of San Francisco.

SLIDE RANCH BACKGROUND:
Slide Ranch is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to planting kids in nature. Through our hands-on, farm-based environmental education for San Francisco Bay Area youth and families, we cultivate healthy bodies and minds and foster future generations of environmental stewards. By farming, cooking, caring for animals and exploring wilderness and the coast, we teach people of all ages to see the connection between their own health, a healthy food system and a healthy environment. Slide Ranch serves 10,000 participants a year, with a special emphasis on low-income, urban populations who have limited opportunities for nature-based learning. Our educational farm and environmental preserve is located on the rugged and beautiful Marin County coast, just a thirty minute drive north of San Francisco, both isolated from and accessible to the urban San Francisco Bay Area. We work in rustic former farm buildings on our 134-acre site. We farm approximately one acre on a hilly, terraced site with raised beds.

For more information about our programs, please visit www.slideranch.org.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Slide Ranch provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Slide Ranch complies with all applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.