Interpretation & Education Technician
Great Basin Institute / Lake Mead National Recreation Area

*Description:*

Working collaboratively with Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LMNRA),
the Great Basin Institute is recruiting an Interpretation & Education
Technician to assist with development and completion of resource education
programs and projects, including a wide range of formal and informal public
and school-based education programs and projects.  The candidate will
assist in visitor center operations including staffing and operational
duties and procedures.  Other duties will include leading hikes, lectures,
demonstrations, field trips, workshops and activities.  Venues will include
(but not be limited to) classrooms, fairs, trails, beaches, libraries and
visitor centers.  Programs and projects will educate and inform the public
about the significance and uniqueness of park resources, conservation and
ecologically sound practices as well as the laws, rules, and regulations
developed to protect park resources.



Primary tasks and duties include:

   - Facilitate interpretation and outreach, including:  implementation of
   programs, lesson plans, and learning modules for public programs, schedule
   programs with groups, present materials to public groups and collect data
   associated with attendees, and impacts of presented lessons;
   - Provide front-line staffing of the Lake Mead Visitor Center
   information desk, answering visitor questions, opening and closing
   operations including cash handling procedures with park store operator
   - Develop and conduct presentations to volunteer groups about natural
   resource management practices within the recreation area;
   - Provide community members, visitors, and local constituents with
   information on park resources, conservation and ecologically sound
   practices as well as the laws, rules, and regulations developed to protect
   park resources; and
   - Research scientific, historical, and technical resources to create
   interpretive programs using a variety of interpretive techniques.



Additional tasks and duties include collecting field data to maintain
documentation of activities and assisting staff on developing and modifying
outreach materials. The Technician will serve as a front line
representative to partners for the National Park Service.



Additionally, opportunities will be provided to participate in trainings
provided by Lake Mead NRA staff and community partners.





*Compensation:*

   - Rate of pay: $13/hour
   - Health Insurance



 *Timeline:*

o   Six month appointment beginning October 2018, or upon completion of a
Department of Interior background investigation

o   40 hours per week, requiring some weekends and holidays to accommodate
presentations and special events, and some minimal overtime may be required



*Location:*

Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA) Headquarters is located in Boulder
City, Nevada, a 20 minute drive from the city of Henderson, which lies on
the outskirts of Las Vegas. Lake Mead National Recreation Area encompasses
nearly 1.5 million acres in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona,
including mountains, canyons, valleys, and two vast lakes. From the mouth
of the Grand Canyon, the park follows the Arizona-Nevada border along what
was formerly 140 miles of the Colorado River. Opportunities for recreation
abound.



*Qualifications:*

   - Bachelor’s degree in education or related coursework and commensurate
   field experience, desirable but not required;
   - Experience conducting interpretation, highly desirable;
   - Experience developing and implementing environmental education and
   outreach programs and curricula, desired;
   - Motivated, self-starter who is detail oriented;
   - Organizational skills to effectively plan and complete assigned
   workloads within defined timelines;
   - Flexibility to handle competing and changing priorities;
   - Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse public in a variety
   of forums;
   - Ability to speak English and Spanish conversationally, desired but not
   required;
   - Experience living or working in, and/or knowledge of Mojave Desert,
   desired; and
   - Ability to work in harsh and rapidly changing environments.



Additional qualifications:

   - Willingness to sometimes work irregular hours (e.g., early mornings,
   late nights);
   - Ability to work productively, consistently and cooperatively as part
   of a team to accomplish mutual goals; and
   - Possess a clean, valid, state-issued driver’s license with ability to
   safely operate and maintain a vehicle.



Successful applicant must complete a Department of Interior (DOI)
Background Investigation (BI) or submit paperwork to NPS human resources
indicating an active and fully adjudicated BI has already been completed
prior to beginning position. *If you already have a fully adjudicated BI,
please let us know in your application. *





*How to Apply:*

Please follow the link to apply directly through our online portal:
http://crcareers.thegreatbasininstitute.org/careers/Careers.aspx?rf=PD&REQ=2018-RAP-047


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