Job Resources for Environmental Educators

This page offers some resources and ideas for finding jobs in environmental education. Residential outdoor education and California is emphasized, but the information should be useful to people seeking other opportunities. Many environmental education jobs are obtained through word of mouth, so it is well worth attending conferences and environmental fairs to meet employers and peers working in the field. Visiting program sites to meet the staff and familiarize yourself with the environment and curriculum can help a great deal in getting a job, and is a good chance to share ideas.

Job Resources lists several publications and Internet sources which distribute job announcements.

Organizations includes some of the professional and coordinating organizations active in environmental education.

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Job Resources

Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE) Job List & Newsletter lists openings in residential outdoor education in California. The job list is available online, the newsletter is a benefit of membership. Cost: Job List free; membership $15/year. Source: AEOE, PO Box 2555, Wrightwood CA 92397-2555.
http://www.aeoe.org/jobs/

EE-Link EE Jobs contains links to job directories and a list of job opportunities. EE-Link is a comprehensive compilation of environmental education information and links to the world wide web. Cost: free.
http://eelink.net/eejobs.html

Environmental Career Opportunities is a bi-weekly list of jobs in natural resources with an environmental education section. A few jobs are also listed online. Cost: $29/2 months. Source: The Brubach Corporation, PO Box 560, Stanardsville, VA; 1-800-315-9777.
http://ecojobs.com/

Earth Work Magazine & Earth Work Online are publications of the Student Conservation Association listing outdoor and environmental jobs. SCA also has volunteer programs and paid program staff. Cost: $25/6 months magazine; $35/month online database. Source: SCA, PO Box 550, Charleston, NH 03603-0550; 603-543-1700.
http://www.sca-inc.org/adv/jobnet.htm

The Job Seeker is a twice-monthly listing of current vacancies and registers open for application in environmental professions, including environmental education. Good, detailed listings on a wide variety of positions. Cost: $36/twelve issues. Source: The Job Seeker, Route 2, Box 16, Warrens, WI 54666-9501; 608-378-4290.
http://www.tomah.com/jobseeker/

Association for Experiential Education (AEE) Jobs Clearinghouse is a monthly listing of openings in experiential education, which focuses on experience-based teaching and learning, and includes environmental education. Cost: $40 per year (or $25 with membership). Source: AEE, 2885 Aurora Ave #28, Boulder, CO 80303-2252; 303-440-8844.
http://www.aee.org/publications/jobs/aeejch.html

The Environmental Communicator is a bimonthly publication on environmental education that includes job listings. North American Association for Environmental Education is a professional and coordinating organization for environmental education. Cost: $55/year membership. Source: NAAEE, PO Box 400, Troy Ohio 45373; 513-698-6493.
http://www.naaee.org/

Jobs in Interpretation Newsletter lists jobs in traditional land management agency interpretation and environmental education. Cost: $45/year membership, job list on request. Source: NAI, PO Box 1892, Fort Collins, CO 80522; 301-491-7410.
http://www.nai-link.org/

Women in Natural Resources (WiNR) offers employment flyers mailed several times a month, which focus on natural resource work, but include environmental education. A quarterly journal is also published. The organization emphasizes natural resource employment and professional growth for women, but men are not prohibited. Cost: $19 per year. Source: WiNR, PO Box 3577, Moscow, ID 83843-1913; 208-885-6754.

Environmental Career Center offers Environmental Education and Communication Jobs (online free) and National Environmental Employment Report (paper subscription) offers jobs in natural resources and environmental education. Cost: free for online, $35/6 months for subscription.

Environment WebDirectory: Employment lists other Internet and print resources for finding jobs in environmental education. Cost: free.
http://www.webdirectory.com/Employment/

Ubiquity Environmental Careers Page offers information about finding environmental careers and an Environmental Job Forum list of job announcements and resumes. Cost: free.
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/8974/

Cyber-Sierra's Natural Resource Job Search. Cost: free.

EdJoin: Educational Job Opportunities Information Network is a network of job information databases developed for persons seeking education job opportunities in the state of California. Cost: free.

Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor/Environmental Careers offers suggestions for finding jobs and supporting resources. Cost: free online. Source: Princeton University Outdoor Action & Rick Curtis.
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/careeroe.html

Organizations

• Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE). AEOE is an informal professional organization composed of people interested in and working in the field of environmental education throughout the state of California. Most members are naturalists, teachers, and directors at residential outdoor schools, but classroom teachers and land management agency personnel also participate. Conferences, held twice a year, include skill development workshops and the opportunity to network with others in the profession. Other workshops and outings are also offered. A newsletter keeps members up to date. Contact: AEOE, Debbie Carraway; State Coordinating Secretary, Star Route, La Canada CA 91011; 626-792-8634.
• Institute for Earth Education (IEE). IEE is an international network of earth educators which designs and disseminates complete educational programs that change people’s view of and interaction with the earth. An Earth Education Sourcebook and a number of publications and curriculum materials are also available. Earth Education: A New Beginning (1990) presents extensive criteria for developing and implementing earth education programs to help students learn to live lightly on the earth. Contact: IEE, Cedar Grove, Greenville, WV 24945; 304-832-6404.
• California Outdoor School Administrators (COSA). COSA is a state sponsored organization of administrators of public residential outdoor schools which coordinates activities throughout the state and evaluates public outdoor education programs. Contact: Celeste Royer, 805-543-7732.
• California Department of Education Office of Environmental Education. CDE coordinates curriculum, materials, and the environmental education grant program for California. Contact Bill Andrews, Office of Environmental Education, California Department of Education, PO Box 944272, Sacramento, CA 94244-2720; 916-653-7026.
• Association for Experiential Education (AEE). AEE is a not-for-profit, international professional organization with roots in adventure education, committed to the development, practice, and evaluation of experiential learning in all settings. Contact: AEE, 2305 Canyon Boulevard, Suite #100, Boulder, CO 80302; 303-440-8844.
• National Association of Interpretation (NAI-Link and InterpNet) is a professional organization of naturalists working primarily for land management agencies. Contact: NAI, PO Box 1892, Fort Collins, CO 80522; 301-491-7410.
• Student Conservation Association (SCA) provides volunteer postions with land management agencies, a high school work crew program, and other opportunities for serving in the outdoors. Contact: SCA, P.O. Box 550,689 River Road, Charlestown, NH 03603; 603-543-1700.