Join Us & Work at ESC
The Environmental Science Center (ESC) is a non-profit organization offering experiential environmental education programs at local beaches, streams, forested areas, and in classrooms throughout south King County. Our goals are to foster environmental stewardship actions in all participants of our programs, and to offer knowledge and resources for communities to deepen their relationship with their local environment. ESC recognizes that many communities in south King County – particularly Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrant/refugee, and low-income communities – have been systematically excluded from safe, positive, and relevant outdoor experiences, and we are striving to change that. We aim to remove some of the barriers to these experiences by providing free and low-cost programs, and by working to create a safe and affirming space within our programs and in the broader community.
Field Naturalist
We are currently hiring Field Naturalists for public programs and the school-based field study programs described below. Please read the full job description for more details.
Salmon Heroes is a fall program for 4th-8th grade students about the salmon life cycle, anatomy, and habitat needs, ethnobotany, watershed health, and human impacts on salmon habitat.
Beach Heroes is a spring program for K-3rd grade students about the nearshore environment, adaptations and food web dynamics, and stewardship actions to protect the beach.
Climate Heroes is a spring program for high school chemistry students about the impacts of coastal acidification on oyster farming and other plankton.
ESC Public Programs occur year-round that include a variety of programs from toddler story times to senior-focused bird walks to booths at local festivals and many other public facing events occurring primarily on afternoons and weekends.
Application Deadline: Monday, February 23rd
How to Apply: Please fill out the application linked below and email an updated resume with subject line “Job Opening Field Naturalist” to ESC’s School Programs Manager: hanna@environmentalsciencecenter.org
For more information, please email Hanna.
ESC in an Equal Opportunity Employer and treats all employees and volunteers in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, amnesty, national origin, disability, genetic information, or status as covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value equity, anti-racism, and hiring staff who culturally and linguistically reflect the communities we work with.
All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
