Opportunity

If you love the water and working with young people, this is a unique and challenging opportunity to have fun while making a difference in the lives of thousands of kids from around the city of Boston.

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay runs two hands-on environmental education programs on Boston Harbor that serves 10,000 kids each summer - at no cost to the participants. We work in partnership with Boston’s youth sailing and recreation centers, as well as Camp Harbor View on Long Island and The Boston Children’s Museum to educate their summer staff and young sailors about the urban marine environment. We also run a series of educational boat trips to the Boston Harbor Islands where youth participants can take part in hands on recreational and educational activities on Georges or Spectacle Island. We run our programs on the sailing center’s docks, and on the shores of the Boston Harbor Islands.

Senior Marine Educators are responsible for implementing an engaging, active, and hands-on program including fishing, lobstering, crabbing, water quality tests, and guided shoreline walks. We also take on high-school age program assistants that, under the guidance of our Senior Marine Educators, assist with the program.

Program participants are ages 8-14, and come from all of the neighborhoods in Boston with a strong emphasis on low-income communities and underserved youth.

Employment: Full time: July through end of August with a training week prior to start (Specific dates TBA). This is a paid position without benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily programs on the water, at the shore, and on the piers and docks of Boston Harbor
• Educate youth about the ecology of Boston Harbor, and impart a sense of Harbor stewardship
• Help develop new activities and expand the environmental curriculum
• Mentor a high school Program Assistant
• Have fun!

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in marine biology or related science
• Experience teaching children, preferably in a school or summer-camp setting
• Outgoing and comfortable speaking in public
• Flexibility, creativity, spontaneity, and ability to work independently

For more information please check out our summer youth blog.

If interested, please send cover letter and resume to Michelle Palermino at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .