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28 people are interested
Education and Aquarist Internship
ORGANIZATION: Save The Bay
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28 people are interested
Are you interested in getting involved as an educator while also expanding your own personal knowledge of marine life and ecosystems? At Save The Bay, we provide interns with the opportunity to work in the Exploration Center aquarium and educate the public about ocean ecology and wildlife while building a foundation for a career in marine biology and education. Education and Aquarist interns assist in all aspects of running the Exploration Center, including: visitor relations, programming, and animal husbandry. Save The Bay is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide education to the community about protecting and restoring the ecological health of the Narragansett Bay region.
What you will learn:
- Marine biology of Narragansett Bay Aquarium maintenance, and the care and feeding of the animals
- Hands-on environmental educational programming for school groups and visitors Promotion and outreach to local beaches, businesses and shopping areas
- Visitor relations: greeting visitors, taking admissions and selling merchandise
What we require:
- Work a minimum of 21 hours per week (summer) or 14 hours per week (fall/winter/spring) including one weekend day per week
- Undergo a criminal background check
- Enjoy working with children and have a strong interest in environmental education Have a strong interest in maintaining and cleaning aquarium tanks
- Interested in or have basic knowledge of small marine animal feeding techniques Creative, reliable, and flexible team member
- Reliable transportation Prompt arrival for shifts in uniform (provided by Save The Bay)
Details: We offer unpaid internship opportunities. This internship is offered year round with a rolling application process. To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and two references to jlewis@savebay.org and fill out our application in the following link for this internship or any others you are interested in. The application can also be found at www.savebay.org/volunteer under the Internships tab.
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About Save The Bay
Location:
100 Save the Bay Drive, Providence, RI 02905, US
Mission Statement
Save The Bay protects, restores and improves the ecological health of the Narragansett Bay region, including its watershed and adjacent coastal waters, through an ecosystem-based approach to environmental action; defends the right of the public to use and enjoy the Bay and its surrounding waters; and fosters an ethic of environmental stewardship among people who live in or visit the Narragansett Bay region.
Description
Save The Bay was founded on the community's desire to protect our most precious resource - Narragansett Bay. To do that, Save The Bay has focused on the development of a committed constituency for the Bay. Children and adults throughout this region have learned the tremendous value the Bay brings to our economy, our environment and our quality of life.
In defense of Narragansett Bay and its watershed, Save The Bay has watched over the activities and programs of the government and the citizenry that degrade the environmental quality of the Bay, basin, and watershed. Save The Bay provides educational opportunities for children and adults to explore the Bay, fostering a understanding and a sense of personal responsibility for the resource.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
175 Memorial Blvd.Newport, RI 02840
DATE POSTED
May 11, 2020
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- 21 hrs/wk in Summer, 14/wk Spring and Fall