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24 people are interested
Education Assistant Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
ORGANIZATION: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
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24 people are interested
Description of Duties:
This position is based at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve New Orleans area sites. The Education Assistant assists the Education Specialist in a variety of tasks that relate to providing interpretive programs to educational and school groups for K-12 students. Independent projects may be possible as time allows, and college internship credit may also be possible according to individual institutional guidelines.
Benefits to Park Volunteer:
- Experience working in a national park setting
- Accumulate community service hours to meet many local university graduation requirements
- Enhance public speaking and communication skills
Position Expectations:
- Volunteers will use computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite to provide office/clerical support
- Volunteers will assist with research and curriculum development using the Common Core Curriculum and Louisiana Department of Education Grade Level Expectations
- Volunteers will assist in developing and implementing environmental, natural, and historical education programs, help with camping programs, outdoor education and field trips.
- Volunteers will provide support with teacher workshops
- Volunteers will meet/greet the public and provide information about the park
- Volunteers will assist with grant writing and research
Knowledge/Skills/Experience Desired:
- Volunteers must have experience working with K-12 grades in formal or informal education settings.
- Preferred applicants will have at least 12 college hours in education/teaching in any field of study.
- Recent graduates and/or retirees are also welcome to apply. You must possess a valid driver’s license.
- High motivation, flexibility, and a good sense of humor are also desirable attributes.
- Volunteers should be knowledgeable in education, history, science, math, or technology.
Special Requirements:
Supervision:
Education Assistants will work under the supervision of the Education and Training Specialist.
Work Environment:
Work is performed mostly in an office setting but sometimes may be required to give tours in an outdoor setting.
Supervisors: Dora Martinez
Project Duration: Year round
Hours per month: Varies
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About Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Location:
Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve, 6588 Barataria Blvd, Marrero, LA 70072, US
Mission Statement
Jean Lafitte NHP & P Mission Statement...
...to preserve for the education, inspiration and benefit of present and future generations significant examples of natural and historical resources of the Mississippi Delta region and to provide for the interpretation in such manner as to portray the development of cultural diversity in the region
Description
Organization Description
Louisiana’s Mississippi River Delta conjures images of a spirited culture and places of haunting beauty. It is a world shaped by a dynamic, centuries-old relationship between humans and a still-evolving land. Here a succession of peoples has both altered and adapted to the environment as they interacted with other cultures-changing and being changed. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve tells the story of this land and its culture that together show one of the most interesting faces of the American experience. The Mississippi River delta is some of the youngest land in North America. The deltaic sediments that underlie the New Orleans region are less than 4,000 years old. Natural processes-deposition of new sediment, erosion, subsidence (settling of sediment) - maintained a healthy equilibrium between land and water at delta’s edge. But canals, levees, jetties and floodways built by humans upset the balance, blocking sedimentation and increasing erosion and loss of coastal wetlands. The problem seems overwhelming - but we can save our wetlands if we work together and make smart choices. Any restoration program must be a commitment to the health of the entire system- including its human residents.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & PreserveFrench Quarter Visitor Center419 Decatur StreetNew Orleans, LA 70130
DATE POSTED
January 23, 2017
SKILLS
- General Education
- History
- Youth Services
- Environmental Science
- Teaching / Instruction
- STEM
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Varies