• Job Description

  Req#: 4386BR
  Position: Program Coordinator, New York Aquarium Education
  Reports to: Manager of Education Programs, New York Aquarium
  Positions Managed: Part-time staff, including Adjunct Conservation Educators, Conservation Education Fellows, and interns
  Location: New York Aquarium, in-person
  Department: Education
  Position Type: Full time, Tuesday-Saturday (Monday - Friday during the summer)
  
  About Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS):
  WCS stands for wildlife and wild places. As the world’s premier wildlife conservation organization, WCS has a long track record of achieving innovative, impactful results at scale. We run field programs spanning 60 countries and the entire ocean. We build on a unique foundation: Our reach is global; we discover through best-in-class science; we protect through work on the ground with local and indigenous people; we inspire through our world-class zoos, aquarium, and education programs; and we leverage our resources through partnerships and powerful policy influence. Our more than 4,000 diverse, passionately committed team members in New York City and around the world work collectively to achieve our conservation mission.
  
  Job Summary:
  The Program Coordinator is an integral member of the New York Aquarium Education team, supporting high quality STEM and nature-based learning while advancing conservation education through the lens of Discover, Inspire & Protect. The Program Coordinator oversees and manages general audience programs and develops and delivers all types of educational programming-from field trips and scout programs to informal children and family programs and birthday parties. The ideal candidate has a deep knowledge of pedagogy and strong facilitation skills that can be incorporated into fun and educational experiences for children, adults and intergenerational audiences. The Program Coordinator creates and fosters relationships, both internally and externally, to ensure the success of our programs and expand the diversity and inclusion of participants, staff and volunteers. The position directly supervises part-time staff and interns and provides leadership and support for educators and volunteers.
  
  Major Responsibilities:
  The Program Coordinator's main responsibility is supporting the Education Department by coordinating, developing, teaching, and supporting education programming for the New York Aquarium.
  
  Responsibilities include:
  • Work closely with the Curator of Education and Manager of Education Programs to ensure that program offerings are innovative and meaningful educational experiences that engage participants in STEM learning and conservation action.
  • Manage specific projects and programs, including our slate of children, family and adult programming, leading curriculum development, coordinating logistics, collaborating with Events, Visitor Services and other WCS departments, tracking associated expenses, and scheduling and training staff, interns and volunteers.
  • Coordinate with internal and external partners to plan and implement our participation in education outreach events.
  • Facilitate meetings to guide general audience program offerings and design, train staff and volunteers in successful program delivery, support the team of conservation educators in program development, delivery and assessment, and develop tools that ensure program quality, consistency and efficiency.
  • Interview, hire, train and supervise part time staff and interns.
  • Work collaboratively as part of the camp team to ensure the success of summer camp programming. Responsibilities may include developing curricula, leading and supporting summer camp programs, hiring and training camp counselors, and scheduling camp programs and staff.
  • Ensure timely completion of administrative tasks, including, but not limited to, meeting with the Education Admin team, monitoring booking systems, ordering supplies and materials, and tracking expenses.
  • Work closely with our Animal Teams to safely and effectively incorporate live animal demonstrations into New York Aquarium education experiences. This includes being trained in handling our ambassador animals and supporting team members with their training and animal use scheduling.
  • Teach all offered programs including school programs, scout programs, general audience programs, birthday parties, overnights, and community events, as well as table and lead activities at off-site outreach events.
  • Be an active and supportive team member in the education department by participating in on-site and off-site staff development days, team meetings and trainings (both individual and team), and through contributing to a positive work environment.

• About the company

  The Wildlife Conservation Society is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest wild places in 14 priority regions.

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