Overview
Naturalist Jobs in Alameda County, CA at East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Regional Park District
Naturalist
Salary:$92,913.60 – $105,123.20 Annually
Job Type:Full-time (40 hrs)
Job Number:24-GB-03
Location:East Bay Regional Park District – Various Locations, CA
Closing:3/27/2024 5:00 PM Pacific
The Position
The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a full-service governmental agency stewarding a metropolitan system of public open space parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of the San Francisco Bay. EBRPD spans across 125,000 acres in 73 regional parks, including over 1,250 miles of trails that are enjoyed by over 25 million visitors and the community per year. The Park District acquires, manages, and preserves natural and cultural resources for everyone to enjoy now and forever to experience nature nearby.
OUR MISSION:
EBRPD preserves a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources and provides open space, parks, trails, safe and healthful recreation and environmental education. Anenvironmental ethicguides the District in all of its activities.
OUR VALUES:
• Respect – We honor the land we steward, each other, and the park visitors we serve.
• Resilience – We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.
• Relationships – Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.
• Responsiveness – We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.
• Transparency – We hold the public’s trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.
WHY WORK FOR EBRPD?
• Working with a purpose for a better world today and for future generations through the preservation of open space, public access to the outdoors, and a commitment to the conservation of the natural world found east of the San Francisco Bay across 33 cities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
• A community of colleagues who are passionate about public service and the East Bay Regional Park District, the communities it serves, and its mission.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development.
• Free on-site parking.
• Free parking permit for EBRPD parks (for up to 2 privately owned vehicles)
• Employee discounts for certain EBRPD park amenities (reservations, daily fishing permit, public boat launch).
THE OPPORTUNITY:
The Park District is currently recruiting forNaturalistto fill three vacancies at Coyote Hills Visitor Center in Fremont, CA and Black Diamond Center in Antioch, CA. The hiring pools established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancies and additional vacancies that may occur during the one-year life of the hiring pools.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
Under general supervision, to represents the East Bay Regional Park District (District), provides public education, resource protection and research; develops and conducts interpretive programs for school/other groups and the general public in the fields of environmental education, natural and cultural history and resource protection. Naturalists are assigned to any of the geographic interpretive sectors or Mobile Education.
IDEAL CANDIDATE:
• Ability to independently and collaboratively develop and lead interpretive programs for a diverse public and school groups on a daily basis;
• Enjoys working as part of a dynamic and collaborative interpretive team;
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Title: Naturalist
Company: East Bay Regional Park District
Location: Alameda County, CA
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