Education Coordinator

Transylvania County; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 42.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Soil and Water Conservation District in Transylvania County seeks a detail-oriented professional to support education and outreach initiatives and provide administrative support to the district director, board, and clients.

The role involves coordinating classroom presentations, field days, teacher workshops, events, and newsletters, along with documenting meetings and managing grant paperwork. A strong writing ability and collaborative work style are essential.

Formación

• Associates degree and two years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with budgeting, grants, or local government is preferred.
• Strong writing skills and ability to present to students, teachers and community groups.

Responsabilidades

• Plan, schedule and deliver educational programs for K-12 and other audiences.
• Participate in Envirothon training and competitions.
• Organize district Conservation field days for 7th grade students.
• Coordinate teacher workshops and high school Resource Conservation Workshops.
• Plan department events and annual awards and presentations.
• Assist SWCD Board by taking minutes and preparing publications.
• Prepare county forms, travel forms, and grant paperwork.
• Publish newsletters, press releases, brochures and annual reports.
• Assist with county budget development and grant disbursements.
• Support walk-in and phone clients with information and referrals.
• Attend department and professional meetings to stay updated.
• Serve on committees and perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Office administration

Budgeting & grants

Writing & reporting

Public speaking

Data entry

Team collaboration

Customer service

SWCD practices knowledge

Educación

Associates degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Email/newsletter publishing

Recordkeeping systems

Descripción del empleo

The Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking a detail-oriented and community-minded professional to support and advance our mission through local education and outreach. This role plays a crucial role in developing, coordinating, and delivering soil and water based educational programs while also providing essential administrative support to the district director, board, and clients. If you enjoy balancing meaningful program work with hands-on administrative responsibilities and thrive in a service-focused environment, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the soil and water conservation efforts of Western North Carolina. Ideal candidates may have experience as an Environmental Educator, Environmental Program Coordinator, Community Outreach Coordinator, Extension Agent, Natural Resources Specialist, Agricultural Educator, Conservation Technician, Soil and Water Conservation Technician, NC Park Ranger, NC Forestry Technician, Grant Coordinator, or Program Coordinator.

• Plans, schedules, and delivers a variety of educational programs that include, but are not limited to annual third grade through high school classroom presentations for the NC Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts’ annual contests (themes include: watersheds, soil, water cycle, wetlands, and other agricultural related subjects).
• Participates at various levels in county and state level Envirothon training and competitions.
• Organizes and participates in the district’s 7th grade Conservation field days.
• Coordinate teacher workshops, Resource Conservation Workshops for high school students, and other conservation-related presentations, as needed.
• Plans and coordinates department special events and programs, including, but not limited to annual conservation awards banquet, land judging competitions, presentations, and other events, as needed.
• Assists the SWCD Board in their monthly meetings by taking minutes, preparing information, developing relevant publications and relaying necessary correspondence.
• Prepares various County financial forms and District paperwork- including time sheets, supervisor travel forms, various forms required for elected/appointed officials and District staff, Board meeting minutes, strategy plans, spot check forms, long range plans, quarterly billing, and other state-required and grant paperwork.
• Produces, publishes, and distributes the district's outreach efforts including newsletters, press releases, brochures, advertisements, and monthly and annual reports. Completes and maintains all forms, applications, reports, files, records, procedure manuals, necessary for department.
• Performs a variety of administrative functions pertaining to County government, along with state-funded grants and programs by assisting with the development of the county budget, and handling disbursements and receipts of funds throughout the fiscal year.
• Assists walk-in clients and phone clients as needed and distributes relevant information, and/or directs them to the appropriate agency.
• Attends County department head meetings in absence of the District Director, attends SWCD, NC Association of SWCDs, NRCS and other professional meetings, classes, workshops, lectures, etc. as appropriate, to enhance and maintain knowledge of soil and water conservation practices, technical and administrative procedural changes with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Serves on professional committees as needed, such as the Area 1 Education committee.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of standard office practices, procedures, equipment and office assistance techniques.
• Knowledge of the functions, methods, policies and responsibilities of Soil and Water Districts in North Carolina.
• Knowledge of budgeting, grant management, or local government practices.
• Skilled in presenting to students, teachers, community groups, or the public.
• Strong writing skills for newsletters, reports, and grant documentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Ability to operate data entry and personal computer equipment, type and transcribe dictation at a reasonable rate of speed.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, outside agencies and the general public.

Physical Demands

This work is sedentary and requires little to no exertion of force; work regularly requires sitting and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires standing, speaking or hearing and repetitive motions and occasionally requires walking; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines and observing general surroundings and activities.

Work Environment & Schedule

Must be available for scheduled monthly Board meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. DepartmentHours of Operation are Monday - Friday,8:30 am - 4:30pm and closed from 12:00 - 1:00 for Lunch. Work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Minimum Education and Experience:

Associates degree and two (2) years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Preferred experience includes working with organizations such as NC Cooperative Extension, NC Forest Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), NC Soil & Water Conservation Districts, FFA, 4-H, or environmental nonprofits

Additional Requirements:

Successful completion of SBI background check with required fingerprinting by Sheriff Office.

Successful completion Transylvania County standard background check

Successful completion drug screening

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.