Field Teacher

Mass Audubon; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass Audubon’s Blue Hills Trailside Museum is seeking Field Teachers to support weekend and evening animal ambassador programs. You will lead hands-on environmental education with reptiles, mammals, and birds at sanctuary sites and offsite locations around Boston.

Ideal candidates bring love of nature, teaching outdoors, and strong communication skills. The role runs December to June with weekend schedules and occasional evening hours, requiring CORI/SORI checks and travel between sites.

Qualifications

• Must Haves: 21 years of age or older
• Ability to drive a Mass Audubon vehicle
• Love of nature and teaching outdoors
• Interest and experience with natural history, environmental education and/or science education
• Strong organizational, time management, oral, and written communication skills
• Experience in customer service or childcare and excellent interpersonal skills
• Skills and ability to work with diverse groups, exercise cultural humility, and implement best practices in inclusion
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and work collaboratively as a positive contributor to the team
• Comfortability working with reptiles, mammals, and birds

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and lead program participants in hands‑on nature-based learning experiences at Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries and at program sites
• Maintain educational supplies, curricula, materials, and resources
• Assist with the planning and development of new programs and activities as needed
• Monitor program participants in all types of indoor and outdoor environments and ensure the safety and comfort of all participants
• Become familiar with and teach a variety of environmental educational activities
• Engage participants in hands‑on learning that develop ecology and conservation knowledge
• Assist in setting up before and cleaning up after programs
• Travel to various sites around Boston to facilitate programming

Skills

Outdoor teaching

Environmental education

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Oral and written communication

Customer service or childcare

Cultural humility and inclusion

Positive attitude and teamwork

Job description

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Field Teacher

1-380-6021 380651 SEASONAL Blue Hills Trailside, Milton, MA, US

Salary Range: $19.00 To $20.00 Hourly

About Mass Audubon
Mass Audubon is the largest nature-based conservation organization in New England. Founded in 1896 by two women who fought for the protection of birds, Mass Audubon carries on their legacy by focusing on the greatest challenges facing the environment today: the loss of biodiversity, inequitable access to nature, and climate change. With the help of our 160,000 members and supporters, we protect wildlife, conserve and restore resilient land, advocate for impactful environmental policies, offer nationally recognized education programs for adults and children, and provide endless opportunities to experience the outdoors at our wildlife sanctuaries. Explore, find inspiration, and take action at massaudubon.org .

About This Position
Mass Audubon’s Blue Hills Trailside Museum is seeking Field Teachers to help support weekend and evening animal ambassador programs including birthday parties, adult, and group programs. Field Teachers teach hands‑on engaging environmental education programs with animal ambassadors including reptiles, mammals, and birds on and offsite.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and lead program participants in hands‑on nature-based learning experiences at Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries and at program sites
• Maintain educational supplies, curricula, materials, and resources
• Assist with the planning and development of new programs and activities as needed
• Monitor program participants in all types of indoor and outdoor environments and ensure the safety and comfort of all participants
• Become familiar with and teach a variety of environmental educational activities
• Engage participants in hands‑on learning that develop ecology and conservation knowledge
• Assist in setting up before and cleaning up after programs
• Travel to various sites around Boston to facilitate programming

Qualifications

Must Haves

• At least 21 years of age
• Ability to drive a Mass Audubon vehicle
• A love of nature and teaching outdoors
• Interest and experience with natural history, environmental education and/or science education
• Strong organizational, time management, oral, and written communication skills
• Experience in customer service or childcare and excellent interpersonal skills
• Skills and ability to work with diverse groups, exercise cultural humility, and implement best practices in inclusion
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and work collaboratively as a positive contributor to the team
• Comfortability working with reptiles, mammals, and birds

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of local natural history, conservation, and environmental education
• Familiarity with culturally responsive teaching or other equity-based pedagogy
• Flexibility and ability to adapt programming to fit each group’s needs
• First Aid and CPR (child and adult) certification
• Experience teaching or working with reptiles, birds, or mammals.

Compensation, Benefits and Perks
This position’s pay range is $19.00-$20.00 per hour; actual rate of pay will reflect level of experience and qualifications relative to position requirements. This is not a benefits eligible position.

Work Schedule
This position begins in December 2026 and ends in June 2027. Programs typically run Saturday-Sunday between 9:00am-4:00pm with evening hours on occasion. Hours may vary weekly, ranging from 0 to 20 and are contingent on program bookings and registration by groups. Schedules are determined weekly and received 10 days before the given week for planning purposes.

Other Requirements
Employees must successfully complete a CORI and SORI Background Check and a Motor Vehicle Record (if applicable) is required.

Mass Audubon’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice
Mass Audubon embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are dedicated to forming a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mass Audubon’s mission is to “protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and for wildlife” by building a strong coalition of employees, volunteers, and community members. We recognize that the environmental movement and field of conservation have been affected by societal systems that have limited opportunity and access for many people. As a result, Mass Audubon is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We are engaged in an ongoing process of organizational assessment and change, designed to remove barriers and create a workplace where all forms of diversity are recognized and valued.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Mass Audubon is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. Mass Audubon prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.