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<p class="MsoNormal">Please check <a href="https://ohio-csm.symplicity.com/students/">
Bobcat CareerLink</a> to apply for this posting and/or find additional information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Title: Environmental Intern Position</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Company</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">/<b>Organization</b>: Cincinnati Nature Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Location</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Milford, Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Application</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Due: May 18, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Position Description: <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Six highly selective environmental interpretation internships are available in the Education Department at Cincinnati Nature Center’s Rowe Woods site in Milford, OH.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cincinnati Nature Center (CNC) views today’s interns as tomorrow’s leaders. CNC heavily depends on the assistance, energy, and talent of our interns, but we also strive to provide the kinds of real-world experience
that will make each intern highly effective in his or her career. To this end, CNC provides well-rounded training, on-the-job practice, and appropriate levels of challenge at one of the largest and most well-known nature centers in the country. We also provide
time for evaluation and introspection, along with portfolio building and interview practice. We want our interns to move on to positions of influence and leadership throughout the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As an Environmental Interpretation Intern, you will become a valued, integral part of the staff as you…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Gain value experience as you:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Teach students from preschool through high school about ecology and the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Develop and deliver programs, tours, drop-in enrichment stations and special events for a variety of audiences of all ages on weekdays, weekends, and evenings. Sum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Plan exhibits, write articles and create teaching tools and educational materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Train volunteer educators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Assist with curriculum development, evaluation, and revision.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Serve on CNC’s Education Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Gain an overview of operations at a large nature center through interdepartmental exposure<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Environmental Interpretation Interns receive training in:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Teaching techniques and group management including frontloading, safety and hazards on the trail, leveling and scaffolding, bringing it back to the lesson, working with children with special needs, attention
and cognitive needs, Nature PlayScape facilitation, storytelling, using music in non-formal education, developmental stages, questioning strategies, guided inquiry methods, age appropriateness, nature mentoring, puppetry and specific lesson plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Managerial and supervisory training including flexibility, communication, teamwork, customer service, giving constructive criticism, provisional language and positive communication, coaching, applicant screening
and interviewing, formative and quantitative exhibit evaluation, event planning, conflict resolution, scheduling, transitioning from colleague to boss, safety and risk management and incident response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">National Association for Interpretation’s Certified Interpretive Guide course (a $380 value).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">First Aid/CPR training<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Environmental Interpretation Interns receive:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Personal mentoring from veteran staff people<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• In depth periodic evaluations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• A stipend of $235/week plus furnished on-site housing. A $100 deposit will be collected from each intern who utilizes housing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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