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Seasonal Naturalist

City of Richfield
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES

  • Conducts high quality environmental education activities with groups of all ages and types of people, with a focus on K-5 age group.
  • Plans and conducts 8-11 weeks of pre-school/kindergarten and/or 1st-6th grade day summer camps. Camps may be conducted 100% outdoors.
  • Conducts weekend birthday parties, scout programs and occasional off-site programs as scheduled.
  • Assists staff with administrative duties including group scheduling, purchasing, telephones, etc.
  • Answers inquiries from the public about wildlife identification, habits, nuisance problems, etc.
  • Assists in the training and supervision of interns and volunteers.
  • Assists in building and grounds maintenance as needed i.e. resource management, tree watering, empty park trash cans.
  • Assists with a variety of daily and position long projects such as prairie management, exotic species control, and trail maintenance.
  • Assists the with the Urban Wildland Half Marathon and 5K races and must be available to work Saturday July 26, 2025.
  • Coordinates efforts to ensure Richfield is an equitable, inclusive, and respectful organization and supports the City’s mission, vision, and core values.


 

COMPETENCIES

  • Demonstrates knowledge and identification of flora and fauna prevalent in this area and its relevance to Wood Lake.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of ecological concepts including succession, predation, population dynamics, etc. and ability to identify their occurrence at Wood Lake.
  • Demonstrates ability to work as a team with staff in a dynamic nature center environment.
  • Demonstrates ability to communicate with the public in a friendly and professional manner.
  • Demonstrates ability to work both independently and cooperatively with staff, interns and volunteers.
  • Demonstrates ability to conduct a wide variety of classes in an outdoor setting.
  • Demonstrates ability to work scheduled shifts, to arrive on time ready to work.
  • Demonstrates ability to understand and respect the diversity of customers and co-workers, effectively communicating with individuals whose first language may be one other than English.