Core Activities:                                                                                                                                 

• Program Development:

1. Develop processes and procedures for holistically supporting youth in Aquarium programs
2. Develop processes and procedures for recruiting, selecting, and mentoring undergraduate scholarship recipients
3. Lead colleagues to create, test, and iterate short- and long-term programs and curriculum
4. Identify existing and needed curriculum for programs to support student needs
5. Identify and implement modifications to program agendas based on evaluation results and the latest educational research
6. Ensure programs utilize culturally responsive education strategies and trauma-informed pedagogies

• Educator Coaching: Mentor and coach Education Programs staff in curriculum development, program development, and program evaluation, with regard to specific specialty in trauma-informed practices, including:

1. Engage in one-on-one coaching conversations with staff, helping them develop professional development goals and reflect on their work
2. Model best instructional practices, methods, materials, and technology use, through model lessons, co-teaching, observing staff, and providing formative feedback to staff
3. Use data from personal observations, management feedback, and program evaluation to identify areas of strength and opportunity for individual staff members
4. Provide feedback and guidance to staff as they design new, or improve existing, evaluation tools and methods to measure program outcomes

• Professional Development Leadership: Work with Education Leadership to:

1. Identify overarching staff professional development needs with regard to youth development including trauma-informed education
2. Identify and engage with outside experts to provide professional development
3. Design professional development, when appropriate and aligned with proven expertise in youth counseling including trauma-informed education

• Program Delivery: Lead existing training sessions for professional educators and lead existing educational sessions for PK-12 students, in both short-term and long-term programs, including:

1. Develop a full understanding of and expertise in the topic
2. Gather necessary learning tools, props, documents, and/or presentation slides
3. Identify and implement modifications to existing learning tools, props, documents, and/or presentation slides based on the needs of the specific audience and the latest research
4. Facilitate in-person and online sessions, assessing and adjusting as-needed during the sessions based on the developmental and learning needs of the specific audience
5. Build and maintain a positive, culturally responsive program environment that encourages strong relationships among and between program participants, volunteers, and staff

• Stay informed of the latest science, research, opinions, strategies, trends, and academic standards with regard to expertise in STEAM pedagogy, STEAM content, and/or youth counseling. Share this knowledge with Education Programs leadership, management, and staff via regular check-ins and by providing staff professional development.
• Advise Education leadership on long-term strategic plans, utilizing in-depth expertise in youth counseling.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with local school districts, institutions of higher education, and community organizations. Represent the department, division, and the Aquarium to community partners, the general public, visiting dignitaries and the professional education community.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Pupil Personnel Services credential (school counselor) or licensed social worker.
• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in natural science, formal or informal education, curriculum, youth counseling; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Advanced education combined with 8-10 years formal and/or informal teaching experience and/or youth counseling
• Broad, deep knowledge of national and state standards, teaching methods, and youth development strategies
• Proven success mentoring educators integrating trauma-informed education
• Proven success contributing to a work culture rooted in equity
• Experience teaching learners from a diversity of backgrounds, developmental stages, and abilities
• Commitment to and experience with culturally responsive education
• Proven success overseeing projects and leading project teams
• Proven success building and maintaining positive learning environments with a diversity of program participants, including strong team building skills
• Able to write clearly, concisely, and fluently in English
• Strong leadership, management, and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent verbal communication with individuals and groups
• A high degree of versatility and ability to prioritize and coordinate a variety of projects and programs and interact with diverse interest groups and support personnel
• Excellent classroom and public presentation skills and ability to represent institutional image to a variety of audiences
• Flexible with changes in work priorities
• Experience and comfort in the use of technology as an educational tool with students and adults, including but not limited to iPad apps, Google Suite, and web-based educational tools
• Ability to work within, and maintain Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Core Values
• Desired: Fluent Spanish speaking and writing skills
• Desired: Familiarity with Monterey Bay natural history, as well as marine and basic science

Physical Requirements to Perform Essential Job Functions:

• Drive a standard vehicle, including large vans and pick-up trucks; utilize a laptop computer, tablet, cell phone, VR headset, and other hand-held technologies; present in classrooms (Bechtel Center for Ocean Education and Leadership, Aquarium labs, etc.) and in the field (on beaches, wetlands, forests, parks, etc.); comfort in the water to be able to accompany participants on water events, such as tide pooling, snorkeling, and boogie boarding.Standing to present for much of the day; regularly walking and hiking indoors and outdoors; some pushing carts of materials.

• Occasional unassisted lifting up to 50 lbs
• Typical office environment, field work (beach and coastal shoreline), ocean

Annual Compensation Range:

$75,400- $93,000 annually. Starting rate will vary based on previous experience and relevant skills/knowledge set.