River Educator

What it’s like being a River Educator: Lora Pederson

River Educators are licensed teachers who put their love for the outdoors into delivering professional K-12 education programs at various locations along the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. River Educators work side-by-side with National Park Service rangers in meeting the increasing education program requests from schools each year. The educators are essential for the expansion of interactive learning programs within the park's boundaries.

This opportunity is a great supplemental job for education professionals and retired, substitute, and newly minted teachers, as well as adjunct professors.

Required Qualifications:

  • A teaching license in elementary or secondary education; OR a current substitute teaching license; OR have college teaching experience within a scientific field.

  • Applicants must provide a resume, participate in an interview process, and pass a stringent federal background check

  • Applicants must have current certification in first aid and CPR or be willing to obtain it through training sessions.

Deadline: We accept resumes and inquiries of interest from qualified applicants throughout the year.

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