This position is for the Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary Education and Outreach Specialist to be located in La Plata, Maryland.
As an Education and Outreach Specialist, the individual will perform the following duties:
– Serve as Sanctuary Education and Outreach Coordinator for all formal (K-12 and post-secondary) and informal education for students, teachers, and partner educators/communicators. Develop, coordinate, conduct, and evaluate sanctuary education and outreach materials and programs, including curricula and teacher professional development workshops.
– Collaborate to include under-represented communities, rural schools, and tribal communities adjacent to the sanctuary to develop place-based education opportunities. Use the sanctuary and local watershed as a “living laboratory” for educational experiences and application of classroom instruction. Coordinate and implement NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Ocean Guardian, B-WET and related programs for these purposes.
– Coordinate, conduct, and evaluate public outreach events consistent with sanctuary management; develop materials, coordinate logistics and support communication and engagement strategies. Coordinate training of volunteers and ensure compliance with Agency policy. Coordinate all sanctuary advisory council operations and activities consistent with national policy and in support of sanctuary management objectives. Assist to develop and implement advisory council charter, membership, and working groups and related activities. Support meeting operations, logistics, and communications. Facilitate member engagement and connection to member constituencies.
