Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: Sag Harbor, NY
Job Description: The Visitor Service Intern will be responsible for operating a visitor contact station at the Morton NWR in Sag Harbor, NY as well as at nearby Amagansett NWR in Amagansett, NY. In addition, the intern will develop and conduct environment educational programs targeted for students and interpretive programs for the general public including special events such as Pollinator Day and Plover and Friends Day. Intern will also develop and/or update written informative and interpretive material. The interns will be responsible for drafting and developing outreach media to the local community to advertise program opportunities available at the refuge. These duties provide interns with the opportunity to reach diverse groups of people living in neighboring communities as well as opportunities to connect daily visitors to Long Island. The intern is encouraged to participate in resource management such as endangered species management of threatened piping plovers and least terns and invasive species control. The intern is expected to work independently and must have initiative to self-start assignments. The intern will work 5 days a week, including weekends, for a total of 40 hours/week with minimal supervision. Shifts will be limited to 8 hours per day, but must be flexible, sometimes beginning at 6 am and sometimes ending at 8 pm. A government vehicle is provided for work tasks and a valid drivers license is required. START and END DATES ARE NEGOTIABLE!
Qualifications: A recent graduate or student (Junior or Senior status preferred) in wildlife biology or ecology, environmental science, outdoor rec. management, natural resources management, recreation, environmental education, interpretation or related communication field; communication skills, writing skills, desire to work with people, and valid driver's license.
B. Desired Background: Experience speaking in front of groups, general principles of interpretation and environmental education, natural resource management concepts and biological systems.
Salary: Stipend $246/week plus free housing
Last Date to apply: January 30, 2010
Website: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/longislandrefuges/
Contact: Ann Bell
E-mail: ann_bell@fws.gov(Preferred)
Phone: 631-286-0485 ext. 157