Trout in the Classroom (TIC) Program Coordinator
Trout in the Classroom (TIC) Program Coordinator
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The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water managing wastewater and stormwater and reducing air noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with nearly 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
The Bureau of Public Affairs and Communications (BPAC) manages the public information community outreach and legislative affairs of the Agency. It is responsible for all press and media inquiries environmental education special projects and events production of all public information both print and electronic and has responsibility for managing agency-wide graphic and photographic needs.
BPAC is seeking to hire a Trout in the Classroom (TIC) Program Coordinator. TIC is an innovative environmental and conservation education program for elementary middle and high school students. Over 18000 students from more than 150 schools throughout New York City and the East and West of Hudson Watersheds participate in TIC each year. This exciting yearlong program fosters an appreciation for the importance of our shared water resources by engaging students and teachers in raising trout from eggs to fingerlings in classroom aquaria and then releasing their trout during a field trip to a watershed stream.
Working under the supervision of the Director of Education the TIC Program Coordinator will perform very responsible work in the supervision planning implementation coordination and evaluation of the Trout in the Classroom Program. The TIC Program Coordinator will research and create dynamic and engaging STEM educational programs and resources for a diverse audience including students formal and non-formal educators parents and school administrators throughout New York City and the East and West of Hudson Watersheds. The TIC Program Coordinator will build strong partnerships with cultural and educational institutions youth groups and environmental and professional organizations to support ongoing and new collaborative efforts related to watershed protection drinking water supply stewardship and climate change. The selected candidate will have at least 3-5 years of prior experience working with formal and/or non-formal education to design manage implement and evaluate environmental education programs and special projects.
Tasks will include but not be limited to:
- Supervise plan implement coordinate and evaluate the Trout in the Classroom Program for New York City and the East and West of Hudson Watersheds.
- Research create and implement dynamic and engaging STEM education programs and resources for a diverse audience including K-12 students formal and non-formal educators parents and school administrators; aligned with NY State and NYC learning standards and curriculum connections.
- Research and conduct outreach to grow and maintain a network of school participants; engage educators through monthly e-newsletters and daily correspondence; support educators with finding funding opportunities and obtaining program equipment.
- Design plan implement and evaluate professional learning opportunities for educators including workshops conferences and trainings; support teachers with New York State Continuing Education hours and maintain all required documents.
- Organize manage facilitate and evaluate spring trout release field trip days for students and educators throughout the New York City watersheds.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with science cultural and educational institutions youth groups and environmental and professional organizations including Trout Unlimited and local chapter volunteers and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for licensing and permitting requirements; participate in NYC and watershed professional organizations.
- Research create and evaluate print and online STEM education resources for students and educators including comprehensive online modules study guides protocols for water testing citizen science best practices interactive maps print curriculum books and student worksheets.
- Research and support assignments to ensure the implementation of agency priorities and programs; maintain records and assist in writing reports related to mandated programs including NYCs federal Filtration Avoidance Determination NYCs MS4 permit and NY States consent decrees.
- Support the teams special projects and annual programs such as the Visitor Center at Newtown Creek Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest professional learning opportunities and the Day in the Life of the Hudson River and Harbor citizen science event.
CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST - 21744
Qualifications :
1. For Assignment Level I (only physical biological and environmental sciences and public health) A masters degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A masters degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least a masters degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in 2 above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in 1 and 2 above.
NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
