Education Program Coordinator

The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) is a community-based organization focused on engaging our community in salmon recovery through restoration, education, and stewardship. We believe that salmon are an essential part of our environment, culture and economy and we envision sustainable ecosystems with healthy watersheds and habitat conducive to producing abundant salmon that are protected and preserved by a caring and engaged community. Our growing community of support provides momentum as we work together for NSEA’s mission to educate, inspire, and engage the community to take action to keep wild salmon here for future generations. Through on the ground engagement, NSEA programs create active participants by organizing educational workshops and events, designing, and implementing streamside restoration projects, educating students in classrooms and in the field, and recruiting volunteers of all ages to take part in these projects and programs. At NSEA, we work every day to expand the consciousness of our local community to include our streams and the salmon that do and could inhabit them.

Job Overview

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Special Benefits

This is a full-time, regular, non-exempt position, not to exceed 40 hours per week. Occasional weekend and evening hours will be required. Compensation includes a rate of pay of $21/hour and a competitive entry level compensation package: holiday, sick and vacation paid time off, medical/dental insurance, and employer matched retirement plan.

Minimum Requirements

Required Qualifications
• 18 years or older
• Passion for NSEA's mission
• Willingness to work in both an indoor and outdoor setting, in all types of weather
• Willingness to work independently and on a team
• Skills in time management, organization, and communication
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record for the past three years

Additional Desired Qualifications
• Degree in environmental education or similar field, or equivalent experience
• Prior leadership experience in education, public speaking, and/or community outreach
• Experience with NSEA
• Bi-lingual