SCCF Atlantic Chapter: now hiring summer student for Watch for Wildlife

Road Safety and Wildlife Educator
Full Time Summer Staff Position, Eskasoni, Cape Breton

Sierra Club Canada Foundation – Atlantic Chapter is searching for an outgoing, energetic, and dedicated individual to carry out tasks associated with our Watch for Wildlife program (www.watchforwildlife.ca). This position will be based out of the Eskasoni Fish and Wildlife Commission, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

The candidate will involve education outreach for our Watch for Wildlife program to tourists, drivers and others through attendance at festivals, events and community gatherings. The focus of the outreach is both road safety and wildlife protection. The position will involve regional outreach and public education throughout Cape Breton, and will require driving, travel, and careful schedule planning.

This is an interdisciplinary position in that the program provides education that is both about road safety and driving behaviour while it is also about wildlife behaviour and understanding the impacts of vehicle collisions on wildlife and populations.

See the attached document for more information. Please email your CV and cover letter in a single document to gretchenf@sierraclub.ca by 5 pm Atlantic Time, Friday, June 2, 2017.  Please write “Road Safety and Wildlife Educator, Cape Breton” in the subject line of your application email. Please include the names and contacts of three references.

Sierra Club Canada Foundation is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 

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