The Musconetcong Watershed is seeking an energetic and experienced Camp Counselor to lead our Camp Musky Program for three weeks in July. Camp Musky is an educational and fun day camp for kids ages 5 - 12 years old. It offers an outdoor learning experience and hands-on, river-based activities. The camp runs Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. during the weeks of July 9th, 16th and 23rd.)

A contract will include time for curriculum preparation and daily camp set up, breakdown and clean up. Our campers are outside for most of their day at camp, they use our trails, explore the forest and meadow as well utilize the river for some activities. An ideal Counselor will have the physical capability to work in the riparian environment. Applicants must be comfortable working outdoors, even in inclement weather, and have a basic understanding of elementary environmental topics and enjoy working with children.

Qualified applicants will have a bachelor's degree in elementary education, biology, ecology or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Job Purpose: To plan, direct, and conduct summer camp programs; supervise volunteer staff.
Duties and Responsibilities
" Curriculum: Develop summer camp curriculums for varying age groups (5-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years), including back-up activities in case changes are needed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. Work with MWA staff to ensure that environmental education goals are met.
" Preparation: Work with MWA staff to develop list of tools/supplies needed for activities. Work with MWA staff to develop letter to send out to campers prior to their attendance. Develop check-in/check out procedures.
" Camp Program:
o Organize and lead camp groups in planned activities
o monitor safety and supervision of campers and staff; instruct campers on emergency procedures; follow procedures for check-in and check-out of campers
o provide atmosphere for developing good morale and well-being among campers
o Supervise volunteer staff
o Supervise clean up of camper areas at end of each day.
" Post Camp: Provide evaluation and recommendations for the following season.
Qualifications
" Education: Bachelors degree in education, camp administration or related field.
" Experience: At least one season of camp experience in a leadership role or three years experience in children's educational programs.
" Skills: Current CPR and first aid certifications. Ability to supervise volunteer staff; ability to meet the public. Commitment to MWA's mission.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise volunteer assistant

Hours: 25-30 hours/week
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience.
Those interested in applying should email their resume (preferred) to beth@musconetcong.org or mail it to the address below.

Beth Styler Barry
Executive Director
Musconetcong Watershed Association
P.O. Box 113
Asbury, New Jersey 08802
(908) 455-1404

www.musconetcong.org

The Essex County Vocational Technical Schools are becoming models of excellence for the education of students with diverse backgrounds and interests. The district is seeking talented professionals to add to the district's momentum and contribute to our students' academic and technical achievement in district's Bloomfield Tech Green Energy Academy. This position within a US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School is an ideal match for a candidate with an entrepreneurial focus, experience in environmental sustainability and interest in project-based education.

The Green Energy Academy is an innovative program that focuses on the principles of energy generation and sustainability. Students design and build innovative models as they learn about clean energy, energy efficiency, power systems, and engineering design principles.

The candidate must have or be eligible for a valid New Jersey teaching certificate. Four years of teaching experience as well as experience with renewable energy systems or energy auditing is preferred.

Please visit our website at www.essextech.org for further details. Submit letter of interest, resume and copy of certificate(s) and /or license(s) to:
Human Resources
Essex County Vocational Technical Schools
60 Nelson Place, Newark, NJ 07102
Email: jobs@essextech.org (specify position sought)
(Contact school for closing date for application - information was not provided)

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A helpful resource for researching distance education degrees on the Internet.
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GreenBiz.com has a green jobs and career center with full time professional, contract, and internship level positions in solar and renewable energy, cleantech, green building, sustainable businesses and socially responsible organizations, and more.
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NAAEE is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on the Youth in the Great Outdoors (YGO) project to promote career opportunities by providing opportunities for mentoring and career workshops at the annual conference.

YGO is a FWS initiative to "engage, educate, and employ youth from all walks of life to care about our lands, waters, wildlife, culture, and heritage."

New York, November 16, 2009 – Green Dream Jobs and green careers author and workforce development consultant Jim Cassio released data that shows the top green jobs posted by employers and in which cities over the past year – during the recession.

Although a plethora of studies show the potential for green jobs going forward, many note the dearth of data on current green jobs in the U.S. economy. Green Dream Jobs, a leading green employment website online since 1996, collects concrete historical and current data on the types of jobs employers are actually looking to fill.

”The leading job tiles show the breadth of green positions across the economy,” says Rona Fried, Ph.D., CEO of SustainableBusiness.com, which runs Green Dream Jobs. “Most people think of energy auditing and renewable energy as green jobs, but leading non-profit organizations are major employers, and people needed to run projects and analyze data are in demand, as well as those in sales and business development. Engineers are also in demand for renewable energy operations and even in this economy we’re still seeing many job openings in green building.”

”The data also point to the variety of skill levels employers seek – from executive management skills as Executive Director of green non-profits (NGOs), to mid-level skills associated with analysis, project development and managerial positions, to entry level skills for positions like Administrative Assistant,” notes Jim Cassio. "Most people don't seem to realize the variety of green jobs that exist - if you simply consider all jobs that are good for the environment to be green jobs," adds Cassio.

Interestingly, the most frequently used keywords by job seekers searching job openings on Green Dream Jobs match many of the available positions: sustainability; climate change; wind, solar, construction manager, architectural designer, executive director, naturalist.

Based on the Green Dream Jobs data, the top city for green employment over the past year is Washington DC, reflecting the many executive director positions at green NGOs. Other top 10 cities are those with aggressive green business incentives and policies: the San Francisco Bay area, New York, Seattle, Boston, Chicago, Portland, Oregon and Burlington, Vermont. The top 20 cities include Houston, Madison, Wisconsin, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego in California, and Philadelphia.

Our conclusion: although there have been fewer green job openings over the past year, there remains a wide variety of green employment opportunities in many fields and for people of all skill levels. As the economy recovers, we expect a surge in openings in the various renewable energy sectors, as we saw in previous years.

Green Dream Jobs will soon launch the Green Jobs Educational Directory to help people locate the hundreds of green job training programs under development across the US.

Top 20 Green Job Titles
Executive Director, Nonprofit
Project Leader/Manager
Sustainability Program Director/Manager
Sales/Business Development Associate or Manager
Marketing Manager/Coordinator
Community Crew Leaders/Supervisors, Conservation Associations
Business/Data Analyst
Research Analyst/Manager
Environmental Educator/Naturalist
Account Executive/Manager, Sales
Professor (various academic fields)
Sustainability Analyst/Consultant
Operations Manager
Wind Energy Engineer
Administrative Assistant
Trainer, Training Specialist or Training Coordinator
Electrical/Design Engineer
Green Architect
Green Building Project Manager
Solar Process Engineer/Process Integration Engineer

About Green Dream Jobs
Green Dream Jobs is the leading green jobs service on the Web, online since 1996. The site hosts green jobs across the spectrum of employers including: multinationals hiring sustainability practitioners, green NGOs, government agencies, renewable energy, green building, green mutual funds, green private equity firms, the organic and recycling industries, etc. Green Dream Jobs is a service of SustainableBusiness.com, the voice of green business on the Web. www.greendreamjobs.com or http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/greendreamjobs.main
Contact: Rona Fried
rona@sustainablebusiness.com
631-423-3277

About Jim Cassio
Jim Cassio is a career information and workforce development consultant specializing in green workforce issues. He’s been commissioned to conduct hundreds of labor market studies and has published numerous occupational resource books, including The Green Careers Resource Guide and the recently published Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future (with co-author Alice Rush).

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Contact: Jim Cassio
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(916) 984-9615

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SustainLane.com, a green online media company,recently launched a green jobs board: www.sustainlane.com/green-jobs. It contains hundreds of job listings from across the country, targeting employment opportunities that enhance sustainability. These include green jobs in traditional organizations and traditional jobs in green organizations -- from alternative energy specialists and LEED building construction workers to landscape architects and administrative positions at green companies and environmentally-focused non-profits.

In addition to hundreds of job openings, SustainLane’s green job board features tips and in-depth articles on:

If you have any questions or suggestions, don’t hesitate to contact me.

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Download the free Green Careers Resource Guide - designed to assist career development professionals, but also of use to self-directed students, career explorers, job seekers, and career changers. This downloadable guide was originally developed by Jim Cassio for attendees of the 2007 International Career Development Conference, and in response to positive feedback, Cassio has made it publicly available.
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Careers in Renewable Energy, by Gregory McNamee, guides job seekers to the thousands of employers in this growing field. Useful for adults ready to retool their careers as well as students looking for green-collar opportunities, the book lists 50 schools that are leaders in renewable energy education, along with other resources. Published by PixyJack Press, a 100% solar- and wind-powered independent publisher in Colorado. http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/newclick/7652129

The NAAEE EE-Link Web site (eelink.net) offers thousands of resources in hundreds of categories for people seeking information about the environment, including a growing jobs service and weekly report! The EE Jobs Report is sent to over 1200 subscribers every Monday morning and lists the newest jobs added during that week. Subscribe by sending an email to jobs-report-subscribe@naaee.org
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National Parks Service program provides opportunities for teachers from schools with diverse student populations to have well-rounded work experiences in national parks. Selected teachers spend the summer working as park rangers and develop lesson plans based on their experience for use in the classroom.
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National parks enrich the lives of many in this nation. They provide access to the powerful ideas, values, and meanings associated with the remarkable cultural, natural, and recreational heritage of the United States. The National Park Service (NPS) strives to provide opportunities for all Americans to connect to their national heritage through the national parks. However, these opportunities are lacking for some - often due to a variety of social and economic factors.

The Teacher to Ranger to Teacher (TRT) Program offers a solution, by linking National Park units with teachers from low income school districts. Under this program, selected teachers spend the summer working as park rangers, often living in the park. They perform various duties depending on their interests and the needs of the park, including developing and presenting interpretive programs for the general public, staffing the visitor center desk, developing curriculum-based materials for the park, or taking on special projects.

Then, during the school year, these teacher-rangers bring the parks into the classroom by developing and presenting curriculum-based lesson plans that draw on their summer's experience. In April, during National Park Week, teacher-rangers wear their NPS uniforms to school, discuss their summer as a park ranger, and engage students and other teachers in activities that relate to America's national parks.

For additional information about the Teacher Ranger program go to http://www.nps.gov/wupa/forteachers/trt.htm.

1. new free online resource guide - good intro and overview of diversity of green career opp's

New Green Careers Resource Guide
Download the free Green Careers Resource Guide - designed to assist career development professionals, but also of use to self-directed students, career explorers, job seekers, and career changers. This downloadable 40+ page document was originally developed by Jim Cassio for attendees of the 2007 International Career Development Conference, and in response to positive feedback, Cassio has made it publicly available.

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- you have to jump through a couple hoops at this link to reach the resource but it's worth it

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Green Classes in Cincinnati Public Schools
- class curriculum focuses on green and env career prep

GreenJobsReady.com is an online informative portal offering the latest news views and resources on breakthrough green jobs training programs in the Renewable Energy world.
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