Jobs at SCA

Plans and presents environmental education programs for K-12 and university audiences in classrooms, at Valles Caldera, and virtually. Develops curriculum-based lesson plans, educational materials, and distance-learning programs; conducts research; collaborates with teachers and partner organizations; and supports community events. Occasionally assists with visitor services, employee training, trail interpretation, and resource-condition monitoring.

Conduct habitat restoration and urban conservation work, including invasive species removal, native plant installation, tree care, trail maintenance, and plant and wildlife surveys. Support environmental education, volunteer coordination, community outreach, social media content, photography, grant documentation, and trail-planning partnerships. The role requires outdoor fieldwork, collaboration with diverse community members, and participation in professional development activities.

Provides visitor services at a national forest district office by answering phones, engaging with visitors, and sharing current road, weather, and recreation conditions. May sell partner items using a cash register and credit card machine and maintain the front desk area. The role requires organization, communication skills, adaptability, and the ability to work with diverse people in a remote setting with limited transportation and cell service.

Support internal communications and employee engagement by creating and distributing internal newsletters and content, assisting with presentations and visual storytelling, organizing staff events, analyzing engagement metrics, and contributing to DEI and communications initiatives. Provide administrative support for communications projects and help improve internal information sharing and staff connection across the organization.

Engage park visitors to prevent natural and cultural resource damage, provide education, identify concerns, use radios, and deliver public presentations. Support resource management, interpretation, visitor protection, and other park operations while working independently and with teams in hot, sunny coastal conditions.

Supports native plant restoration at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park by establishing and operating a shade house, collecting seeds and propagules, propagating and outplanting Hawaiian plants, and tracking source materials. The role also assists with broader resource management activities, including weed control, masonry, visitor interaction, and volunteer projects. Work occurs independently and collaboratively in hot, sometimes remote conditions with limited transportation and cell service.

Assists Houston Parks and Recreation staff with habitat restoration, native plant propagation, invasive species removal, environmental equipment operation, site inspections, data collection, field studies, and community outreach. The role includes training in botany, natural resource management, chemical and mechanical removal methods, safety practices, reporting, and environmental equipment maintenance.

Support Navy natural-resource projects through forest-condition assessments, invasive-species control, protected-species and migratory-bird surveys, gopher tortoise tracking, GPS data management, habitat mapping, and annual reporting. Duties also include maintaining live animal exhibits, handling snakes, conducting outreach and educational classes, entering data into the Avian Knowledge Network, and operating government vehicles across installation properties.

26-week hands-on preservation trades internship at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Train in roofing, masonry, window restoration, chinking, tool use, and preservation maintenance while working with NPS staff. Physical outdoor work, safety-focused, and includes OSHA 10 training and a bi-weekly living allowance.

Engages park visitors to prevent natural and cultural resource damage, communicates resource concerns to park staff, supports resource management activities, and develops and delivers public presentations. The role involves extensive walking or standing outdoors in hot, coastal conditions and collaboration with interpretation, visitor protection, and resource management teams.

Provide administrative and clerical support for Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: manage and prepare records, assist records transfer to Federal Records Center and NARA, schedule meetings, track tasks, handle supply receipt and reconciliation, use computers and software for data collection and reporting, support volunteers and staff, and perform collateral visitor center and property management duties as assigned.

Provide visitor services and interpretive programming at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park: greet visitors, answer questions, lead Junior Ranger activities, staff visitor centers, support special events, assist with facility security and education programs.