Reports to: Manager of Education Programs, Bronx Zoo
Positions managed: Part-time staff, including Adjunct Conservation Educators,
Conservation Education Fellows, and interns
Location: Bronx Zoo, in-person
Department: Education
Position Type: Full time, Sunday - Thursday
(Monday - Friday during the summer)
Salary: $63,500
Job Summary:
The Program Coordinator is an integral member of the Bronx Zoo Education team, supporting
high-quality STEM and nature-based learning while advancing conservation education through the lens of Discover, Inspire & Protect. The Program Coordinator oversees and manages school
programs and partnerships and develops and delivers all types of educational programming from field trips and scout programs to informal children and family programs and birthday parties. The ideal candidate has a deep knowledge of pedagogy and strong facilitation skills that can be incorporated into fun and educational experiences for children, adults, and intergenerational audiences. The Program Coordinator creates and fosters relationships, both internally and externally, to ensure the success of our programs and expand the diversity and inclusion of participants, staff and volunteers. The position directly supervises part-time staff and interns, and provides leadership and support for educators and volunteers.
Major Responsibilities:
The Program Coordinator’s main responsibility is supporting the Education Department by coordinating, developing, teaching and supporting education programming for the Bronx Zoo.
Responsibilities include:
- Work closely with the Curator of Education and Manager of Education Programs to ensure that program offerings are innovative and meaningful educational experiences that engage participants in STEM learning and conservation action.
- Manage specific projects and programs, including School Partnerships and Scout programs, leading curriculum development, coordinating logistics, collaborating with Events, Visitor Services and other WCS departments, tracking associated expenses, and scheduling and training staff, interns and volunteers.
- Coordinate with internal and external partners to plan and implement education events such as science fairs and family days.
- Facilitate meetings to guide school and scout program offerings and design, train staff and volunteers in successful program delivery, support the team of conservation educators in program development, delivery and assessment, and develop tools that ensure program quality, consistency and efficiency.
- Interview, hire, train and supervise part-time staff and interns.
- Work collaboratively as part of the camp team to ensure the success of summer camp programming. Responsibilities may include developing curricula, leading and supporting summer camp programs, assisting in hiring and training camp counselors.
- Ensure timely completion of administrative tasks, including, but not limited to, meeting with the Education Admin team, monitoring booking systems, ordering supplies and materials, and tracking expenses.
- Work closely with our Tractable Animal team to safely and effectively incorporate live animal demonstrations into Bronx Zoo education experiences. This includes being trained in handling our ambassador animals and supporting team members with their training and animal use scheduling.
- Teach all types of programs we offer, including school programs, scout programs, general audience programs, birthday parties and community events, as well as table and lead activities at off-site outreach events.
- Be an active and supportive team member in the education department by participating in on-site and off-site staff development days, team meetings and trainings (both individual and team), and through contributing to a positive work environment.
