About Solar One

Solar One is a 501c(3) organization that empowers communities in the New York City metro area to thrive in the face of the challenges brought on by climate change and embrace a world that is low carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive.  

 

Initially founded in 2004 to manage Stuyvesant Cove Park, a two-acre native plant park and a small environmental education center, Solar One has grown into an award-winning organization with a thriving array of programs. Solar One's mission is to design and deliver innovative education, training, and technical assistance that fosters sustainability and resiliency in diverse urban environments. We empower learning that changes how people think about energy, sustainability, and resilience by engaging and educating diverse stakeholders and beneficiaries.

 

Solar One seeks an Environmental Educator to deliver quality environmental STEM and climate action education in NYC.

 

Job Summary:  

The Environmental Educator will teach Solar One’s environmental STEM and climate action programs with K-12 students across all 5 boroughs. They will also assist the Education Senior Program Manager with teaching professional learning to NYC PS teachers at our office in Long Island City, Queens. Solar One’s activities include hands-on activities such as building solar race cars, classroom energy audits and designing wind turbine blades. Solar One explores these concepts through a culturally relevant lens and centers climate justice. The Environmental Educator will work in K-12 classrooms, libraries, afterschool programs and other youth spaces.

 

Job Duties: 

  • Teaching Solar One’s curriculum focused on climate action through energy, materials, water, and food for grades 2-12.  The programs mainly take place in schools, afterschool programs, or public libraries.  The ability to travel around NYC is essential.

  • Coordinate programs with schools and other community partners. This includes program planning, materials coordination, and scheduling. 

  • Delivering a 6 week intensive high school summer school program focused on green careers from July through mid-August.

  • Assist the Education Senior Program Manager with administrative tasks such as reporting and program evaluation.

  • Overseeing curriculum design in collaboration with the education team and/or external partners.

  • Tracking and recording activities delivered to schools and teachers.

Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree required. 

  • At least three years of experience teaching K-12 students content aligned with STEM, climate action, and/or environmental sustainability. Classroom experience is strongly preferred.

  • Experience leading professional development training to teachers is preferred.

  • Demonstrated cultural competency in teaching in NYC public schools. 

  • Experience with curriculum development.

  • Knowledge of anti-racist and culturally responsive pedagogy is strongly preferred.

  • Demonstrated success in communicating with partner organizations and individuals to build and maintain strong partnerships.

  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

  • Strong customer service skills. 

  • Strong organization skills and attention to detail.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel PowerPoint, Outlook, and/or Google Suite, including Calendar, Docs, Spreadsheet, and Drive.

  • Maturity and ability to work independently.

Pay and Benefits

This position is Full Time / Exempt

Paying $64,000-$72,000 per year  (salary based on experience)

Solar One’s full-time employment benefits include:

• Health care and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, EAP

• 4 weeks of paid time off that increases with tenure

• Life and disability insurance 

• Paid Holidays

• 401(k) retirement savings

 

Solar One is an equal-opportunity employer. Solar One strives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of renewable energy and resilience and people in a rapidly changing world. Solar One recruits and employs through a lens of equity and encourages people of all races, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law to apply.

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