12/20/2015

Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation

Naturalist Office

PO Box 129

Linville, NC 28646

Applicants:

The Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation is currently seeking applications for a full-

time Education Specialist naturalist position that tentatively begins in January of 2016. If you

would like to join us in fulfilling our mission of “inspiring conservation of the natural world by

helping our guests explore, understand and value the wonders of Grandfather Mountain,” then

please complete the enclosed application thoroughly and attach your current résumé. This

position is a great opportunity for an individual to gain deeper experience in the fields of

environmental education, interpretation, and resource management. To apply an applicant

should have two-three years of job-related knowledge and experience.

An ideal candidate must provide quality customer service, be self-motivated, have an

appreciation for the natural world and the ability to speak publicly. These positions will need to

work weekends and holidays and occasionally during emergency situations.

Interviews for this position will be conducted in January. Please send your application packet by

mail or e-mail. Applications will be reviewed until positions are filled, but incomplete

applications will not be considered. Please use additional pages for responses in the application

if necessary. If you have questions, please contact Mickey Shortt in the naturalist office at 828-

733-4326.

This application can be mailed to the below address or e-mailed to mickey@grandfather.com.

Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation

Attn: Naturalist Office: Mickey Shortt

PO Box 129

Linville, NC 28646

With thanksgiving,

Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Education Staff

Naturalist Application: Department of Education and Natural Resources

Naturalist Application: Department of Education and Natural Resources

Naturalist Application: Department of Education and Natural Resources

Naturalist Application: Department of Education and Natural Resources

Naturalist Application: Department of Education and Natural Resources

Application Insert

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

For the following skills, rate yourself on the scale. This rating determination should be reflected in your

résumé and/or application.

1- No Experience or Training

2- Training only

3- Beginning level of experience

4- Average level of experience

5- Advanced level of experience

Education Experience

Customer service skills 1 2 3 4 5

Conducting educational programs 1 2 3 4 5

Public speaking in a large group setting 1 2 3 4 5

Interpretive tour guide skills 1 2 3 4 5

Experience in developing educational programs 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to care for and handle various animals 1 2 3 4 5

Artistic, dramatic or musical ability 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to lead hikes on rugged terrain 1 2 3 4 5

Knowledge in physical and biological sciences

Botany 1 2 3 4 5

Entomology 1 2 3 4 5

Geology 1 2 3 4 5

General Biology 1 2 3 4 5

Herpetology 1 2 3 4 5

Mammology 1 2 3 4 5

Knowledge of local flora and fauna 1 2 3 4 5

Technical Knowledge

Ability to use a field guide to identify plants or animals 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to operate a Windows computer 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to use Powerpoint software 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to use Excel spreadsheets software 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to operate audio-visual equipment 1 2 3 4 5

Experience with power tools 1 2 3 4 5

Experience using GPS units 1 2 3 4 5

Experience working together as part of a team 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to take initiative and work individually with little supervision 1 2 3 4 5

Experience responding to emergency situations 1 2 3 4 5

“A brilliant array and rare combination of qualities are those of the guide who successfully leads forth his group into the fields

to inspire them with the beauty and harmony of nature, who leaves with them a burning desire to learn more of her secrets, who

awakens a love for the living world that makes life and the whole universe friendlier.”

From Qualifications of the Nature Guide by Geo Ruhle