The Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks an Assistant Manager/Educator to reside at CBF’s Smith Island Environmental Education Center. This position is full-time, year-round, and requires staff to live on site from March – December (spring, summer, fall education seasons). The centers are winterized from December – February and no housing is provided during that time. Housing is provided for staff only. Please note that CBF education centers have a strict “no pet policy.”

The Smith Island Environmental Education Center is in the community of Tylerton on Smith Island, MD, which is the largest inhabited offshore island in the Bay. During the spring & fall field seasons, the Smith Island staff typically lead 3- day/2-night field programs for student groups ranging in age from middle school through high school. In the summer the center hosts a variety of trip participants including adult groups, teacher groups, and student leadership programs. The center uses a 40-foot workboat, canoes, and skiff to lead on the water and in the marsh field investigations. The fulltime, onsite, staff consists of a Program Manager, Assistant Manager, and a Captain who work together to plan and deliver field-based education programs