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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center is seeking a part-time Conservation Interpreter (CI) to provide front-line visitor service and education to Shaver's Creek Environmental Center visitors, including welcoming and providing orientation to the site and visitor opportunities. Established in 1976, Shaver’s Creek is an environmental education field laboratory seeking to enhance the quality of life of our local and global community by providing exemplary outdoor learning opportunities. Administered by Penn State Outreach, the Center functions as a university field campus providing facilities and programming that meet the education and research needs of many academic disciplines. The Center is located within Penn State’s 7,000 acre Stone Valley Forest, 13 miles south of State College. We traditionally offer summer camps, environmental education programs, natural/cultural history exhibits, live amphibians and reptiles, hiking trails, native gardens and more. Our Aviary is one of the few federally and state licensed facilities in Pennsylvania providing perpetual care and housing for eagles, falcons, hawks, and owls. The CI also supports, develops, and provides guided programs including hikes, aviary and herpetarium tours, community science initiatives, and tabling events, and includes staffing the bookstore and engaging with visitors in person and on the phone. CIs are entry-level positions for emerging professionals with an interest in interpreting the natural world to public audiences. CIs work with full and part-time staff to support visitor services and educational operations around the Shaver’s Creek campus. This position requires long periods of standing, walking, talking, and occasionally lifting up to 35lbs; with or without accommodations. This position works up to 24 hours a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES This position requires the following clearances in addition to applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check. This position requires that you operate a motor vehicle as a part of your job duties. A valid driver’s license and successful completion of a motor vehicle records check will be required in addition to standard background checks. CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). 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