<div class='\"job-descr' content> Job Title: Environmental Educator Type: Full-time Start: April 2026 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. Founded in 2004 to manage Stuyvesant Cove Park, a two-acre native plant park and 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: Under the direction of the Director of STEM Education, the Environmental Educator will teach Solar One’s climate action and green career readiness programs with K-12 students across all five boroughs and occasionally throughout NY State. Programs may be taught in English or occasionally in Spanish or another language. There is the potential for occasional travel around New York State. Computer-based work can be done at home, at our Solar One Environmental Education Center, or at our office space in Long Island City, Queens. Main job responsibilities: <ul style='\"margin-top:' margin-bottom:> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Teaching Solar One’s curriculum focused on climate action and solar hard skills. </li> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Teaching is often at schools, at our Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, and </li> </ul> potentially virtual. Travel around New York City is often and travel around New York <ul style='\"margin-top:' margin-bottom:> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> State will be occasional. </li> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Co-facilitating professional development workshops for New York State teachers </li> </ul> utilizing Green Design Lab’s curriculum. <ul style='\"margin-top:' margin-bottom:> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Coordinating programs with schools and other community partners. This includes </li> </ul> program planning, materials coordination, and scheduling. <ul style='\"margin-top:' margin-bottom:> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Participate in professional networks to promote Green Design Lab programming as well </li> </ul> as establish partnerships with potential stakeholders <ul style='\"margin-top:' margin-bottom:> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Assist the Director of STEM Education with administrative tasks such as recording, </li> </ul> tracking, and reporting activities delivered to schools and teachers. <ul style='\"margin-top:' margin-bottom:> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Utilizing program evaluation feedback from students, teachers, and the school </li> </ul> Administrators to update curriculum alongside the education team. <ul style='\"margin-top:' margin-bottom:> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Facilitate school STEM programming and camp during the summer between July to Mid </li> </ul> August. 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: <ul style='\"margin-top:' margin-bottom:> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Health care and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, EAP </li> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> 4 weeks of paid time off that increases with tenure </li> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Life and disability insurance </li> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> Paid Holidays </li> <li style='\"font-size:' font-family: new roman serif> 401(k) retirement savings </li> </ul> 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. </div>

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 to embrace a world that is low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive. 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 the way people think about energy, sustainability, and resilience by engaging and educating a diverse set of stakeholders and beneficiaries. Solar One&rsquo;s programs focus on environmental education, green workforce training, urban ecology, and clean energy development.

Environmental Educator

<div> Job Title: Environmental Educator Type: Full-time Start: April 2026 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. Founded in 2004 to manage Stuyvesant Cove Park, a two-acre native plant park and 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: Under the direction of the Director of STEM Education, the Environmental Educator will teach Solar One’s climate action and green career readiness programs with K-12 students across all five boroughs and occasionally throughout NY State. Programs may be taught in English or occasionally in Spanish or another language. There is the potential for occasional travel around New York State. Computer-based work can be done at home, at our Solar One Environmental Education Center, or at our office space in Long Island City, Queens. Main job responsibilities: <ul> <li> Teaching Solar One’s curriculum focused on climate action and solar hard skills. </li> <li> Teaching is often at schools, at our Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, and </li> </ul> potentially virtual. Travel around New York City is often and travel around New York <ul> <li> State will be occasional. </li> <li> Co-facilitating professional development workshops for New York State teachers </li> </ul> utilizing Green Design Lab’s curriculum. <ul> <li> Coordinating programs with schools and other community partners. This includes </li> </ul> program planning, materials coordination, and scheduling. <ul> <li> Participate in professional networks to promote Green Design Lab programming as well </li> </ul> as establish partnerships with potential stakeholders <ul> <li> Assist the Director of STEM Education with administrative tasks such as recording, </li> </ul> tracking, and reporting activities delivered to schools and teachers. <ul> <li> Utilizing program evaluation feedback from students, teachers, and the school </li> </ul> Administrators to update curriculum alongside the education team. <ul> <li> Facilitate school STEM programming and camp during the summer between July to Mid </li> </ul> August. 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: <ul> <li> Health care and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, EAP </li> <li> 4 weeks of paid time off that increases with tenure </li> <li> Life and disability insurance </li> <li> Paid Holidays </li> <li> 401(k) retirement savings </li> </ul> 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. </div>

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