Seashore Discovery Assistant

Get Connected Icon Until Sep 4, 2026
Get Connected Icon 9:30 - 11:30 am

Description

Assist our Teacher Naturalist during the Seashore Discovery Program. Help monitor adults and children as they dip nets into the shallow water of Sengekontacket Pond to collect small creatures.

Program Assistant Volunteers may:

  • Assist program leader with greeting participants as they arrive
  • Assist program leader with program participant check in
  • Distribute equipment needed for program
  • Support participants with using equipment following program leader instruction
  • Assist with supplies and program material
  • Act as "sweep" on any program by taking up rear to make sure no one gets separated from the group
  • Assist program leader and participants with spotting wildlife, plants, etc.
  • Support participants with finding and seeing wildlife
  • Informally share knowledge about nature subjects with participants (and staff)
  • Help program leader collect, clean and stow program equipment

To express interest in this opportunity, click the "Respond" button. In the "Response Notes," share in a few sentences why you are interested and why you would be an excellent fit for this volunteer role. Please note that this step is only to express interest in this opportunity. A volunteer coordinator will follow up with you about the next steps, which will include a brief conversation and a background check before you begin volunteering.


Location

Get Connected Icon 100 Felix Neck Drive
Edgartown, MA  02539