Habitat Management Internships
Part-Time Paid Summer & Fall Internships in Habitat Management
We are looking for applicants that are recent high school graduates, current college students, and recent graduates. Please don’t hesitate to inquire about your candidacy before applying!
Duration: Two separate 10-week opportunities
- Summer: June 2-August 8, 2025
- Fall: Sept. 2- November 7, 2025
Expected hours: 12 hrs/wk
Compensation: $15.60/hr
Do you love to be outside and have a passion for nature? Riverbend Environmental Education Center is accepting applications for 2025 Summer and Fall Habitat Management Interns to assist with the stewardship of our 30-acre nature preserve. The internship is for individuals interested in pursuing careers in conservation, natural resources, parks management, environmental education, and environmental non-profit work. The Habitat Management Interns, under the supervision of the Habitat and Volunteer Manager, will help maintain our trails, woodlands, gardens, ponds, and meadow areas, and assist with our ongoing woodland restoration project. Tasks will include planting, weeding, watering, mulching, pond maintenance, trail maintenance, stocking our woodpile, the identification and removal of invasive species, and debris removal.
Storm and trash clean-up is also to be expected. Additionally, interns may operate small power equipment such as power drills, weed whackers, or leaf blowers. This is a hands-on internship with most of the time spent working outside in nature.
Interns may also help the Volunteer Manager work with the Summer Teen, School, and Corporate, volunteer group programs, and assist with camp activities to give a well-rounded Riverbend experience. In addition, they may help with preparation for special events and general maintenance. Management tasks will include working with individual volunteers and helping mentor and manage Teen Summer Volunteer Program members.
Interns will also be invited on occasional field trips and tours of other gardens/nature preserves.
The Habitat Interns will work approximately 10 weeks for 12 hours per week, and this is a paid internship at $15.60/hr. Work weeks are flexible to accommodate family vacation plans, but the interns must be available for 10 weeks of work spread from early June to mid-August for the Summer positions and Early September to Early November for the Fall positions. Workdays will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays.
Internship candidates may be diverse in their educational backgrounds and future career goals and will be considered regardless of race, gender, or educational background. Candidates pursuing a degree in environmental science, botany, biology, or environmental resource management are encouraged to apply.
Requirements:
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Demonstrated interest in the natural world - gardening, ecology, botany, environmental studies, conservation, or landscape architecture
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Ability to work independently and in groups
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An outgoing leader who can comfortably supervise other volunteers, especially teenagers
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Ability to handle strenuous manual labor associated with outdoor work and ability to work outdoors in inclement weather and on a hilly terrain with occasional exposure to poison ivy, biting and stinging insects, etc.
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Child Abuse and Criminal Background checks
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Current driver’s license
Riverbend is located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. We are not accessible by public transportation. Interested applicants should fill out an application form either digitally or by hand (paper applications should be delivered to Emma Schad, Habitat and Volunteer Manager, contact information below). Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.
Riverbend Environmental Education Center (“Riverbend”) is an equal opportunity employer and educational institution and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices. Riverbend Board of Directors and staff, in consultation with its Board-led DEI Committee, is committed to making employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and other-job related criteria without regard to an individual’s race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender transition or transgender identity, gender), citizenship status, physical or mental disability, use of a guide or support animal, relationship or association with a disabled person, genetic information, military or veteran status, possession of a GED rather than a high school diploma, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”). This policy applies to all employees with respect to their terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, placement, training, promotion, discipline, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
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