Summer Internship: KMWP Outreach & Education via Kāpili ʻOihana Program

June 1 - August 25 (flexible per selected intern needs)

Paid Internship

Title: KMWP Outreach & Education Assistant 

* Project(s) details in this department with this site, will be shared during the interview process. 

Position Description:

The KMWP Outreach & Education Assistant is an integral part of the support team of KMWP. The intern will assist with public education and outreach efforts, working closely with KMWP Community Outreach Liaison (supervisor)  to raise public awareness of natural resources management issues on Oahu. KMWP works across landowner boundaries to eliminate threats to the watershed, such as habitat-modifying weeds and ungulates using a combination of adaptive management strategies, established conservation practices, and education to public stakeholders.

This internship will offer time in the office, at public presentation sites (schools, fairs, etc), and restoration field sites. The intern can expect to spend 30-50% of their time outdoors at our restoration sites, tending to plants in the shade house, and assisting in the seed garden at the office. The intern should expect to report to the office, except for special virtual training and other unique work circumstances.

The internship will include:

• Assist with volunteer workdays, outreach presentations/events
• Assist in Green House plant maintenance (plant cleaning, propagation, inspections, seed cleaning)
• Maintain and build outreach communications (like social media platforms)
• Assist in photo and video archiving
• Maintain equipment and facilities
• Collect and enter data using geographic positioning systems (GPS)
• Collect cultural and historical records for volunteer sites at Manana Ridge Trail

Position Requirements

• Assistant is responsible for their own transportation to and from the office and to restoration sites. 
• Assistant has the ability to hike and carry/lift up to thirty (30) pounds.
• Assistant needs access to a phone.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Internship is available through the Kamehameha Schools Kāpili ʻOihana Program
• To apply, search for Koʻolau Mountains Watershed Partnership
• https://ksbe-csm.symplicity.com/students/