Elementary and Middle School Facilitator: Talk About Trees Program

Job Title: Talk About Trees Facilitator

Description: Talk About Trees is an award-winning Forest Education Program sponsored by Oregon Women in Timber and funded, in part, by Oregon Forest Resources Institute. Facilitators travel to schools and present free, interactive, hands-on Classroom Programs to students preschool to eighth grade.

The goals of Talk About Trees are to increase awareness and appreciation of the value of trees and to encourage an understanding about the protection, management and conservation of the forest.

Territory: East Multnomah County (Centennial SD, Corbett SD, David Douglas SD, Gresham-Barlow SD, Park Rose SD, Reynolds SD)

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Classroom Program material kits
• Keep simple records and represent the organization in a professional manner
• Schedule and present TAT Classroom Programs: If selected, you will be responsible for building your own schedule of appointments at schools and youth programs to present the TAT material. Compensation is based on the quantity of programs presented.

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree preferred, ideally in Education, Environmental Education, Natural Resources or Forestry. Teaching experience preferred.

Compensation: -Tree Talk, Pre-school - Grade 2 (Approximately 30 minutes)

$30.00 per program

• Tree Walk, Pre-school - Grade 2 (Approximately 30 minutes)

$30 .00 per program

• Tree Program, Grade 3-8 (Approximately 60 minutes)

$60.00 per program

• Paper Making Program, All Grades (Approximately 60 minutes)

$60 .00 per program

• Outdoor Program, All Grades (Approximately 60 minutes)

$60 .00 per program

• Forest Careers Program, Grades 4-8 (Approximately 60 minutes)

$60 .00 per program

• Events: Other opportunities such as fairs, teacher conferences and community events

will be compensated on a per case basis.

For the 2026-2027 school year, contracts will be offered in the amount of $15,000-$20,000.

Based on performance, this contract will be renewable on July 1, 2027.

Reimbursements: Mileage - Facilitators will be reimbursed $.725 per teaching mile traveled.

Travel - Pre-approved reimbursements for overnight travel are available.

Please Note: This position is that of an INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. There is compensation for teaching and reimbursement for mileage and travel. There is no base salary or benefits.

Email introduction Letter and Resume to: TATcoordinator@orwit.org