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Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho is hiring Outreach Field Specialists to join our team in Spokane!

[Our Mission:]{.underline} Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Girl Scouts is looking for part-time Outreach Field Specialists to provide afterschool activities for five north Spokane schools beginning September 25th for the 2023/2024 school year. The Outreach Field Specialist works with girls in various school grades to plan, develop and build projects that are related to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience curriculum (STEM, Outdoor, Entrepreneurship, and Life Skills).

$17.00 to $18.00 an hour. DOE (10 to 15 hours per week - Seasonal-Part-time). Hours will be afternoons and evenings & occasional weekend hours.

GSEWNI is a non-profit organization. The GSEWNI council serves an area comprised of 19 counties in Central and Eastern Washington, and 10 counties in Northern Idaho for a total of 29 counties covering 67,000 square miles. The council is headquartered in Spokane, Washington and has regional field staff located in the Tri-Cities, Washington and Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. GSEWNI serves approximately 4,000 girls in kindergarten through 12th grade with the help of 2,000 dedicated adult volunteers. Girls are at the center of everything we do as a council. Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, the leading authority on girls' healthy development and we are working daily with girls and women to transform the leadership landscape for girls into the next century.

[POSITION SUMMARY:]{.underline}

The Outreach Field Assistant works with the Outreach Field Coordinator to deliver program to Outreach Girl Scout Troops.  Programs are in the categories of STEM, Outdoors, Entrepreneurship, and Life skills as they relate to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and Girl Scout badge and journey curriculum.  Must be willing to provide transportation -- driving 12 passenger van.

[PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSITION:]{.underline}

• Uses curriculum provided and guides girls through activities. 
• Communicates with Field Specialist if supplies are running low or if there are ideas for supplies for upcoming activities. 
• Incorporates Girl Scout principles into each meeting with girls: Allow meeting to have elements of girl-led, hands-on, cooperative learning -- while providing guidance and supervision as needed.
• Models team work and problem solving while creating opportunities for girls to apply strategies themselves.
• Works seamlessly with co-leaders and other GSEWNI staff.
• Completes paperwork such as attendance, rosters, etc.
• Communicates positively with parents and other community members about Girl Scouts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

[QUALIFICATIONS:]{.underline}

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.