Job Information
- Location: Winston-Salem, NC
- Close Date: 12/05/2025
- Hiring Organization: Piedmont Environmental Alliance
Description
Do you want classroom teaching experience engaging with students from diverse backgrounds?
Are you passionate about the environment and education?
We’re looking for an Environmental Education Intern who can commit 5-10 hours a week to learn and teach Environmental Education programs to local students. Interns must be available at least one day a week during school hours between 8 am-2 pm. By the end of this internship, the candidates will have completed Criteria IV of the North Carolina Environmental Education Certification.
Who We Are:
Piedmont Environmental Alliance (PEA) is a local nonprofit that works every day to create a more just, resilient, and environmentally sustainable Piedmont Triad. Based in Winston-Salem, NC, PEA’s innovative education programs, annual events, and community-based advocacy projects engage thousands of volunteers, students, faith communities, businesses, and partner organizations in climate and environmental action. Learn more at www.peanc.org
Responsibilities
Internship responsibilities:
- Learn and teach PEA’s environmental education curriculum in local classrooms, PEA events, and at community events.
- Reach out to local private schools, community groups, and organizations to promote the program.
- Enter and organize program data to demonstrate program effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Strong organizational skills, self-motivated, and attentive to details.
- Demonstrated commitment to environmental and social issues is a plus.
We are looking for you if:
- You are comfortable speaking in front of others.
- You are interested in working with kids.
- You have a personal passion for the outdoors, environmental stewardship and sustainability, and have taken action to get involved in the issues you care about.
- You are a current student or recent graduate looking for an opportunity to connect with the community.
Salary/Benefits
This is an unpaid volunteer position.
Application Instructions
Submit your resume and a detailed cover letter to courtney@peanc.org by Friday, December 5. Please reference “Environmental Education Internship” in the subject line. No phone calls please. Piedmont Environmental Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and encourages a diversity of candidates to apply. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, on a rolling basis.
